Enrichment Opportunities

National Creative Writing Competitions are entered every year by the students at WCSA. Every year we are incredibly proud that so many of our students are selected for publication. We currently have over 300 published authors at our school!

“Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.”

Anton Chekhov

Jill Dando News Centre students at WCSA are invited to become journalists and report on the world around them. Led by the intrepid Miss R Collingwood, students delve into the issues facing the world today whilst also reporting on the achievements of students across The Priory Learning Trust. 

Creative Writing club Every Thursday after school, KS3 students are welcome to attend the wonderful Creative Writing club led by the inspiring Mrs Gray. A chance to explore the magic of words and their utilise their mesmerising power into wonderful pieces of creative writing.

Debate Club meets every Wednesday after school to discuss current affairs and formulate detailed arguments under the beautifully verbose guidance of Mrs Phillips and Mr Shankar. All year groups are welcome to attend and join the debate!

Books and Biscuits takes place in the LRC after school on a Wednesday and offers students the chance to discuss and swap books for fun! We aim to encourage a reading culture at WCSA and love to hear about the new books students have been reading.  Led by our fantastic librarian (Mrs Sellers) and supported by the lovely Miss Perkins, this is a wonderful club to attend.

“We read to know we are not alone.”

C.S. Lewis

Theatre Trips run as often as we can find a relevant performance that is financially viable for us to visit. In recent years, we have been able to visit Shakespeare’s globe and The Swan Theatre in Stratford upon Avon. However, we strongly believe that the theatre experience should be shared by all students, which is why we annually invite The Young Shakespeare Company into WCSA to perform their version of Romeo and Juliet. Students experience the thrill of Shakespeare ‘ in the round’ at a very small financial cost. It is an experience that is always loved by our students!