Activity Discovery
To demonstrate working independently, why not try one of the following activities?
Make a natural sculpture/land art inspired by your hobbies / experiences.
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Make a piece of artwork about an artist you do not yet know about
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Read Smartphone Smart Photography from the Reading Lounge and use the techniques creating an album of photos
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Make a natural sculpture/land art inspired by Andy Goldsworthy.
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Photograph natural phenomenon and create an album of your pictures (e.g. rainbow, spiders web, ice/frost).
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Make a piece of artwork about Stoke on Trent.
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Create a plasticine sculpture.
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Creativity
Create a Karakuri puppet: Use the book from the reading lounge - How to Make Mechanical Paper Models That Move Paperback
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Use the following book from the reading lounge to create a dish: ‘The science of cooking: every question answered to perfect your cooking’
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Create your own short comic on your iPad
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Visit an Art Gallery
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Complete a virtual tour of a famous art gallery (e.g. Guggenheim / MOMA / Tate Modern)
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Photograph 5 different sculptures in Stoke on Trent
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Royal Navy Project
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Working under Pressure
Reuse 'grey water' in the school allotment.
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Problem Solving
Draw/paint a tree.
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Draw/paint something beginning with the letter 'S'.
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Draw/paint a flower
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Staying Positive
Creativity
Draw/paint a self portrait in the style of Pablo Picasso
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Take a picture of something that makes you happy.
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Staying Positive
Creativity
Draw or paint something that starts with the same letter as your name
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Draw/paint an animal
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Complete an abstract drawing/painting of water
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Draw/paint what you have for dinner.
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Take a photo of what you have had for dinner.
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Complete a mini poster entitled 'Pick Up Litter'.
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Problem Solving
Creativity
Draw a cartoon character
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Draw something blue.
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Take a photo of something red.
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Draw/paint something you see outside you window.
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Draw/paint somewhere you would like to visit.
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Draw/paint something with wings.
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Take a photo anything you want.
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Draw/paint a character from a book.
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Take a close up picture of a leaf.
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Draw/paint a leaf.
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Draw/paint something that represents you.
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Draw/paint you favourite item of clothing.
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Take a photo of something that represents 'Spring'
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Draw/paint a lollipop
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Draw/paint something you want.
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Draw around your hand and write something in each finger that is important to you.
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Take a selfie
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Attend a careers fair in school
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Speaking
Listening
Attend a careers fair out of school
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Speaking
Listening
Apprenticeship assembly – what do you understand about the pathway of apprenticeships? What apprenticeships have you looked at during World of Work week 2026?
2 Doctorate points
Careers
Working Independently
Aiming High
Listening
External visitors talks – Civil Services – what do you think about a job as a civil servant (Home Office/Army) – share at least two pieces of information regarding a job as a civil servant .
2 Doctorate points
Careers
Working Independently
Aiming High
Listening
NCW Virtual careers fair – what did you look at in terms of industry and specifically jobs? Share at least two pieces of information regarding a job/pathway you have researched during this task.
2 Doctorate points
Careers
Working Independently
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Listening
Green Careers – What did you look at during your talk with Tom Gordon from the National Grid? Is this a career for you? – explain why/why not
2 Doctorate points
Careers
Working Independently
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Listening
Labour Market Information (LMI) – what is LMI? What are the top areas of industry/ jobs available in our local area?
2 Doctorate points
Careers
Working Independently
Aiming High
Problem Solving
College workshops – what college have you had a talk from during World of Work week 2026? What are your thoughts on this chosen pathway? What would you study at college and where will this take you in the future?
2 Doctorate points
Careers
Working Independently
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Listening
Finance for Life – What do you understand about the term “budgeting”? Why is it important to budget for the future?
2 Doctorate points
Careers
Working Independently
Problem Solving
Listening
Monday diary entry
2 Doctorate points
Careers
Crafting my future
Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Tuesday diary entry
2 Doctorate points
Careers
Crafting my future
Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Speaking
Working under Pressure
Wednesday diary entry
2 Doctorate points
Careers
Crafting my future
Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Speaking
Listening
Working under Pressure
Thursday diary entry
2 Doctorate points
Careers
Crafting my future
Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Speaking
Listening
Working under Pressure
Friday diary entry
2 Doctorate points
Careers
Crafting my future
Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Speaking
Listening
Working under Pressure
Virtual Work Experience – what VWEX have you had an opportunity to explore? What did you think of this as a career option? What are your next steps?
2 Doctorate points
Careers
Crafting my future
Working Independently
Aiming High
Speaking
Listening
Virtual Insight Day – what Insight Day did you take part in? Is this area of industry of an interest to you moving forward? What are your next steps?
2 Doctorate points
Careers
Crafting my future
Working Independently
Aiming High
Listening
Work Experience – what did a typical day look like? What did you enjoy about being on work experience? What challenged you whilst on placement? Would you pursue a career in this area of industry in the future?
2 Doctorate points
Careers
Crafting my future
Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Speaking
Listening
Working under Pressure
Create a geometric patterned vase/plate/jar design in the style of Clarice Cliff
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Creativity
Create a peridot/AR character
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Creativity
Bring a classic game into the modern world with an AR/ARG APP/game suggestion
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Creativity
Create a new 'cuddly' toy or doll for the future.
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Creativity
From a classical piece of music as the soundtrack - create a storyboard.
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Listening
Create a bug hotel design and label it with the sections and what they'll achieve.
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Teamwork
Creativity
Create the design for a bird house
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Creativity
Make a physical version of one of your designs.
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Creativity
Develop coding skills and complete the first levels of at basic programming (using Swift Playgrounds on your iPad).
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Problem Solving
Creativity
Investigate influential people in computing (e.g. Steve Jobs, Bill Gates) and write a short report.
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Investigate topical Computing issues (Could be based on the topic that you are doing).
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Learn the simple steps for a new code e.g. Python 98
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Use Raspberry Pi in school.
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Code your own website in HTML
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Use scratch coding to create your own interactive story.
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Doctorate Challenge
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Independently read a 19th century classic novel and write a short review (not more than 100 words) of the story
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Attend a ‘Trentham Theatre’ broadcast
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Staying Positive
Send a vlog or a review of a book which you have read to Mr Melin. This will be uploaded to the ‘Create’ section on Firefly
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Creativity
Submit a piece of work for the ‘Zine
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Present, prepare and write for an online blog that is dedicated to inspiring your fellow students, including topical issues and concerns
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Creativity
Use the Globe website to have a virtual tour around the Globe Theatre
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
Design, direct and edit a short film
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Write and edit a short story and submit the work to the Trentham Prize for Fiction
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Creativity
Write and edit a comic/graphic novel & submit the work to the Trentham Prize for Fiction
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Scan one of the QR codes around the English department to link to a list of TV dramas, films and documentaries to watch
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Have a tour around The Globe in VR.
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Make a piece of art out of litter
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Plant and grow some vegetables
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Plant some flowers out side
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Make a bird feeder/house/bug hotel out of recycled material
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Record an animal that visited your garden (like a hedgehog)
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Walk to school (or ask to be dropped off a distance away to walk)
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Problem Solving
Create a meat free menu
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Problem Solving
Read and review a eco-poster/article
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Research the 6 Rs (Rethink, Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair), could you do any of these at home?
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Problem Solving
Creativity
Pick up 5 pieces of litter from around school
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Teamwork
Problem Solving
Leadership
Pick up 15 pieces of litter from around school
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Teamwork
Problem Solving
Pick up 20 pieces of litter from around school
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Teamwork
Problem Solving
Leadership
Create an informative poster on an endangered species
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Creativity
Create a poem about an environmental issue
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Problem Solving
Creativity
Use ArcGis to add layers to maps and find out about different countries (e.g. Birth rates or GNI or Recent Earthquakes or volcanoes)
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Buy a packet of seeds and plant an area of your garden. Photograph the flowers.
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Watch and review an episode of Countryfile
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Work out how many stairs you would have to climb to reach the top of Snowdon. How long would it take you?
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Problem Solving
Visit a few of the following, photograph the surroundings and find out the names of the plants and animals that live there: local park, sand dune, woodland, beach, town centre, garden (2 points per place)
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Explore some of the GeoCaching locations in Stoke-on-Trent with a responsible adult OR Create a map of your route to school. Include key features – buildings, roads, shops, distances, compass directions
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Measure the weather for a week: create your own rain gauge, record the cloud cover, record the wind direction and strength
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Climb a mountain / munro / fell and take a picture from the top (with a responsible adult)
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Task 1: Getting to Know You...
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Staying Positive
Task 2: Online Reputation
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Problem Solving
Investigate your family tree
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Create or compare/contrast maps showing the potteries 50, 100 and 200 years ago and describe the differences in an iMovie
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Visit a museum and create an iMovie about an era of history you have learned about
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Investigate the history behind an old local building.
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Download a virtual reality or interactive app about a period of time and complete a mini project on it
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Visit the V&A Wedgwood Museum
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Visit the Potteries Museum
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Visit the Gladstone Pottery Museum
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Visit the Etruria Industrial Museum
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Holocaust speaker
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Listening
Peer Mentor
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Represent the academy in communication to parents and the community
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Support the academy on Open Evening
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Create your own club in school
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Learn key phrases of another language to help a new student feel welcome
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Problem Solving
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Learn the sign language alphabet, and communicate to others with it
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Leadership
Speaking
Support a younger student through their options choices
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Leadership
Speaking
Help someone fix a bike
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Problem Solving
Create a maths puzzle(s) (e.g. Sudoku) and test it on a younger student
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
How did Maths get us to the Moon? Research and write 100 words
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Write a brief biography of a famous Mathematician (Alan Turing, Maryam Mirzakhani, Katerine Johnson or Rachel Riley)
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Play a chess match in chess club
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Problem Solving
Play in a chess competition against another school
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Listen to the lyrics of a foreign song and see if you are able to identify any vocabulary
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Listening
Watch a foreign sporting match with the commentary in a different language and identify new phrases you have picked up
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Listening
Go onto Linguascope click on the appropriate language flag of language you are studying and learn 5 new phrases. Remember to screenshot your work as evidence
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
Listening
Read a newspaper/magazine article online in French/Spanish and check your understanding with a translate option
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Creativity
Have a go at making some French/Spanish food at home. Create a short video of you making it
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Use 360 panoramas to explore 10 cultural sites in Europe
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Use Linguascope or any other resource to learn basics phrases of another language not covered in school, that uses a different writing/letter system (e.g. Mandarin, Russian, Japanese)
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Writing a travel log whilst on summer holiday in a foreign country about your experiences
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Write and record your own song and share it with someone
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Staying Positive
Creativity
Use iPad GarageBand instruments and create with friends an ensemble
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
See a live band or artist
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Listening
Listen to an entire album not on the listening list from the 70's
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Listening
Listen to an entire album not on the listening list from the 80's
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Listening
Listen to an entire album not on the listening list from the 90's
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Listening
Listen to a classical piece of music. Record what your thoughts are
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Listening
Listen to an album by the Beatles and record your thoughts about the best tracks
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Listening
Start a band / group / solo act
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Creativity
Perform a song or musical piece on stage in a school production
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Careers fair – who did you speak to whilst at the careers fair 2026? Where do your interests lie at the moment? What are your next steps?
3 Doctorate points
Careers
Working Independently
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Speaking
Listening
Watch and support a live school team match
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Staying Positive
Write a sports report on a fixture
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Hold a plank for a minute
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
Join a sports club and attend regularly
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Go and see live professional sport
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Download myfitnesspal and use it for a half a term
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Referee a game for a younger year group
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Captain a team in PE
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
Captain a sports team in a fixture
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Organise and run a sports club for a younger year group
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Set up own official charity event/match/tournament during school (e.g. penalty tournament)
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Take part in the Christmas or summer concert either performing or in production
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Performance opportunities outside of the academy (e.g. at Regent Theatre and Victoria Hall)
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Attend a West End show
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Listening
Visits to The Academy Performing Arts College
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Watch a Musical Theatre performance
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Listening
Watch a clip of Diversity’s BGT audition and compare with their returning BGT performance in 2020. What are the differences and similarities? How has the quality of the performance changed?
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Listening
Watch our performers in a school performance
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Listening
Watch a pantomime
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Listening
Learn some Ballroom or Latin dancing moves
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Creativity
Watch a Shakespeare play
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Perform at Victoria Hall
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Carry out one act of kindness per week for three months e.g. mowing the lawn or shopping for an elderly person. Record in a diary and get it signed off by the person for whom you have acted
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Visit a religious site (building or place) and review the experience to include a photograph or postcard
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Research and create an information leaflet about one of these philosophers from the list: Plato, Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas iv., Jeremy Bentham, Joseph Fletcher, John Newman
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Make a poster or information leaflet about a famous Religious figure: Martin Luther King, Trevor Huddleston, Jackie Pullinger, Dalai lama, Aung san suu kyi
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Make a poster or information leaflet about a famous Saint. Find out a recent religious event in the news/media and produce a mini-report outlining your own views on the matter
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Research a culture different to your own - this is to be evidence in a creative / imaginative manner
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Carry out one act of kindness. Explain what you did and how it made you/the person feel.
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Staying Positive
Problem Solving
Plant and grow a flower, take a photographic record to show its growth
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Watch the series 'Planet Earth' by David Attenborough
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Listening
Learn 5 constellations in the sky and be able to use the plough to find the North star for navigation
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Woodland walk: record observations and keep a sketch pad of what you have seen
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Find out how to make your own bath bombs and plan a home investigation for it
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
Visit a zoo or animal centre and record a list of all the animals you saw by trying to find their Latin name
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Visit a theme park and identify the different forces acting on various rides and the energy stores when a ride is at various points
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Observe a planet through a telescope and photograph it on a phone or iPad.
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Watch 'In the Shadow of the Moon' documentary about the moon landings and write a short review
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Grow your own fruit or vegetables and eat them
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Watch the series 'Universe' by Brian Cox
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Watch the series 'Blue Planet' by David Attenborough
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Attend a talk with a Scientist / Science student
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Create a fun backyard experiment (with an adult and record it to share with others) - can be repeated up to three times for multiple points
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Creativity
Visit the Natural History Museum
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Walk to School Week - Living Streets
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Problem Solving
Present to SLT
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Teamwork
Present to Governors
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Teamwork
Donate food to a foodbank
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Staying Positive
Problem Solving
Join a club in school and attend regularly
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Problem Solving
Speaking
Take part in in a lesson outside
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Staying Positive
Running a tutor time activity
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Leadership
Speaking
Support the academy in open evening
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Problem Solving
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Have your work displayed on a noticeboard
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Creativity
Attend Mike Haines assemby
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
Listening
Present to an audience in a group in either subject or tutor time
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Problem Solving
Creativity
Listening
Present to an audience independently in either subject or tutor time
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Be on the student interview panel or tour for job interviews in school
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Leadership
Start Duke of Edinburgh
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Problem Solving
Creativity
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Have a go on the VR Goggles
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Creativity
ITV Rundown News
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Teamwork
Speaking
Listening
Reflect on your year 10 mocks
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Problem Solving
Working under Pressure
Reflect on your year 9 exams
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Problem Solving
Stoke On Trent Youth Council
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Interview for a prefect role
4 Doctorate points
Careers
Crafting my future
Working Independently
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Speaking
Listening
Music Tuition
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Go fishing
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Learn to ride a bike
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Watch and describe the coronation of King Charles III
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Creativity
Learn to tie a tie
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Problem Solving
Represent your county in an event
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Represent your nation in an event
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Represent your county at an international level
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Experience camping
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Staying Positive
Creativity
Send a formal email
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Staying Positive
Creativity
Be part of raising money for charity
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Staying Positive
Problem Solving
Creativity
Speaking
Listening
Write a shopping list and go to get the shopping
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Staying Positive
Problem Solving
Creativity
Send a piece of work in to be put onto the QR code Wall of Fame in the reception area
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Enter a City-wide competition
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Problem Solving
Leadership
Complete three activities, that would normally be done for you, independently
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Go to the beach
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Staying Positive
Get involved in the Young Leaders in Service with Stoke on Trent Lions
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Leadership
Wash your own clothes
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Visit somewhere outside of Stoke
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Complete a cycle route over 5km
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Staying Positive
Hobby
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Visit London
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Do odd jobs for neighbours/relatives regularly
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Problem Solving
Leadership
Speaking
Eat food you have never tried before
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Problem Solving
Relax - take 10 minutes to complete some mindfulness activities
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Staying Positive
Problem Solving
Take part in a Tree Top obstacle course
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Working under Pressure
Solve a 4 x 4 Rubix cube
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Problem Solving
Iron your own uniform
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Complete some driving test practice questions.
3 Doctorate points
Crafting my future
Working Independently
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Trafford Centre Trip
2 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Year 9 University Visit - 20/4/23
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Trip - BBC Young Reporters Festival
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Present Research Project at Keele University
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Teamwork
Halle visit - name 3 different types of employment you observed whilst at the Halle concert. Research one further and write a short reflection on whether or not you would like to do this job in the future - upload evidence of your research and reflection
2 Doctorate points
Careers
Working Independently
Creativity
Speaking
Listening
WRL Music: genre: Salsa
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: genre: Musical Compilation
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: additional set list: John Mayer - Last Train Home
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: additional set list: Sigrid – Sight of you
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: additional set list: Rockwell - Somebody’s Watching Me
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: additional set list: Ariel Posen - Now I See
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: additional set list: Foo Fighters - Everlong
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: additional set list: Blondie - Maria
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: additional set list: Tony Orlando – Knock Three Times
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: additional set list: Bruce Springsteen - Working on the Highway
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: additional set list: The Killers – Neon Tiger
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: additional set list: Vivaldi - Andante Festivo
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: additional set list: Ludwig - Symphony No. 5
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: additional set list: Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: additional set list: Johann Strauss - Radetzky March
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: additional set list: Van Morrison - Days Like This
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: additional set list: Alex Winston - Velvet Elvis
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: additional set list: Lionel Ritchie – Dancing on the Ceiling
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: additional set list: Counting Crows - Accidentally in Love
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: additional set list: Jacob Collier - It Don’t Matter
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: additional set list: Diana Ross - I’m Coming Out
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: additional set list: Free - Ride on a Pony
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: additional set list: Norah Jones - Sunrise
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: additional set list: Bret Michaels - Lookin’ for a Good Time
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: additional set list: Neil Zaza - I’m Alright
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: additional set list: John Mayer - Wildfire
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: additional set list: Paloma Faith – lost and Lonely
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: additional set list: Fleetwood Mac – Silver springs
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Performing arts: A classical dance piece The Nutcracker or Swan Lake
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Performing arts: Watch Swan Lake by Matthew Bourne
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Performing arts: Step Up*
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Performing arts: Wayne McGregor
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Performing arts: Watch a performance by the choreographer Kyle Hanagami
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Performing arts: Singing in the Rain
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Performing arts: Footloose*
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Performing arts: Mama Mia*
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Performing arts: Blood Brothers*
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Performing arts: Hairspray
4 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: English: Going Solo - Roald Dahl
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: Maths: The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets - Simon Singh
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: Geography: Prisoners of Geography - Tim Marshall
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: PE: The Lighter Side of Football
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: Science: Brief Answers to the Big Questions - Stephen Hawking
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: English: Voices in Time
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: Computer Science (IT): Behind the Enigma - John Ferris
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: PE: Rugby Spirit - Gerard Siggins
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: History: The Diary of Anne Frank
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: Recommended Reads: Stories for Boys Who Dare To Be Different - Ben Brooks
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Listen to a podcast of your choice and write a review for your evidence
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
WRL: History: Soldier Dog - Sam Angus
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: Art and Design: Dancing With Degas - Julie Merberg
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: History: Great Woman that Changed the World - Kate Pankhurst
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: Recommended Reads: Born a Crime - Trevor Noah
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: RE: Hidden Figures - Margot Lee Shetterly
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: PE: Faster Than Lightening - Usain Bolt
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: Environment: 100 Thing To Know About Saving The Planet - Usborne
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: Science: Ice with your Evolution - Adrian Berry
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: PE: Your Are A Champion - Marcus Rashford
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: English: A Shakespeare Story - Ross Matthews
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: Science: Guide to Growing Up - Dr Christian
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: Science: Spilling the Beans Albert Einstein - Frances Mayes
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: Science: What If? - Randall Munroe
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: Maths: Humble PI - Matt Parker
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: History: Girls Who Rocked the World - Michelle Roehm McCann
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: Recommended Reads: Becoming - Michelle Obama
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: PE: Dwayne The Rock Johnson - Lisa Williamson
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: Recommended Reads: A different Sort of Normal - Abigail Balfe
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: History: Black and British - David Olusoga
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: Recommended Reads: Find Your Voice and Be Your Best Self - Stuart Lawrence
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: History: Pegasus Bridge - Stephen Ambrose
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: RE: I Am Malala - Malala Yousafzai
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL: Recommended Reads: About This Boy Growing Up Making Mistakes - Leon Rollee
1 Doctorate point
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL English: Roald Dahl's 'Boy'
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL English: Roald Dahl's 'Going Solo'
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL English: Gangsta Rap - Benjamin Zephaniah
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Maths: Mathmagicans - Johnny Ball
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Geography: Round Trip - Ann Jonas
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL History: Soldier Dog - Sam Angus
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Computer Science: Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Art and Design: Dancing with Degas - Julie Merberg & Suzanne Bober
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Art and Design: A Picnic with Monet
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Art and Design: In the garden with Van Gogh - Julie Merberg
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL RE: The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL PE: Ultimate Football Heroes Collection - choose one from the 10 Books
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL PE: Rashford Rules - Simon Mugford (or any of the '...Rules' books)
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL PE: Women in Sport: Fifty Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win - Rachel Ignotofsky
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Science: Kid Innovators - Robin Stevenson and Allison Steinfeld
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL English: Face - Benjamin Zephaniah
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL English: John Boyne’s Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL English: War Horse – Michael Morpurgo
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL English: Private Peaceful - Michael Morpurgo
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL English: 1984 – George Orwell*
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL English: Noughts and Crosses - Malorie Blackman
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Maths: This is Not a Maths Book - Anna Weltman
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Maths: Hurray for Hexagons
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Maths: The Simpsons and their Mathematical Secrets - Simon Singh
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Maths: The Hut Six Story: Breaking the Enigma Codes - Welchman, Gordon*
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Watch The Secret Life of the Zoo / Planet Earth / Blue Planet
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Listening
WRL Geography: Windrush Child - Benjamin Zephaniah
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
Watch and episode of Operation Ouch! (CBBC)
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Geography: Refugee Boy - Benjamin Zephaniah
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Geography: Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics - Tim Marshall
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL History: The Diary of a Young Girl - Anne Frank
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL History: Black and British: A short, essential history - David Olusoga
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL History: Tattooist of Auschwitz – Heather Morris*
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Computer Science: 100 Things to Know About Numbers, Computers & Coding - Various
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Computer Science: Behind the Enigma - Authorised History of GCHQ - John Ferris*
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Computer Science: Steve Jobs: The man who thought different - Karen Blumenthal*
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Art and Design: Avengers Final Host (or any of the Marvel and DC comics)
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Art and Design: The Art Book - Phaidon
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Art and Design: The Colours of History - Clive Gifford and Marc-Etienne Peintre
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Art and Design: Ways of Seeing - John Berger
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL RE: The Soul Bird, Michal Snunit
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL RE: His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL RE: To Kill A Mocking Bird - Harper Lee
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL RE: The Philosophy Book - Will Buckingham
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL PE: Gareth Southgate: From Zero to Hero - Rob Mason
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL PE: The Mechanic: The Secret World of the F1 Pitlane - Marc Priestley
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL PE: Rugby Spirit - Gerard Siggins
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL PE: Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant - Roland Lazenby
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Science: The Time Machine - HG Wells
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Science: War of the Worlds - HG Wells
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Science: Journey to the centre of the Earth - Jules Verne
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Science: Limitless -The Autobiography - Tim Peake
5 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: album list: Beatles - Let it Be
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: album list: Aerosmith - Just Push Play
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: album list: Oasis - Definitely Maybe*
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: album list: John Mayer - Sob Rock*
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: album list: Radiohead - OK Computer
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: album list: David Bowie - Hunky Dory
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: album list: The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground and Nico
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: album list: Bob Dylan - Highway 61 revisited
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: album list: Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon*
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: album list: Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: album list: Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: album list: The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: album list: Rufus, Chaka Khan - Ask Rufus
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: album list: Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: album list: Joni Mitchell - Blue
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: album list: Nirvana - Nevermind*
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: album list: Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: album list: Michael Jackson - Thriller
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: album list: Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: album list: The Clash - London Calling
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: artist list: Bob Marley
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: artist list: Frank Sinatra
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: artist list: Louie Armstrong
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: artist list: John Williams (film composition)
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: artist list: Mozart
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: artist list: Beethoven
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: artist list: De La Soul
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: artist list: Led Zeppelin
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: artist list: ABBA
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: artist list: Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: artist list: Eurythmics
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: artist list: The Chieftains
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: artist list: Robbie Williams
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: genre: Bhangra
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: genre: Folk
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: genre: Blues
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: genre: Jazz
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: genre: Reggae
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: genre: Samba
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: genre: African Choral
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High
WRL Music: genre: Rock
3 Doctorate points
Working Independently
Aiming High