Co-Curricular Breadth and Depth

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We offer Co-Curricular Breadth and Depth, with a vibrant and balanced programme encompassing sport, music, art, drama and many other activities to underpin a culture of creativity, innovation and excellence, but also to provide opportunities for service to others, self-reliance and leadership.

Objectives

  • Offer a programme of activities that provides not only the opportunity for boys to demonstrate creativity, innovation and excellence, but also the opportunity for leadership, self-reliance and service.
  • Ensure that all boys are encouraged to participate as widely as possible in the programme of activities.
  • Encourage the gifted and talented to pursue excellence, and look after the needs of those who wish to participate at their own level.

Actions

  1. Developing and offering a sports programme that promotes excellence, depth and breadth, encourages individual skill and character, promotes teamwork and good sportsmanship, and allows boys to contribute to the best of their ability in inter-school and inter-house competition.
  2. Offering a cultural programme that reinforces and broadens what is done in the academic programme, especially with regard to music, drama, art, creative writing and design and technology, allowing broad participation at different levels of ability while also promoting excellence in the gifted and talented.
  3. Organising a programme of Wednesday Afternoon Activities which promotes a culture of challenge, leadership and service and offers boys opportunities to develop skills which will enhance their lives.
  4. Promoting the student voice agenda by encouraging boys to take initiative and play their part in leading and managing all aspects of the co-curricular programme, including running societies.
  5. Providing the facilities and equipment to meet the needs of each activity, and requiring staff to offer their time and expertise to different aspects of the programme.
  6. Promoting activities that result in links with the local and wider community, contribute to the development of (and participation in) the co-curricular programme, and help to establish Tonbridge as a centre of excellence for activities beyond the academic curriculum.