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Enrichment programmes ‘give students a taste of what they can achieve’

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An enrichment programme refers to a set of activities, courses or experiences designed to enhance and expand the knowledge, skills, and abilities of pupils beyond a typical learning environment.
Many enrichment programmes specialise in promoting career opportunities to pupils. Picture:  Carlos Barquero/Adobe Stock
Many enrichment programmes specialise in promoting career opportunities to pupils. Picture: Carlos Barquero/Adobe Stock

These programmes are typically offered in addition to regular academic lessons and allow space for the development of interests and hobbies.

Enrichment programmes come in all shapes and sizes and switch up the traditional teacher-student style of teaching. Some examples include academic enrichment programmes which focus on specialised topics not covered by the standard curriculum, for example, how to manage money, or on the other hand, arts and cultural enrichment programmes that foster creativity and appreciation of the arts.

This is supported by Ofsted, who write that ‘enrichment activities play a crucial part in enhancing the experience of vulnerable students and building their capacity as learners’, continuing that sessions ‘are often built around students’ specific needs and aspirations’. Cemented by the fact pupils can steer the direction of these sessions rather than be forced to follow a set curriculum, this greater responsibility increases engagement in the classroom.

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