Aerobics classes take place on Tuesday and Thursday 6-7pm

Heworth Basketball club 3.30 – 7.30 local secondary and primary schools boys and girls with weekend matches organised by Newcastle Eagles in the community.

The sport facilities are used every evening by a number of youth football teams including Felling Magpies and Leam Rangers.



Creative & Performing Arts Activities

The school hosts Heworth Grange Youth Theatre. Pupils past (up to the age of 25) and present come together after school to rehearse and perform various productions throughout the year. The productions range from Broadway musicals to pantomime. Pupils also engage themselves in Dance projects outside of school time.

The pupil’s interest in music has increased so much in recent years that regular lessons, rehearsals and concerts take place after school on most evenings.

The bands include

Percussion Band Junior Youth Theatre Senior Youth Theatre
Wind Band String Band Ceilidh Band
Junior Band Senior Band Junior Brass Band
Keyboard Club Boomwhacker Band

The CPA department has recently invited the community to take part in the 18+ RADA Shakespeare Certificate. This involves participation throughout the year for approximately 2 hours per week and culminates in a practical examination.

Parenting Support and Family Learning

The school-learning mentors working in association with key pastoral staff offers support to those families requiring it.

Pupils are normally referred to Learning Mentors by Pastoral staff. 1 to 1 work is undertaken with pupils but contact is established with many parents, some of who make direct referrals. Contact is maintained by telephone. School visits and home visits. Learning Mentors are flexible and often arrange meetings during unsociable hours.
Extra Activities
After discussion with pupils, learning mentors will arrange with departments to see if hobbies and interests can be facilitated.

Parents are referred to:

Emotional Well Being Team
Educational Psychologist
Educational Welfare Officers
Futures plus
Amber Project
Youth Offenders Team (YOT)



Varied Menu of Activities Beyond the School Day

Breakfast club

Lunchtime clubs

English Improvers club

KS3 Art research on the Internet

After School

Media Studies A Level Revision
Media Studies club, digital video filmmaking and editing

GCSE Science Revision

KS3 Booster sessions

Science Club KS3

Science Week at Metro Centre Y7, 8, 9 pupils demonstrating to members of the pubic.

KS4 Revision

SPU Science Public Understanding
Open to Yr12/13 plus Employees

Cafe´ Scientifique Debating Club on Scientific Issues for KS4 and KS5

Geography specific:

Geography E-learning Field Studies Yr12/13
Yr12/Yr13 Field Week in the Lake District
Visit to the Farne Islands – all year groups
Conservation work on Tyne
Year 9 visit to Our Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh (volcanoes unit)
Red Kite reintroduction project


Hobbies:

Song writing and recording/mixing
GCSE Music Composition
A Level Music Composition

Cookit Club After school club designed to promote healthy eating

Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme:

Bronze, Silver, Gold – Yr9, 10, 10/11.12/13

Modern Foreign Languages:

Video Analysis of French/Italian news
September – May 1 hour per week
3 day

Gifted and Talented Paris trip

Italy Trip |May open to Y10 pupils

Varied Menu of Sporting Activities beyond the school day

Participation – In sport clubs after school and at lunchtimes

Throughout year different activities run depending on sports seasons. These include

Football* Netball* Table-Tennis Badminton Tennis* Basketball*
Cricket* Gymnastics Athletics* Trampoline Fitness/Aerobics
Dance Cross Country* Softball* Rounders
Cheerleading Rowing* Rugby*

Competitive Opportunities

Inter-School (marked with *)
In those sports matches are usually arranged for after school and usually finish at about 5.45pm.

Festivals:

The school also enters teams in annual dance festival/gymnastics festival – performances continue on those occasions until approximately 9:00pm

Young Sports Leaders and Volunteering

A number of students in Year 9, Year 10 and Year 11 get involved in sports leadership opportunities. Primary school tournaments and festivals require helpers, scorers, marshals, and activity leaders. The number of pupils becoming involved in these activities with younger pupils is on the increase.

Extra sporting activities:

Where facility sharing takes place, e.g. local cricket club used for practices or matches students are becoming involved in club-based activities. The local basketball club using school facility has encouraged a number of students to join the club.