The Broxbourne School�Super Curriculum
2026-27
Welcome to The Broxbourne School Super Curriculum.
The notion of a super curriculum is to foster a love of learning and generate aspirations that go beyond the classroom.
As well as increasing pupils' confidence, thoughtfulness and resilience, we encourage all our pupils to engage in the super curriculum to better equip themselves for life beyond school by deepening their knowledge and developing their love for learning. Included in this booklet are a collection of subject pages, which have been designed by the Academic Departments at The Broxbourne School. These include a variety of prompts and ideas to enable you to explore your favourite subjects beyond the confines of the taught syllabus. These pages are by no means exhaustive lists but should offer you a source of inspiration to explore your favourite subjects. These activities vary in their degree of stretch and challenge and take many forms including wider reading, watching online materials, downloading podcasts, attending University lectures/masterclasses, engaging with Higher Education super-curricular initiatives or visiting museums/places of academic interest. As well as our own extensive extra curricular clubs and activities, to stretch your interests and imaginations we would encourage you to join a regional or national club or society related to your academic interests, or enter competitions such as THE BROXBOURNE CHALLENGE, essay prizes or Maths Olympiads.
Go beyond.
The Broxbourne Super Curriculum
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Getting started | Activities predominantly aimed at KS3 pupils. Challenging but not designed to take you too far out of your comfort zone. |
Going further | Activities predominantly aimed at KS4 pupils. High challenge designed to stretch you and take you out of your comfort zone. |
Open your mind | Activities predominantly aimed at KS5 pupils and beyond designed to deepen knowledge and provide experiences akin to University and beyond. |
Be Kind
Work Hard
Show Respect
Academic Interest
MYHE+ is a great website for all subjects beyond school. Thinking of applying to university then this is for you. | Oxplore is an innovative digital outreach portal from Oxford University. It aims to engage pupils in Big Questions to encourage debate and tackle complex ideas. | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtFRv9O2AHqOZjjynzrv-xg YouTube Edu is a hub of thousands of Educational videos. | Don't forget the The Broxbourne School Library for thousands of ideas and inspirations |
https://share.trin.cam.ac.uk/sites/public/Tutorial/Cambridge-wider-reading-suggestions.pdf Trinity College Cambridge have put together a selection of reading lists and resources. | Future Learn is a free website running online courses set up by many of the top universities. | https://staircase12.univ.ox.ac.uk/ Staircase 12 is an online resource for pupils aiming to apply for top universities. | TED Talk Increase your interests by exposing yourself to many of the fantastic inspirational and education talks and presentations. |
Art
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Reading/ Writing | Understanding Comics Scott McCloud �Comics: Easy as ABC! Ivan Brunetti | The Art Book By Susan Stirling /The Photo Book/ Type The Type Faces by Scott Lambert ‘Why your 5 year old could not have done that,’ Susie Hodge https://www.studentartguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/art-analysis-worksheet.pdf | Artists and Illustrators Magazine / The ways of seeing by John Berger / Playing to the Gallery by Grayson Perry |
Places to go | The Royal Opera House / The Gibbard Garden / Henry Moore Foundation / Fitzwilliam / Kettlesyard / The National Gallery/the National Portrait Gallery / The Design Museum / House of illustration / The Tate/Tate Modern / William Morris Gallery / The Fry Gallery The Curwen Print Centre / London Transport Museum / The Serpentine Gallery / The Saatchi Gallery / The Royal Academy | ||
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�Business Studies�
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Something to Watch | Inside Bill’s Brain – Netflix Rotten – Netflix Broken – Netflix Talking Business – BBC iPlayer Inside the Factory – BBC iPlayer | Bloomberg�FT.com Policy Exchange Econplusdal (YouTube Channel)
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Something to Listen to | Japan’s Corporate Culture of Concealment – BBC Business Matters Nike Faces Up to Its Shareholders – BBC Business Matters The Changing World of Work: The Gig Economy – BBC Business Matters Wake Up to Money Podcast BBC Radio 4 Podcast | ||
Reading/ Writing | The Upstarts – Brad Stone Why Success Always Starts with Failure – Tim Harford Brick by Brick – How Lego Rewrote the Rules of Innovation | ||
Places to go | The British Museum – Room 68, Money�The Bank of England (museum visit) Regular lectures in London at: The London School of Economics Amazon Tours | ||
�Economics�
| Going Further Open Your Mind | ||
Something to Watch | Films The Big Short Hypernormalisation A Beautiful Mind TV Inside the Bank of England Newsnight BBC News Channel 4 News | Bloomberg�FT.com Policy Exchange Econplusdal (YouTube Channel) Tutor2u Econosaurus The Fabian Society Economicsuk.com
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Something to Listen to | Economics in Ten – Mr Clift and colleague! 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy – Tim Harford More or Less – BBC Radio 4 Reasons to be Cheerful EconTalk | ||
Reading/ Writing | The Economic Review (copies in the library; all apart from most recent issues can be taken out) The Economist The Times �The Financial Times �The Guardian | Good Economics for Hard Times – Dufler and Bannerjee Doughnut Economics – Kate Raworth Nudge – Thaler and Sunstein Factfulness – Hans Rosling Freakonomics – Levitt and Dubner A Little History of Economics – Niall Kishtany The Great Economists – Linda Yueh 21 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism – Ha-Joon Chang The Undercover Economist – Tim Harford | |
Places to go | The British Museum – Room 68, Money�The Bank of England (museum visit) Regular lectures in London at: The London School of Economics The Adam Smith Institute (see their websites) | ||
Things to do | Follow on X Danny Blanchflower Linda Yueh Stephanie Flanders David Smith | ||
�Computer Science�
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�Drama�
| Getting Started | Going Further | Open Your Mind |
Something to Watch | National Theatre Collection online, Peter Pan and Treasure Island | National Theatre Collection online. Frankenstein. | National Theatre Collection online. Street Car Named Desire, Wuthering Heights. |
Something to Listen to | BBC Radio 4 - Loose Ends. BBC Radio 4 Front Row | ||
Reading/ Writing | Write a Pantomime Script. | Review a Play you've seen | Review a Play you've seen |
Places to go | Local or west End theatre. Local Drama Groups. | National Theatre - backstage tours and theatres. Shakespeare's Globe - exhibition and theatre. V&A permanent theatre collection.Local Drama groups. | National Theatre - backstage tours and theatres. Shakespeare's Globe - exhibition and theatre. V&A permanent theatre collection. National Theatre Archive in Waterloo |
�Design Technology�
| Getting Started | Going Further | Open Your Mind |
Reading/ Writing | Reading: Dive into healthy eating habits with the NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/recipes/dinner | Fairtrade Focus: Go on a cocoa adventure! Research the cocoa trade and chocolate making process using the Fairtrade website: https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/media-centre/blog/10-facts-about-fairtrade-chocolate/ Cooking Show Critic: Become a food critic! Watch different cooking programs and write reviews expressing your opinions. Career Cuisine: Explore the exciting world of Food careers by watching videos about Food Preparation and Nutrition professions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Opt06QF9WY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZCMRblNi8s Restaurant Review Rendezvous: Share your culinary expertise! Write a review of a local restaurant you recently visited. Culinary Innovation: Invent a new vegetarian pizza dish showcasing your pastry, bread dough, and dessert skills. Use the NHS recipes for inspiration: https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/recipes/dinner Dietary Discovery: Visit a local restaurant and learn how chefs substitute ingredients for individuals with dairy or gluten intolerances. | |
Things to do | Healthy Habits Chat: Discuss healthy eating with a friend Cooking Up Fun: Watch Jamie Oliver's 30-minute meals, choose a recipe, and whip it up in your kitchen! https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/category/books/jamies-15-minute-meals/ Fueling a Discussion: Chat with a friend about healthy eating, listen to their perspective, and summarise your conversation in a short paragraph. Kitchen Detectives: Explore your cupboard, identifying food items containing fibre and sugar. Pizza with a Twist: Design your own pizza masterpiece, packing it with fibre! Share your creation as a video or recipe card. Takeaway Challenge: Visit a local takeaway and recreate a dish, adapting it for someone with dietary needs (vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, etc.). | ||
�Design Technology 2�
These are activities that take your DT learning to the next level. You can explore topics in more depth, discover new areas of interest, or even develop your own creative projects. These activities can involve:
Super Curriculum activities offer many benefits:
This booklet provides suggested activities for each year group, from Key Stage 3 to A-Level. Feel free to mix and match, explore further based on your interests, and share your discoveries with your teachers and classmates! Remember, there are no limits to your learning journey in DT. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q4IPxDrPxa-ShfIQPdoBaPRQt9G4EX0_6x5d_Kb7CIQ/edit?usp=sharing | Key Stage 3:
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Key Stage 5 (A-Level):
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�English�
| Getting Started | Going Further | Open Your Mind |
Something to Watch | Watch and read ‘Coraline’ by Neil Gaiman. Watch this video in which Neil Gaiman talks about being a writer. | Here is a vast range of activities for each of the key GCSE English Literature texts: | |
Something to Listen to | Free and vast selections of audio books: LibriVox Audible books | ||
Reading/ Writing | Reading for 6 minutes a day reduces stress by 68% Your brain is like a muscle. Joseph Addison said that “reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body”, and he couldn’t have said it better. Reading brings existing neural pathways to life and keeps your brain elastic and active. We all know how important sleep is for our health. Reading before going to bed has been shown to help people fall asleep easier and quicker. We recommend 20 minutes of reading a day. The Hate U Give Angie Thomas Noughts and Crosses Malorie Blackman Mister Pip – Lloyd Jones Northern Lights – Phillip Pullman The Woman in Black – Susan Hill Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time – Mark Haddon | The 100 Best Novels article The Book Thief – Marcus Zusack The War of the Worlds – HG Wells The Graveyard Book – Neil Gaiman Martyn Pig – Kevin Brooks Looking for JJ – Anne Cassidy Theodore Boone – John Grisham To Kill a Mockingbird- Harper Lee The Fall of the House of Usher – Edgar Allen Poe | Frankenstein – Mary Shelley Room – Emma Donoghue Anita and Me – Meera Syal The Picture of Dorian Gray – Oscar Wilde Spies – Michael Frayn Catcher in the Rye – JD Salinger |
�Geography�
| Getting Started | Going Further | Open Your Mind |
Something to Watch | Slumdog Millionaire - film on Mumbai slums | Curious Geographer Videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv3KwaZkZPCPT7Nl6KYnnew | |
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Reading/ Writing | Research a recent geographical event. Write an account of what happened Horrible Geography book series. Read a newspaper. | Research a recent geographical event. Write an account of what happened The Almighty Dollar - Darshini David | Research additional case studies to extend range of examples Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall. Read a newspaper. |
Places to go | Science Museum - go to the exhibition about Climate Change; The Natural History Museum - go to the Earthquakes and Volcanoes exhibition; Anywhere and everywhere - look around you. | Seaside, rivers, towns - look around you. | Museum of London, Dockland; The Eden Project, Cornwall |
Things to do | Make a shanty town model. | Create a revision podcast/video which you can use at the end of Year 11 | Plan a fieldtrip. Research your location. Use GIS /ArcGIS |
�History�
| Getting Started | Going Further | Open Your Mind |
Something to Watch | Horrible Histories | History of Medicine - Quacks, Blackadder Goes Forth Early Elizabethan England - Elizabeth and Elizabeth the Golden Age, Blackadder II, Shakespeare in Love Superpower relations and the Cold War 13 Days (2000), The Man from UNCLE (2015), Bridge of Spies, War Games,Weimar and Nazi Germany - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Hitler the rise of Evil, Jo Jo Rabbit | Goodbye, Lenin!, Lives of Others, History of Modern Britain, |
Something to Listen to | BBC Homeschool history podcasts eg Battle of Hastings or Mansa Musa | History of Medicine snappy GCSE revision Early Elizabethan England Revision Podcast Superpower relations and the Cold War Intrigue Tunnel 29 podcast Weimar and Nazi Germany In our time Hitler in History | |
Reading/ Writing | Eliza Rose and Lady Mary by Lucy Worsley Anne Frank’s diary, Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman, Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo | History of Medicine (including World War One) - Birdsong, Regeneration, This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay, Early Elizabethan England - Traitor’s Kiss by Pauline Francis Superpower relations and Cold War - Sektion 20 by Paul Dowswell, On the Beach by Nevil Shute Weimar and Nazi Germany - All Quiet on the Western Front, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Fatherland by Robert Harris, The Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick, Maus: a survivor’s tale by Art Spiegelman | A day in the life of Ivan Denisovich, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy |
Places to go | Tower of London Mountfitchet Castle Hampton Court Imperial War Museum | History of Medicine - Science Museum, The Wellcome Collection, St Thomas’s Old, Operating Theatre London, Imperial War Museum London and National Army Museum for World War One Early Elizabethan England - The Old Palace at Hatfield House, Superpower Relations and Cold War - Imperial War Museum London | Germany - Berlin Reichstag Poland - Auschwitz France - Versailles Palace |
�Maths�
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�MFL�
| Getting Started | Going Further | Open Your Mind |
To Watch | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--N-tHiq_Co Peppa Pig in French or German with English subtitles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--N-tHiq_Co Short Grammar Videos for Beginners https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer Stanley Tucci Searching for Italy, | https://www.netflix.com/gb/ Content in French German and Italian (Subscription Required) Sound track and subtitle languages can also be changed. https://www.channel4.com/ you have to register but the content is free and available in French, German and Italian. https://www.1jour1actu.com/ Watch, listen, read https://www.kika.de/logo/logo-die-welt-und-ich-562 Watch the news in German suitable for young people. | https://www.netflix.com/gb/ Content in French German and Italian (Subscription Required) https://www.channel4.com/ you have to register but the content is free and available in French, German and Italian. Also sound track and subtitle languages can also be changed. https://www.1jour1actu.com/ watch listen read https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phwihXR3VSM&list=PLx5TmpeF4jNKZ4Ru22CwkFHHas0FX-kYa French TED Talks with French subtitles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk6S5edHVas&list=PLzPiBVgAHXijVDasy92X6lZkl0DvFgSEg German TED talks with German Subtitles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYMtNfVqhVU&list=PLkvmxOX1HCR5ggslTEGOP9tyyTrZeUBIn TED Talks in Italian with English Subtitles. Watch Goodbye Lenin with English subtitles. |
To Listen | https://www.duolingo.com/ Free online lessons to follow at your own pace in French, German and Italian https://lyricstraining.com/ Learn a language with music in French, German and Italian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPkxWKrHVg8&t=7s Le Carbeau et le Renard - French Poem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEh_bWiBhPY&t=6s La Cigale et la Fourmi - French Poem https://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/barrierefreie_angebote/leichte_sprache/Rotkaeppchen,rotkaeppchenleichtesprache100.html listen and read about Little Red Riding Hood in German | https://www.duolingo.com/ Free online lessons to follow at your own pace in French, German and Italian https://lyricstraining.com/ Learn a language with music in French, German and Italian https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z98jmp3 Online tailored revision for German and French GCSE https://www.goethe.de/ins/de/en/jug/doj.html German online for teenagers. https://www.1jour1actu.com/ Watch, listen, read | Sign up to Instagram and Tik Tok accounts of people and things you are interested in https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001rq08 A discussion of Emile Zola's novel Germinal https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001m4v6 Louis 14th - the Sun King https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b03g2r5j A discussion of L'Etranger https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/b01flrss La France Maintenant. https://www.1jour1actu.com/ watch listen read Listen to a TED talk (links in something to watch) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.radiorai&hl=en_GB&gl=US&pli=1 Italian Radio App https://www.europe1.fr/ French Radio App Listen to the podcast 'Germany, Memories of a Nation' |
Read Write | https://momes.parents.fr/recettes Read and Follow a recipe in French. Change the language of your phone, Ipad or Computer (works for French German and Italian) Read about interesting German words https://www.fluentu.com/blog/german/weird-german-words-vocabulary/ | Watch a program in the foreign language you study and write a resume in the language. Having watched a program, write a text in the foreign language saying how the story might continue. https://www.goethe.de/ins/de/en/jug/doj.html German online for teenagers https://www.iletaitunehistoire.com/genres/contes-et-legendes/lire/biblidcon_032#histoire French Traditional Stories and Legends https://www.laredoute.fr/ practice shopping in French https://www.goethe.de/ins/de/en/jug/doj.html German online for teenagers https://www.1jour1actu.com/ Watch listen read | Watch a program in the foreign language you study and write a resume in the language. Having watched a program, write a text in the foreign language saying how the story might continue. Create your own outline for a story or film with character outline. https://www.lawlessfrench.com/ Excellent grammar website with lessons, practice and games. Sign up to Instagram and Tik Tok accounts of people and things you are interested in. https://www.lemonde.fr/ One of the most famous French Newspapers - there is both free content and content behind a paywall. https://europe.tv5monde.com/en?timezone=Europe/London A collection of programs and video clips from the francophone world. There is also a whole section of this website where you can learn French. https://www.1jour1actu.com/ watch, listen and read https://www.spiegel.de/ German Newspaper https://www.corriere.it/ Italian Newspaper. Read the German novel 'Ich fühle mich so fifty-fifty' about the fall of the Berlin Wall. Read 'The Shortest History of Germany'. Read (James Hawes). Read 'The House by the Lake' (Thomas Harding). |
Places to go | https://museosphere.paris.fr/ Visit these famous Parisien Galleries and Museums from home. https://www.italia.it/en/italy/things-to-do/close-encounters-in-the-italian-museums Online visits to Italian museums. https://www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/en/museum/furnatur-digital Online visits to the Natural History Museum in Berlin | https://ife.ee/en/virtual-tours-and-french-museums-get-to-learn-online/ Online visits in French for older young people https://matterport.com/discover/tag/germany/ Virtual tours in Germany https://eataly.co.uk/restaurants-bars-counters/ Eat Italian at Eataly in London. | Visit France, Germany, Italy. Preferably stay with a family and attend a language course. Do work experience if you can. Participate in the German exchange |
To do | Write a poem or a story in French/German/Italian. Produce a model of a famous landmark, copy a famous painting, or write you own recipe in your chosen foreign language. Follow a German recipe and make something LECKER! https://www.lecker.de/top-5-der-beliebtesten-keksrezeptealler-zeiten-78694.html | Write a scenario for a film or TV program. Include character outlines. Create your own grammar practice exercises. Find out about a French/German/Italian speaking person you are interested in. It could be a sports person, fashion designer, musician, politician, influencer, you tuber etc. | Create your own content for Instagram, Tik Tok or You tube in your chosen language. Write a novella in your chosen language. Copy a painting or a photograph from France Italy or Germany that captures your imagination. Join a French, German or Italian protest group like Amnesty International or Green Peace. Research an historical event/person and assess their/its impact on society. Research a person and the influence of their time on them. Research immigration in your chosen country. Find out about the divides that exist in your chosen country. |
�Music�
| Getting Started | Going Further | Open Your Mind |
Something to Watch | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnbOWi6f_IM&list=PL50762AA8F9B1D143 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | LSO Documentaries on set works - YouTube/various | |
Something to Listen to | Classic FM https://www.classicfm.com/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces/intro-films-and-orchestral-films/zv2gqp3 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSthLmvh6Fk&list=PL2yW2adfehiUv0C2DNqCbMv3jby7bn_cE | Classic FM https://www.classicfm.com/ Jazz FM https://planetradio.co.uk/jazz-fm/ https://www.teoria.com/ | |
Reading/ Writing | Single or Album review. Why Beethoven Threw the Stew by Stephen Isserlis (Y7-8) Iconic Composers: A Celebration of Music's Extraordinary Composers by David Lee Csicsko (Y8-9) | Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Classical Music ...But Were Too Afraid to Ask (Classic FM) Henley/Jackson | |
Places to go | Concerts: Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall etc. Theatre: Spotlight Theatre or West End Theatre: Wicked - Apollo Victoria | Concerts: Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall etc. West End Theatre Music Museum Visit e.g. https://rcm.ac.uk/museum/ or https://www.musicalmuseum.co.uk/ | |
Things to do | https://philharmonia.co.uk/resources/instruments/ Research a blues Musician (Y8) Research a reggae musician (Y9) | ||
�PE�
| Getting Started | Going Further | Open Your Mind |
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Reading/ Writing | Seb Coe: Running My Life Tomy Daley: My Story Jessica Ennis: Unbelievable Alex Ferguson: My Story Kelly Holmes: Black, White & Gold Chris Hoy, The Autobiography | Bounce: The of Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice by Matthew Syed Cost of an advert at the superbowl | |
Places to go | Boat race (April); Body Worlds Exhibition; Copper Box Arena;Emirates Stadium Tour; Henley Royal Regatta (July); Lea Valley White Water Centre; London Marathon (April); Lords Cricket Ground Tour; Move It Dance Event; Oval Tours; Pineapple Dance Studio; Royal Opera House; Sadlers Wells; Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Tour; Wembley Stadium Tour; Wimbledon Museum & Tour; World Rugby Museum and Twickenham Tour Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park: ArcelorMittal Orbit; Lee Valley Velo Park; London Aquatics Centre; Activities under £10 at the Olympic Park | ||
Things to do | Design your own sports stadium Design a new kit for your favourite sports team Create a training programme to improve fitness | Use sweets to illustrate the CV system Make a model of the lungs Teach a friend skills using different types of guidance | Complete a 5k run thinking about the processes when using the aerobic system Complete a biomechanical analysis of a sport |
�Psychology Psychology Super Curriculum link �
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Things to do | Visit one of the above places and allow it to spark conversations of interest with the person you are with Create a mind map of the areas of psychology that interest you - try to distinguish between the multifaceted nature of the subject | Listen to a recommended podcast from ‘open your mind’ column above and produce key bullet pointed notes that would allow you to explain the issues within the podcast to a friend/family member and how it links to psychology in society in 2024. Consider ways that these celebrities dealt with their issues? Were they successful? Why/why not? |
�Science�
| Getting Started | Going Further | Open Your Mind |
Something to Watch | Royal Institute, London | ||
Something to Listen to | Nature podcasts BBC Iplayer science and nature documentaries | Naked scientists Online, science podcast and science radio show | |
Reading/ Writing | Scrub up on Science Whizz Pop Bang Magazine | ||
Places to go | Bletchley Park, Kew Gardens, Rye Meads Nature Reserve, London Zoo | Bayford Observatory https://www.herts.ac.uk/bayfordbury/bayfordbury-observatory https://www.rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory | |
Things to do | Nancy Rothwell Biological Drawing competition, https://www.livingoceansfoundation.org/education/science-without-borders-challenge Springwatch - The big bird count | Nancy Rothwell Biological Drawing competition, https://www.livingoceansfoundation.org/education/science-without-borders-challenge/ Earth Hour WWF | Nancy Rothwell Biological Drawing competition, https://www.livingoceansfoundation.org/education/science-without-borders-challenge/ |
�Sociology�
| Getting Started | Going Further | Open Your Mind |
Something to Watch | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_XRsEJ9B54 Plenty of real life crime type programmes on tv. Panorama on BBC | ||
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Reading/ Writing | https://oxsci.org/schools-competition/ https://docs.google.com/document/d/19A5m_ddlGc0d_248GMWOPhYW2o9oRhzX/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104195720585133565366&rtpof=true&sd=true Write a review of an article you have loved and think others should read. Post it in the Sociology classroom Sociology Review. The Guardian newspaper every day or other quality newspaper. BBC news | ||
Places to go | Any museums - look out for specific exhibitions. Wellcombe Collection, London. Gresham College, London, for lectures. Young V and A for childhood. Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. | ||
Things to do | Design a campaign poster for a sociological issue. Plan and run an assembly on a topical issue in Sociology that affects us all.Research into birth cohort | ||
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Something to Watch | Introduction to five world religions https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-five-major-world-religions-john-bellaimey Interactive learning about the Jewish place of worship the Synagogue https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/inside-the-synagogue-what-do-you-need-to-know/zb3f2sg Bruce Almighty (movie) First Cause argument: a short animation https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02gsg8k The Design Argument Paley & the Watch https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02gsh40 | Philosophical question: Who am I? https://ed.ted.com/lessons/who-am-i-a-philosophical-inquiry-amy-adkins BBC clips about celebrities on pilgrimage https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09w7lc0/clips Philosophical question: How do I know I am real? https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-you-know-you-exist-james-zucker Proving that God Exists: https://www.truetube.co.uk/resource/proving-god-exists/ Hinduism the arti ceremony: https://www.truetube.co.uk/resource/hinduism-the-arti-ceremony/ Hinduism puja https://www.truetube.co.uk/resource/hinduism-the-puja-tray/ | Julian Baggini Academic Director of the Royal Institute of Philosophy talks about the philosophy of personal identity https://www.speakersforschools.org/vtalks/julian-baggini-virtual-broadcast/ Philosophy Book Club Phillipa Foot Natural Goodness https://youtu.be/cCZHnkw1yGg?si=B11siA6gZkWSu0SI Philosophy Book Club Boethius Consolation of Philosophy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OvsT3VIcas&list=PLl7lbdXBHVfICujeAZs4c-jIimP7dYgZV&index=8 Why would God allow Tsunamis (problem of evil) https://www.ted.com/talks/tom_honey_why_would_god_create_a_tsunami Science can answer moral questions https://ed.ted.com/lessons/science-can-answer-moral-questions-sam-harris |
Reading/ Writing | https://www.educationquizzes.com/ks3/religious-education/ I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousafzai Philosophy for Beginners by Rachel Firth Can a robot be a human? By Peter Cave The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Theo’s Odyssey by Catherine Clement Does my head look big in this? by Randa Abdel-Fattah Refugee Boyby Benjamin Zephaniah The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe - CS Lewis | The Puzzle of God - Peter Vardy The pig that wants to be eaten by Julian Baggini My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Does my head look big in this? by Randa Abdel-Fattah Refugee Boyby Benjamin Zephaniah | podcasts of top philosophers interviewed on bite-sized topics. https://nigelwarburton.typepad.com/philosophy_bites/ In Our Time BBC podcast: Philosophy https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01f0vzr Ethics Bites: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/philosophy/ethics-bites |
Places to go | Take a guided tour of St Albans and discover what life was like in the monastery of St Albans Abbey. https://www.stalbanstourguides.co.uk/publicwalks | Philosophy competition: https://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/essay-prizes/philosophy/ Philosophy competition KS4 & 5: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/philosophy/events/essay-competition https://royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/think-essay-prize/ Gresham College Lectures: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/search?for=philosophy Gresham College Lectures: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/search?for=ethics | |
Things to do | Explore Anne Frank's House: https://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/secret-annex/ Virtual tour of a mandir: https://www.truetube.co.uk/resource/holy-cribs-the-mandir/ |
Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural
If you want to know more,or need support with your well being please see the wellbeing section of our school website Explore locally: - Visit places of worship or spiritual significance in Hertfordshire e.g. St. Albans cathedral, Royston Cave and Bhaktivedanta Manor - Hare Krishna Temple in Watford Mencap offer a wide range of volunteering opportunities working with people with disabilities. The particular areas that would be of most relevance would be a befriender or support worker role. Mencap also offer work with young people which may be useful. Mind Volunteering at Mind can be a really rewarding and valuable experience – and there's probably more ways of doing it than you might think: click here. Vinspired A useful link that could be used to search for any volunteering opportunity from gardening at a local hospice to dog walking for local elderly residents: Leaders in youth volunteer opportunities Mindfulness & Wellbeing Courses Explore the art of mindfulness and discover how mental wellbeing can better help you meet the challenges of modern life with our variety of online courses. https://www.futurelearn.com/subjects/psychology-and-mental-health-courses/mindfulness-wellbeing |
Medicine
Websites to explore | Medical Portal https://www.themedicportal.com/ Medic Mentor https://medicmentor.org/ Aspiring Medics https://www.theaspiringmedics.co.uk/ Medical Schools Council https://www.medschools.ac.uk/studying-medicine/outreach-and-support/resources-for-teachers-and-students Medify https://www.medify.co.uk/ Medentry https://www.medentry.co.uk/ucat | ||
Something to Listen to | The King’s Fund Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-kings-fund-podcast/id1363947403 How to become a Doctor https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-to-become-a-doctor/id1510360579 Sharp Scratch https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/sharp-scratch/id331561304 Science Weekly https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/science-weekly/id136697669 Royal Society of Medicine https://soundcloud.com/royalsocietyofmedicine/sets/rsm-health-matters | ||
Reading/ Writing | When Breath Becomes Air - Paul Kalanithi War Doctor - David Nott The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot Do No Harm - Henry Marsh Being Mortal - Atul Gawande In the Wars - Dr Waheed Arian The Knife’s Edge - Stephen Westaby The Children Act - Ian McEwan Download the BBC News app on your phone to keep up to date with Health https://www.bbc.co.uk/news | ||
Places to go | Science Museum https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/home The Wellcome Collection https://wellcomecollection.org/visit-us The Florence Nightingale Museum https://www.florence-nightingale.co.uk/ The Old Operating Theatre https://oldoperatingtheatre.com/ | ||
Things to do | Try to find work experience in a pharmacy / hospital https://www.pah.nhs.uk/volunteers/ {Princess Alexandra Hospital Harlow} Try to volunteer at care home/charity shop Volunteer at CHIPS https://chipsplay.org/ | ||
Law
Websites to explore | |||
Something to Listen to | BBC podcast The law show Clifford Chance Podcast - a leading law firm Linklaters Podcast - a leading law firm A list of recommended podcasts | ||
Reading/ Writing | Libra Education have a number of law competitions with a range of prizes Mind’s Underground Essay competition The Bar Council essay competition Cambridge University Robert Walker Prize John Locke Institute Global Essay Prize Download the BBC News app on your phone to keep up to date with current legislation changes and legal cases https://www.bbc.co.uk/news | ||
Places to go | National Justice Museum in Nottingham At St Albans Museum you can explore the fascinating histories of the Town Hall, its Assembly Room, Courtroom and Cells. | ||
Things to do | Law Summer School UNIQ Law Summer School University of Brighton Summer School Kent Law School - Summer of Law Virtual Work experience Prepare for LNAT (an admissions test for some universities) | ||
The Broxbourne School�Super Curriculum - Trades
| Carpentry | Plumbing | Electrician |
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The Broxbourne Challenge
Character development is an integral part of the whole school experience and at The Broxbourne School we want to enable all pupils to flourish and prosper in and out of the classroom.
Character education teaches the acquisition and strengthening of virtues: the traits that sustain a well-rounded life and a thriving society. We aim to develop confident and compassionate students, who are effective contributors to society, successful learners, and responsible citizens.
To support this aim, we have compiled The Broxbourne Challenge.
Simply put this is a voluntary challenge spanning three weeks in March, encompassing 3 national events and celebrations (World Book day, Science week and Pi Day). In addition there is a Kindness Challenge.
The hope is that pupils engage simply for the love of learning and in doing so hopefully they put themselves to the test to complete the various tasks.
Go beyond
The Broxbourne Challenge
Tubular Tally Challenge (This has been set by NASA)
The Perseverance Mars rover is designed to collect rock samples that will eventually be brought to Earth for further study. This would be the first time we've ever brought back samples from Mars! After scientists identify an interesting rock they would like the rover to collect, Perseverance uses a special coring bit to drill out a rock cylinder 13 mm in diameter. As the rover drills, the rock core moves into one of 38 available tubes that will store the rock sample – sealed until it is opened one day in a lab on Earth.
If the coring bit collects a rock cylinder 60 mm in length, what is the volume of the rock in the sample tube?
Non Googleable Questions
A non-googleable question is one that cannot be easily answered through a single click in an internet search engine. This creates intellectual challenge and requires interpretation and inquiry.
Is it possible to make yourself non-googleable? How would you modify your current project to improve it?
What do you think the Allies could have done with Germany
at the end of World War 1?
What might the earth look like without landforms?
How long can you hold your breath? Can you improve this?
How has digital image retouching and manipulation influenced the way you perceive your own self-image? What does your view look like now if you were a fly – draw it.
Why do horror movies make us scared?
How high is a pile of a million £5 notes? How big a suitcase
would I need to carry it?
Is there a need for genetically modified organisms in the world?
What is the ideal, most effectively designed flower?
Be Kind
Work Hard
Show Respect