Summer School 2021
Upton-by-Chester Summer School 2021
Unique Reference Number: 111422
St James Avenue
Upton-by-Chester
Chester
CH2 1NN
01244 259800
Summer school Coordinator - Mrs E Bradbury
Contact: bradburye@uptonhigh.co.uk
Dates of summer school:
Week one: 19th July 2021 to 23rd July 2021
Week two: 26th July 2021 to 30th July 2021
Number of days: 10
Cohort invited: Year 6 transitioning to Year 7 for September 2021
Number of learners invited to summer school: 285
Number of learners who attended summer school: 275
Pupil Premium breakdown:
Invited: 233 Non-PP learners 52 PP Learners
Attended: 227 Non-PP learners 48 PP Learners
Daily attendance:
Day Number of learners
1 83
2 64
3 67
4 63
5 59
6 130
7 137
8 134
9 132
10 130
Total learner days: 999
Timetabled activities:
All learners followed a weekly timetable. Example:
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Our Summer school display - ‘The Sky is the Limit.’
Learners decorated a hot air balloon with their aspirations.
Activity |
Details |
Aims/Intentions |
Transitional activities |
Tour of the school Following a timetable Being organised Meeting the teachers Rules and routines Expectations SENCO monitoring and observation |
Build confidence Reduce anxiety Wellbeing Smooth transition Making friends Building relationships with staff Organisation |
Sports based activities |
Rounders tournament Medical Mavericks sports activities and careers |
Wellbeing Team building Relationship building Raising aspirations |
Additional subject support |
Learners took part in the following lessons/activities: Literacy - Riddles English - Poetry Maths - Problem solving Animal care - School farm Physical Education - teambuilding Performing Arts - Dance and Drama Computing / ICT - chromebooks/homework/email/logins/Google classrooms Art - Display work Challenges/competitions Medical Mavericks - Sport/Science/Medical careers |
Learners took part in a blend of academic and enrichment activities. |
Sports based activities |
Physical education Team building Medical Mavericks Sports Science |
Wellbeing Teambuilding Relationship building Career aspirations |
Wellbeing based activities |
Transition preparation Celebrating success Daily challenges SENCO support |
Improve wellbeing Improve confidence Identify vulnerable learners |
Enrichment and Pastoral activities |
Transition preparation Competitions Daily organisation/equipment checks Following a timetable |
Improve wellbeing Improve confidence Reduce anxiety |
Raising aspirations - Medical and Sports Science careers activities. |
Art - display work ‘The Sky is the Limit’ Medical Mavericks - medical careers and Sports Science careers |
Raise aspirations |
Arts based activities |
Drama, Dance, Display work |
Wellbeing Expression Aspirations Teambuilding |
Funding and Expenditure: