At Greenbank High School, we believe that education extends beyond the classroom. Our enrichment programme provides students with opportunities to broaden their experiences, discover new interests, develop essential life skills, and build confidence for their future.

Throughout the school year, students take part in a wide range of activities, visits and experiences that complement the academic curriculum and provide opportunities to learn in different environments. Our Personal Development Days are an important part of this programme, giving students dedicated time to explore new experiences, develop their skills and prepare for life beyond school.

Our enrichment programme is carefully planned to ensure that students experience a broad and varied range of opportunities as they progress through school. These experiences support students to develop personally, socially and culturally, while building the knowledge, skills and confidence they need for life beyond school.

Personal Development Days

Personal Development Days give students the opportunity to step outside their usual classroom experience and take part in stimulating and varied activities across both Key Stages. Activities encourage students to try new things, develop their interests, and gain experiences that they may not otherwise have the opportunity to access.

Opportunities include educational visits to places such as Quarry Bank Mill, Chester Zoo and the theatre, as well as fieldwork and practical experiences such as a Shropshire River Study.

Students can explore new creative and practical interests, including trying Design Technology activities they have not experienced before and learning new musical instruments. They also develop important skills such as teamwork, communication, problem-solving, independence and leadership through a range of practical and collaborative experiences.

Our enrichment programme also provides strong links with local businesses, employers and the wider community. Students have opportunities to meet and learn from people working in different industries, explore the world of work and develop an understanding of the skills and qualities that employers value.

Enterprise and careers experiences give students the opportunity to work on real-world challenges, develop business ideas, and explore the many different pathways available to them in the future. These experiences help students to understand how the skills they develop in school can be applied beyond the classroom.

Our enrichment programme aims to give every student the opportunity to experience something new, discover their strengths, broaden their horizons, and develop skills for life.

What our students say

Our students particularly value the variety and opportunities that Personal Development Days provide:

“I enjoyed making cupcakes; it taught us how to work as a team.”

“I like that on Personal Development Days you never do the same thing twice!”

“I think the RE visit to Liverpool was the best because it taught me about different places of worship.”

“There is lots of variety on Personal Development Days, from music to visits outside school.”

“I really enjoyed the music day as it was fun to experience something different but still educational.”

“Visits are good because we get to go and experience things rather than just learning about them in school.”

“The visit to Quarry Bank Mill was good because I really got the feel of what life used to be like working in a mill.”

“The dance day was my favourite because I enjoyed it and it gave me a taster of what GCSE Dance would be like.”

“Enterprise days are definitely the best Personal Development Days!”

“I enjoyed the RAF day because it made me think about what I wanted as a future career.”

“Maths Industry Day was good because you learnt a lot and developed skills like teamwork.”