Opportunities for Personal Development

Our extensive and well-planned personal development programme provides all students the opportunity to enhance their physical and emotional well-being enabling them to become active citizens by developing and discovering their interests and talents.

Year 7

๐Ÿƒ Cross-Country Competitions

๐Ÿ† Sporting Fixtures & Sports Day

๐Ÿ€ Basketball Club

๐Ÿฅ Ultimate Frisbee Club

๐Ÿ Netball Club

๐Ÿˆ American Football Club

๐ŸŽพ Tennis Club

๐Ÿƒ‍โ™€๏ธ Athletics Club

๐Ÿ“ Table Tennis Tournament

๐Ÿค Benchball Tournament

๐Ÿฅพ Dam Flask Trek

โ›ธ๏ธ Ice Skating Experience

๐ŸŒ Fieldwork on Microclimates and Sustainability

๐Ÿž๏ธ Year 7 Lake District Residential

๐Ÿ  Educational Visit to The Deep

๐Ÿ Hands-On Experience Tending On-Site Bee Hives

 

๐ŸŒ Tree Planting

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ The Big Debate

๐Ÿ† The Big Challenge

๐Ÿซ School Council

โ™ป๏ธ Local Litter Picking

๐ŸŽ–๏ธ Cadets

๐Ÿ“œ Hands on History – Bayeux Tapestry Event

๐ŸŒ™ Iftar Party

๐ŸŽญ Drama Performances

๐ŸŽต Music Performances

๐ŸŽ„ Christmas Concert

๐ŸŒ Culture Week

๐Ÿ—ฟ Sculpture Park Trip

๐Ÿงฎ Take Part in the Junior Maths Challenge

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Translation Bee Hosted by Sheffield High School

Year 8

๐Ÿ† Sporting Fixtures

๐Ÿƒ Cross-Country Competitions

๐Ÿฅ‡ Sports Day

๐Ÿ€ Basketball Club

๐Ÿฅ Ultimate Frisbee Club

๐Ÿคพ Benchball Tournament

๐Ÿ Netball

๐Ÿˆ American Football Club

๐Ÿ“ Table Tennis Tournament

๐ŸŽพ Tennis Club

๐Ÿƒ‍โ™€๏ธ Athletics Club

๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿ’ช This Girl Can Trip – EIS

๐Ÿฅพ Dam Flask Trek

โ›ธ๏ธ Ice Skating Experience

๐ŸŒŠ River Processes Virtual Fieldwork

๐Ÿฐ Manor Lodge Trip

๐ŸŒฟโš”๏ธ Nature-Based Blades

๐Ÿ Tending On-Site Bee Hives

๐Ÿซ School Council

๐Ÿ† The Big Challenge

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ The Big Debate

โ™ป๏ธ Local Litter Picking

๐ŸŽ–๏ธ Cadets

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain Trip

๐Ÿฆ• Yorkshire Natural History Museum Trip

๐ŸŒŠ Bridlington Trip

๐ŸŽต Spring Concert

๐ŸŒ™ Iftar Party

๐ŸŒ Culture Week

๐ŸŽญ Drama Performances

๐ŸŽถ Concert Performances

๐ŸŽ“ Become a Student Representative

๐Ÿง  Royal Institute of Philosophy Extra-Curricular Opportunities

๐Ÿ”ฌ North Star Science Trip

๐Ÿ‘ฉ‍๐Ÿ”ฌ Yes You Can Girls – STEM Trip

๐Ÿš€ National Space Centre Trip

โšฝ Sheffield United Community Foundation – Inspires Intervention

Year 9

๐Ÿ… SAYL – Sheffield Academy of Young Leaders (Sport)

๐Ÿ† Sporting Fixtures

๐Ÿƒ Cross-Country Competitions

๐Ÿฅ‡ Sports Day

๐Ÿ€ Basketball

๐Ÿฅ Ultimate Frisbee Club

๐Ÿคพ Benchball Tournament

๐Ÿ Netball

๐Ÿˆ American Football Club

๐Ÿ“ Table Tennis Tournament

๐ŸŽพ Tennis Club

๐Ÿƒ‍โ™‚๏ธ Athletics Club

๐Ÿฅพ Dam Flask Trek

โ›ธ๏ธ Ice Skating Experience

๐Ÿง‘‍โš–๏ธโšฝ Refereeing Qualification Opportunity

๐Ÿฅพ Duke of Edinburgh (Bronze)

๐ŸŒฟโš”๏ธ Nature-Based Blades

๐Ÿ Tending On-Site Bee Hives

๐ŸŒŸ Dame Kelly Holmes Foundation – Intervention Work

๐Ÿซ School Council

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ The Big Debate

๐ŸŽ–๏ธ Cadets

๐Ÿž๏ธ Matlock Bath Trip

๐ŸŒ Culture Week

๐ŸŽต Spring Concert

๐ŸŒ™ Iftar Party

๐ŸŽญ Drama Performances

๐ŸŽถ Concert Performances

 

โญ Become a Student Prefect

๐Ÿงฎ Intermediate Maths Challenge

๐Ÿ” GCHQ Code Breaking Competition

๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ Holocaust Survivor Talk

โš™๏ธ Engineering Speaker Session – University of Sheffield

๐Ÿงช RSC Top of the Bench Competition

๐Ÿ‘ฉ‍๐ŸŽ“๐Ÿ’ช Empowering Girls Intervention

๐Ÿฆ‰๐Ÿ’™ Positive Masculinity Intervention with Sheffield Wednesday Community Foundation

Year 10

๐Ÿ… Sports Leaders Qualification

๐Ÿ† Sports Teams

๐Ÿฅ‡ Sports Day

๐Ÿฅพ Dam Flask Trek

๐Ÿคพ Benchball Tournament

๐Ÿค Sports Mentoring

๐Ÿ“ Table Tennis Tournament

๐ŸŒ Physical Geography Fieldwork

๐Ÿฐ Conisbrough Castle Fieldwork

๐Ÿ–๏ธ Seaside Trip

๐Ÿ”ฌ IRIS Project

๐ŸŽช Forge Fest Planning

โค๏ธ Coordinating a Health and Wellbeing Campaign

โญ Prefect Candidacy

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ The Big Debate

๐Ÿค Supporting Year 6 Transition Days

๐ŸŽ–๏ธ Cadets

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain Trip

๐ŸŒ Culture Week

๐ŸŒ™ Iftar Party

๐ŸŽญ Drama Performances

๐ŸŽถ Concert Performances

๐ŸŽจ Art Exhibition

๐ŸŽฎ National Videogame Museum Visit

๐Ÿ‘‘ Become Part of the Head Prefect Team

๐Ÿงช GCSE Science Live at Sheffield City Hall

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ The Big Debate Assemblies

๐ŸŽค Guest Speakers from Different Career Sectors

๐Ÿ‘” Dress to Impress and Meet the Employer Day

๐Ÿ’ผ Work Experience

๐Ÿš€ Be Inspired Apprenticeship Fair

โ˜€๏ธ Year 10 Summer Picnic Celebration

Year 11

๐Ÿค Sports Mentorship

๐Ÿ† Sports Teams

๐Ÿฅ‡ Sports Day

๐Ÿคพ Benchball Tournament

๐Ÿ“ Table Tennis Tournament

๐ŸŒ Human Geography Fieldwork

๐Ÿก Academic Residentials – Thornbridge

๐ŸŒŽโœˆ๏ธ Camps International Expedition

๐Ÿ† Scott Marsden Memorial Cup

๐ŸŒบ Prefect Representation at the Remembrance Parade

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ The Big Debate

๐ŸŽ–๏ธ Cadets

๐ŸŒ Culture Week

๐ŸŒ™ Iftar Party

๐ŸŽญ Drama Performances

๐ŸŽถ Concert Performances

๐ŸŽจ Art Exhibition

๐ŸŽ‰ Attend Prom

๐Ÿงช Science Week

๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ Sheffield Youth Parliament Elections and Candidacy

๐ŸšŒ Travel Training

๐ŸŽ“ Year 12 Taster Sessions

๐Ÿ“š Period 6 Interventions

๐Ÿ’ผ Career Interviews

Sixth Form

๐Ÿง˜ Yoga

๐Ÿ† Sports Teams

โšฝ Sixth Form Football Team

๐Ÿค Sports Mentoring

๐Ÿฅ‡ Sixth Form Sports Day

 

๐Ÿฅพ Duke of Edinburgh Award (Gold)

๐ŸŒŽโœˆ๏ธ Camps International

๐Ÿฅพ Dam Flask Trek

 

๐ŸŒŸ Lead Learners Representing the School at Open Evening

โ˜• Macmillan Coffee Morning

๐Ÿ“š Reading Mentors

๐ŸŽ–๏ธ Student Leadership

๐Ÿฅซ Food Bank Collections

๐ŸŒ™ Support for the Iftar Meal

๐Ÿณ๏ธ‍๐ŸŒˆ Just Like Us LGBTQ+ Assembly

 

โ›‘๏ธ Red Cross First Aid Training (Delivered to All Year 12 & Year 13 Students)

๐Ÿงฎ UKMT Senior Maths Challenge

๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ Lessons from Auschwitz Project

๐ŸŽจ Sheffield University Product Design Visit and Lecture

๐Ÿ’ท Economics Students Meeting Representatives from the Bank of England

๐ŸŽ“ Economics, ICT, Product Design and Media Taster Sessions at Sheffield Hallam University

โš›๏ธ CERN Trip

๐Ÿ›๏ธ Speaker for Schools – Politics

๐ŸŽฅ Speaker for Schools – Media

๐Ÿ”ฌ Speaker for Schools – STEM

๐Ÿงช Chemistry Christmas Lectures

๐Ÿฉบ Leeds University Health and Social Care Taster Day

๐Ÿ’ผ Post-18 Destinations and Careers Guidance

๐Ÿ‘ถ Early Childhood Development Taster Session at Sheffield Hallam University

๐Ÿ›๏ธ Westminster History and Politics Trip

๐Ÿ’ผ Work Experience

๐ŸŽ“ UCAS Fair

๐Ÿฐ Visit to the University of Cambridge

๐ŸŽ“ Whole Year 12 Trip to the University of Huddersfield

๐Ÿ”’ Cyber Security Masterclass – University Visit

๐Ÿ“– Volunteering with Bookmark Reading

๐Ÿ“ˆ Business Tutor2U Conference

 

 

 


 

The Forge Valley Pledge

This is our new way to be able to recognise and reward pupils who achieve both in and outside of the classroom.

We are asking pupils to make a Pledge 3 different ways under 6 categories on each award. The Categorise are Participation, Ambition, Diversity, Kindness, Environment and Success.

This is a Pledge to the school – under each of the 6 categories pupils will aim to improve Forge Valley.

This is a Pledge to the community – pupils will promise to help others in Stannington and the larger Sheffield Community

Most Importantly a Pledge to themselves – they are giving themselves more chances to create a successful life/career/plan and educational outcomes for themselves.

We want to acknowledge all of the great things our pupils do, they will receive certificates, rewards and be invited with parents to a celebration event.

  • Bronze Award

Bronze award is aimed at pupils taking part in activities, the activities are for pupils to complete tasks in and out of school to better their daily school life and widen their thought process around their own achievements.

  • Silver Award

Silver award is aimed at pupils helping and supporting others activities, some of the activities will build upon the ones which pupils have already completed in the Bronze Award, they will be asked to partner up with another pupil who is working on their Bronze to support them to complete this.

  • Gold Award

Gold Award is aimed at pupils to lead and organise activities under each category, just like the silver we would like Gold Award pupils to support other pupils in completing the Silver Award. The pupils will be tasked with leading activities alongside staff, helping staff to organise events in supporting the school or the surrounding community.