The Radford curriculum weaves its way through and supports our approach to the national Curriculum. All of our themes have trips or real-life experiences which connect the children to their learning, developing their cultural capital. At Radford every child has the chance to access these enriching experiences, through a variety of ways. We plan for our extra-curricular activities to be broad and enriching. In addition to this, we organise special events, visitors, off-curriculum days, and family events to enrich our pupils’ lives and challenge them to aspire to be people who leave a mark on the world. Some opportunities are whole-school initiatives, while others are focussed on small groups or individuals. These are an exciting and motivating way for children to use a range of skills and work in new and exciting ways at school. Some of our most successful Enrichment events are: Art week/ Values day/ Maths Masterclass Course/Online Safety Week. We also embrace opportunities to link with our local community and believe this empowers our children to be diverse learners and good, well rounded citizens.
Our School Charities
At Radford Primary Academy we support a variety of local, national and international charities as outlined in our SMSC calendar. Below are our some examples.
Enrichment
Day Trips and Visits
We believe that children need to experience real life objects, places and people to be able to fully understand the concepts that we teach. Children at Radford Primary Academy go on an external visit or have a visitor/experience in school every half term. The trip or visitor builds the knowledge, life experience and cultural capital that the children need to become fully immersed in their half-termly theme, and to therefore commit the knowledge that is taught to their long-term memory.
The school subsidises trips to make sure that all children can go on all trips. In addition to curricular trips and visits, we also run extra-curricular visits and experiences.
Residential Trips and Visits
We believe that children need to have the opportunity to participate in an overnight stay without their parents. Our residential trips are designed to be great fun, whilst also exposing children to more adventurous activities that they may not have had the chance to try before. Children at Radford Primary Academy are offered the opportunity to go on a residential visit in years 3, 4, 5 and 6. The trips help to develop the children's independent self-care skills, resilience, team building and physical skills. They also develop cultural capital. The school subsidises trips to make sure that all children can go on all trips.
Art Club
Homework Club
Guitar Lessons
Girls Football Club
Boys Football Club
Archery Club
Keyboard Lessons
