ENRICHMENT

Clubs and competitions

These tasks are part are our new Enrichment Level system for Year 9 and 10 only. Another way you can enrich your English skills and knowledge is to take part in extra-curricular clubs and competitions. We run several different clubs, including some which are new for 2024, as well as our annual creative writing competitions. Speak to your English teacher if you have joined any of these clubs or entered any of these competitions and they will give you the required rewards.

External competitions

We will be adding links to external competitions that you can enter as and when they are announced over the course of the academic year.

Lunchtime clubs and SHSG competitions

Enter one of our annual creative writing competitions

We run a number of competitions throughout the year. Simply enter one of them to complete this task. If you happen to win, you will also receive Bonus Levels to your overall English Level, plus one of our legendary trophies. The regular competitions are:

  • The Cursed Pen – our horror competition

  • The Green Dagger – our crime competition

  • The SHSG Poetry Prize – our poetry competition

REWARD: 2 Enrichment Levels

Become a regular member of the Debating Society

Students in Years 7-10 will be able to learn the skills of debating, practise debates for fun and take part in internal and external debate competitions.

REWARD: 5 Enrichment Levels

Direct one of the KS3 Shakespeare drama groups

Every year we run two KS3 drama groups for students, each of which need a Year 10 director:

  • Year 7: ‘A Midsummer Night's Dream’

  • Year 8/9: ‘The Merchant of Venice’

Direct one of these performances to earn this reward.

REWARD: 7 Enrichment Levels

Become a regular member of the Creative Writing Group

Our creative writing group (for students in KS3 and 4) meets every week to practise and share their work. Join this club and become a regular member (the students who run the club will have to vouch for you on this) to earn the reward for this task.

REWARD: 5 Enrichment Levels

Become a regular member of the Reading Group

Students in Year 10 will be able to join our Reading Group, in which they’ll read some brilliant super-curricular books and talk about them. Become a regular member (the teacher who runs the club will vouch for you) to earn the reward for this task.

REWARD: 5 Enrichment Levels