Extra-Curricular Activities
We have a wide range of extra-curricular clubs available to our students. Details of the extra-curricular opportunities we offer.
Arts and Crafts Club
Year Group: 7&8
Location: D008 With: Mrs Gotheridge-Davies
When: Tuesday after school 3.20 - 4.00pm
If you are interested in all things creative, at Arts and Crafts Club, you can do a range of different crafts such as macrame plant & jewellery holders, tie-dye shirts and shoe laces and origame. There are plenty of chances to put forward your ideas on what to do next too.
Art Club
Year Group: 7,8&9
Location: D101 With: Mrs Nichols
When: Tuesday after school 3.15 - 4.00pm
In Art Club students will be encouraged to experiment with a range of media and materials in fun and engaging tasks. They will explore different artists and create different types of art including paint, oil pastel and mixed media.
Art GCSE Support
Year Group: 11
Location: D101 With: Mrs Copeland & Ms Nicholls
When: Thursday after school 3.15 - 4.15pm
GCSE Art students can come along to help keep their art portfolio on track, use materials they may not have at home for their coursework or want to progress further, then you are welcome to attend
Art: Photography GCSE Support
Year Group: 10&11
Location: D113 With: Mrs Nicholls
When: Wednesday after school from 3:15-4:15
GCSE Photography students can come along to help keep their photography portfolio on track.
Art: Photography A Level Support
Year Group: 12&13
Location: D113 With: Ms Muddyman
When: Wednesday after school from 3:15-4:15
A Level Photography students can come along to help keep their photography portfolio on track.
Art: Textiles GCSE & A Level Support
Year Group: 10, 12&13
Location: D008 With: Mrs Gotheridge-Davies
When: Thursday after school from 3:15-4:15
GCSE & A Level Textile students can come along to help keep their portfolios on track.
Art: Textiles A Level Support
Year Group: 13
Location: D008 With: Mrs Gotheridge-Daviesk
When: Tuesday after school 3.15-4.15
A Level Textile students can come along to help keep their portfolios on track.
Christian Union
Year Group: All Year Groups
Location: H108 With: Mrs Harding , Mrs McFerran and Mr Woodruff
When: Monday after school 3.15 - 4.00pm
A place where Christians or those wanting to learn about Christianity can come to share, socialise, learn and be with other Christians.
All welcome from Year 7 up to Year 13.
Computer Science GCSE Support Session
Year Group: 10&11
Location: S216 With: Mr Challice
When: Wednesday after school 3.15 - 4.15pm
If you would like some additional support with your GCSE work or just a place to work on your coding / theory then please come along to S216 after school on Wednesdays.
Computer Science A Level Support Session
Year Group: 12&13
Location: S216 With: Mr Sycamore
When: Wednesday after school 3.15 - 4.15pm
If you would like some additional support with your A level work or just a place to work on your coding / theory then please come along to S216 after school on Wednesdays.
Creative Writing Club
Year Group: 7,8&9
Location: H020 With: Miss Fitzgerald
When: Wednesdays after school 3.30-4.00pm
A great opportunity for any new or already budding writers to take part in creative writing workshops with special guests working towards national competitions and develop their new and existing writing pieces with their peers. Students can begin to break the boundaries of creative writing through contemporary forms such as art and concrete poetry, asemic writing and sentence stories.
Dance
Year Group: 7&8
Location: PE With: Miss Davis
When: Thursday after school 3.30-4.30pm
Dance
Year Group: 9,10&11
Location: PE With: Miss Davis
When: Tuesday after school 3.30-4.30pm
Dance club involves learning routines in a variety of styles including contemporary, jazz and commercial and also working on dance technique.
As we approach March, Dance club will be preparing to perform a routine in our annual Dance Recital where students will get to perform in front of an audience and showcase what they have been working on.
Drama Leaders
Year Group: 9,10,11,12&13
Location: C030 & C034 With: Mrs Hill & Mrs Wright
When: Friday Break Time
After training sessions, students plan their Leadership Project and prepare for leading VIBE Drama Club.
VIBE Drama Club
Year Group: 7,8&9
Location: C030 & C040 With: Mrs Hill & Mrs Wright
When: Tuesday after school 3.15 - 4.15pm
VIBE Drama Club develops confidence and resilience with Drama Games, Drama Skills and Drama Strategies to build on what has been learnt in Drama lessons as well as new skills such as Mask Making and exploring Practitioners. Our Drama Leaders lead VIBE Drama Club.
Drama - The Company
Year Group: 9&10
Location: C030 With: Mrs Hill & Mrs Wright
When: Thursday after school 3.15 - 4.15pm- starting 17 October, then weekly
The Company will help students develop their performance, design, directing and technical skills. Working collaboratively we will explore all genres and styles including naturalistic acting, musical theatre, stage acting and screen acting. There will be open auditions for students, regardless of experience with rehearsals each week after-school and additional rehearsals as needed. If you are confident, committed and creative come along for the audition date.
English GCSE Support Session
Year Group: 11
Location: HO14 With: Mr Hoskin
When: Tuesday after school
All Year 11s are welcome to come along to one of the English after-school revision sessions, which are taking place until the Christmas holiday. Each session will focus on a specific topic on English Literature to help students prepare for their forthcoming exams. There will also be a series of masterclass sessions to further challenge understanding of these texts, which will be hosted by Mr Hoskin.
Geography Club
Year Group: All Years
Location: H116 With: Mrs Ashton
When: Wednesday after school 3.15 - 4.15pm Week 2
Join us to take part in a variety of activities including Geography Modelling, quizzes and outdoor activities along with film, book and holiday reviews and the chance to enter national competitions.
History Club
Year Group: 7, 8,9&10
Location: S205 With: Mr Mansfield
When: Tuesday After School 3.30 -4.40pm
History Club provides students with opportunities to discover, trace and develop their understanding of their family history. Through researching their families history on AncestryClassroom and beyond students can create family trees and build a connection to their past and make new discoveries.
Maths Club
Year Group: 7&8
Location: S205 With: Mrs Knee
When: Tuesday After School 3.20 -4.00pm Week 1
Join in activities, games and solve puzzles to help develop logic and problem solving skills.
Maths Club
Year Group: 9
Location: S205 With: Mrs Knee
When: Tuesday After School 3.20 -4.00pm Week 2
Join in activities, games and solve puzzles to help develop logic and problem solving skills.
Music
Pop Choir
Year Group: All Years
Location: Music Room With: Mr Noakes
When: Thursday after school 3.30 - 4.30pm
Great opportunity for any students who love to sing with others. It offers a great environment and opportunity for students to practise and perform a wide range of popular songs. The pop choir have become a regular feature in our winter and summer concerts.
Rock Band
Year Group: All Years
Location: Music Room With: Mr McIntyre & Mr Noakes
When: Wednesday after school 3.20 - 4.20pm
Great opportunity for singers, vocalists, keyboard players, guitarists and drummers to come along. It’s a great way to develop technical skills on your chosen instrument and to make music in collaboration with like-minded students and musicians. It doesn't matter how experienced you are, all music will be made to suit your current level of ability.
Steel Band
Year Group: All Years
Location: Music Room With: Ms Philip
When: Wednesday after school 3.30 - 4.30pm
The ‘Steel Band’ is the most recently offered extra-curricular music opportunity and it has quickly become very popular. It’s a great opportunity for students to have fun, learn a new skill and for some, to continue their musical journey from primary school. We have seen great enthusiasm in this club for the steel pans and are preparing music for the summer concert.
String Group
Year Group: All Years
Location: Music Room With: Mr Meteyard
When: Friday after school 3.30 - 4.30pmGreat opportunity for any students who play violin, viola or cello instruments. You will be playing music as part of a big group and It doesn't matter how experienced you are, all music will be made to suit your current level of ability.
Wind Band
Year Group: All Years
Location: Music Room With: Mr Noakes & Mr Howe
When: Tuesday after school 3.30-4.30pm
The Wind Band offers challenge and enjoyment for wind instrument players. This is a great opportunity to experience performing with an ensemble, prepare for school concerts and participate in performances in the local community.
Philosophy Club
Year Group: 7,8&9
Location: H214 With: Ms Lloyd
When: Tuesdays after school, 3.20 to 4.20pm
Intrigued by what else could be out there? Can there be such thing as nothing? By fostering a space for thoughtful discussion and exploration, philosophy club can be a valuable resource for anyone interested in deepening their understanding of philosophical ideas and engaging with a community of thinkers. Philosophy club is a group where individuals gather to discuss and explore philosophical ideas, theories, and questions.
Philosophy Club
Year Group: 10&11
Location: H117 With: Miss Paul
When: Wednesday after school
If you think about how this world began? Is there a higher power? If there is so much suffering in the world, who is to blame? Come to Philosophy Club to find out more, where we can dissect and look into the ideas of famous philosophers
Pride Club
Year Group: All Years
Location: C229 With: Miss Clifford
When: Tuesday Break Time
Pride is open to everyone. If you need a safe space to come hang out with kind friendly people, do mindfulness colouring, dance, have a chat, then pride is for you! We welcome everyone who is equally willing to be kind and friendly to all! We have students from all year groups. Not sure if it’s for you? Come along and see or speak to Miss Clifford in C229!
Psychology Club
Year Group: All Years
Location: C228 With: Miss Clifford - led by Sixth Form Students
When: Tuesday Break Time
Come and gain an insight into what Psychology is all about. Open to all year groups, you will look at exciting theories and conduct experiments based on psychological theory for example, can chocolate really improve our mood?
Science Club
Year Group: 7
Location: S007 With: Ms Redfern
When: Thursday after school week 1 after half term
An opportunity to engage in some exciting experiments that you will not do in the classroom! The weekly sessions are all hands-on fun - mixing ingredients, making holograms, dissections, parachutes, the list goes on! Come and have fun after school with your favourite science teachers!
Science Journal Club
Year Group: 12 & 13
Location: S007 With: Ms Redfern
When: Friday Break Time
Meet to discuss scientific articles that are linked to A Level Biology, Chemistry and Physics. We will look at articles on related topics such as medicine or sport, depending on what is of interest and use to the students who join.
The aim will be to help students with reading around the subject for their A Level courses and to give students a space to find out more about topics that interest them. It will also help to prepare students for the level of scientific literacy needed to study a science at university or work in a scientific field.
Sport - Autumn 1 Term
Basketball
Year Group: 7
Location: PE With: Mr Davies
When: Thursday after school 3.30-4.30pm
Basketball
Year Group: 8
Location: PE With: Mr Brannan
When: Tuesday after school 3.30-4.30pm
Dance
Year Group: 7 & 8
Location: PE With: Miss Davis
When: Thursday after school 3.30-4.30pm
Dance
Year Group: 9,10 & 11
Location: PE With: Miss Davis
When: Tuesday after school 3.30-4.30pm
Football
Year Group: 7
Location: PE With: Mr Biddle
When: Tuesday after school 3.30-4.30pm
Football
Year Group: 8
Location: PE With:
When: Monday after school 3.30-4.30pm
Football
Year Group: 9
Location: PE With: Mr Guilfoyle
When: Tuesday after school 3.30-4.30pm
Girls Football
Year Group: 7, 8, 9 & 10
Location: PE With: Mr Bamber
When: Thursday after school 3.30-4.30pm
Gymnastics
Year Group: 7, 8,9,10 & 11
Location: PE With: Miss Rhodes
When: Wednesday after school 3.30-4.30pm
Hockey
Year Group: All Year Groups
Location: PE With: Mr Piper
When: Wednesday after school 3.30-4.30
Netball
Year Group: 7 & 8
Location: PE With: Miss Usen and Miss Rhodes
When: Tuesday after school 3.30-4.30
Netball
Year Group: 9,10 & 11
Location: PE With: Miss Usen and Miss Rhodes
When: Thursday after school 3.30-4.30
Rugby
Year Group: 7,8,9,10 & 11
Location: PE With: Mr Guilfoyle
When: Wednesday after school 3.30-4.30
Volleyball
Year Group: 9,10,11,12&13
Location: PE With: Ms Nastalek
When: Wednesday after school 3.30-4.30pm.
Clubs are run by our PE team and also some other members of the NLS teaching team. We believe that extracurricular sport promotes and helps to develop a wide range of essential life skills such as team work, resilience, problem-solving, communication and leadership to name a few alongside developing their practical sporting ability.
The extra-curricular sporting clubs range from individual sports to team sports. All clubs are free to attend and are non-committal – you can attend as many Sports clubs as you like to find out the activities that you enjoy.
Warhammer Club
Year Group: All Year Groups
Location: S007 With: Ms Redfern
When: Thursday after school 3.15 - 4.15pm
This is for students of any age who already paint or play Warhammer or who are interested in doing so. The club is a place for students to build, paint, and play Warhammer together.Warhammer can help young people to develop skills in arts, engineering, and strategic thinking.