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Sports, Culture & Service.

We know that co-curricular enrichment activities both benefit and support our students’ academic achievements. It also boosts emotional wellbeing and good mental health. We therefore encourage our students to express themselves and to work-off daily frustrations.

We encourage our students to learn the soft skills of life whilst they are with us, such as good personal and professional presentation, time management and effective study habits. This helps them to feel more in control of their own academic and career journey.

SCS includes:

weekly sport, physical activity and wellbeing provision
cultural engagement through theatre visits and exhibitions
service and leadership opportunities at Earlscliffe and in the wider community
weekend trips and activities programme of events

In September, new students enjoy a series of immersive Saturday events that help them to get to know the local area and become accustomed to life in the UK. These normally include visits to significant local landmarks, such as Dover Castle, a picnic at the beach, a hike through the North Downs and a trip to London.

Our art students exhibit their work twice a year in shows to celebrate their various expressive achievements and to explain a little bit about their own inspirations and influences to peers and guests. Students also curate displays of their work around the school in our permanent galleries.

Our MUN Club is a debate society that meets to discuss global political issues. Our teams regularly participate in conferences in and around London. The society teams up with the UNESCO group for the annual New York trip. This activity builds not only skills and knowledge but also confidence.

Trips are arranged throughout the year, for entertainment and enrichment, to venues such as Thorpe Park, Go Ape, Paintballing, The Harry PotterTM Studios, quad biking and ice-skating.

Charges for additional activities may vary. These will be dependent on the number of participants, tickets, meals and the travel involved.

Level 2 Qualification in Community Sports Leadership

As part of our SCS programme, we offer students the opportunity to gain a valuable qualification to support their academic learning.

Accredited by the Leadership Skills Foundation, this nationally recognised qualification enables students to lead safe, purposeful and enjoyable sport or physical activity under indirect supervision. It aims to develop essential skills through sport, including increasing confidence, resilience and improvements to both physical and mental health.

The qualification aligns with professional standards for sport and physical activity leadership, blending theory and practical experience.

Unit Overview and Learning Outcomes

Building Leadership Skills –
- Understand the importance of leadership skills and behaviours in a range of situations
- Understand the skills and behaviours needed for effective leadership
- Be able to manage the development of one’s own leadership skills
- Be able to take on the roles and responsibilities of a sports leader.
Plan, lead and evaluate sport/physical activity sessions –
- Be able to plan, lead and evaluate structured, inclusive and safe sport/physical activity sessions
Assist in planning and leading a sports/physical activity event –
- Understand the different types of sports/physical activity
- Be able to assist in the planning and leading of a sports/physical activity event
- Be able to evaluate a sports/physical activity event
Lead sport/physical activity sessions in your community –
- Be able to lead sport/physical activity sessions in your community.

Click on the link below for more details on the qualification offered.

Level 2 Qualification in Community Sports Leadership Specification

Progression

This qualification has a progression pathway to the Level 3 Qualification in Sports Leadership.

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