Extra-curricular Opportunities
Enrichment activities such as trips, clubs, and extra-curricular opportunities are vital for a well-rounded education. They provide benefits that go beyond the classroom:
- Broaden Horizons – Trips and clubs expose students to new experiences, cultures, and ideas, helping them understand the world beyond school.
- Develop Key Skills – Activities build confidence, teamwork, leadership, and communication skills that are essential for life and future careers.
- Enhance Learning – Enrichment brings subjects to life, making learning more engaging and memorable through real-world contexts.
- Promote Wellbeing – Clubs and trips encourage social interaction, creativity, and physical activity, supporting mental and emotional health.
- Build Cultural Capital – Experiences outside the classroom help students gain knowledge and skills valued by society and employers.
- Foster Character and Values – Enrichment reinforces virtues like Kindness, Integrity, and Tenacity, helping students grow as responsible citizens.
- Prepare for the Future – These opportunities develop resilience and adaptability, equipping students for success in a rapidly changing world.
These experiences provide the students with diverse opportunities to grow and flourish. Through these strands, students develop moral virtues like respect and empathy, performance virtues such as perseverance and resilience, intellectual curiosity, and critical thinking. This integrated approach ensures that students not only excel academically but also build strong character traits that prepare them for life beyond school.
Extra-Curricular Activities
At The Prescot School, we believe that education goes beyond the classroom. Our wide range of extra-curricular activities allows students to discover new interests, develop talents, and build confidence while fostering teamwork, leadership, and resilience.
Students are encouraged to participate in activities that complement their academic studies and support their personal growth. Whether in sports, the arts, academics, or community service, our programmes are designed to engage, challenge, and inspire.
Pupils are able to access our extra-curricular programme at various points throughout the school day, we offer the gym or breakfast club, before school starts, and a variety of breaktime, lunchtime and after school clubs each day.
During the year more than 70% of our students have attended at least one of the extra-curricular activities on offer, and compared to national benchmarks, our provision and range of opportunities for students is much greater than in most schools.
We regularly survey our students to check that what we have on offer matches what they want, and as a result adapt and refine our provision each term to meet the needs of our pupils and increase participation and engagement.
Our Activities Include:
- Sports & Physical Activities – football, basketball, weightlifting, boxing, cheerleading, and fitness clubs.
- Arts & Creativity – music, drama, dance, visual arts, photography, knitting/crochet and craft club
- Academic & Enrichment Clubs – science club, mathematics club, STEM, robotics, century tech, homework club and language clubs
- Student wellbeing – wellbeing club, reading club, games and chess club, yoga.
- Community & Special Interest Clubs – Duke of Edinburgh, environmental club, LGBTQ+ club, food club, film club, Christian club, refereeing club.
Participation in extra-curricular activities helps students develop time-management skills, social awareness, and a strong sense of responsibility, while also creating lasting friendships and memorable school experiences.
At The Prescot School, we are committed to nurturing well-rounded individuals who are prepared for future challenges and opportunities.
What do the students say?
‘I get to go to netball and football, they are amazing, there is a lot on offer’
‘I go to Thursday club, it’s really good for my wellbeing’
‘I like going to clubs, they are good for meeting friends and socialising’
Student Entitlement
Character Clubs
|
Day  |
Lunchtime  |
Afterschool  |
|
Monday  |
English – Century Tech Support (KS4) – S28  Choir (Years 7&8) – G09  Wellbeing Club (KS3) – F43  |
  |
|
Tuesday  |
English – Century Tech Support (KS4) – S28  Wellbeing Club Week 1 (KS4) – G16  Robotics (Year 7&8) – G23T  Music Club Week 1 (Year7&8) – F04  Games/ Chess Club (Years 7&8) – S34  Christian Union Club (Years 7&8) Week 1 – F46    |
GCSE English Revision (Year 11) – S28  Biology Revision (Year 11) – Lab 1  GCSE Textiles/ Art/ Photography (KS4) – Art Rooms  History Study Support (Year 11) – F55  DT Revision (Year 11) – G23A  Haunted Liverpool Reading Group (Years 7&8) – Library  Craft Club (KS3) – S27C  Spanish Revision (KS4) – F18  |
|
Wednesday  |
English – Century Tech Support (KS4) – S28  Wellbeing Club (KS4) – G16  Robotics (Year 7&8) – G23T  Film Club (Years 7&8) – Library  Music Club Week 2 (Year7&8) – F04    |
Chemistry Revision (Year 11) – Lab 1  GCSE English revision (Year 11) – S28  Duke of Edinburgh (Years 9&10) – G24B  Food Club – G16  Drama Study Support (KS4) – G09  Reading/ Book Club (KS3) – Library  French Study Support Week 1 (KS4) – F10  Spanish Study Support Week 2 (KS4) – F10  Geography Revision Week 1 (KS4) – F54  Travel and Tourism Booster (Year 11) – F56  Knitting/ Crochet Club – Art Rooms  Maths Study Support (year 11) – Maths  DT Revision (Year 11) – G23A  |
|
Thursday  |
English – Century Tech Support (KS4) – S28  Robotics (Year 7&8) – G23T  Christian Union Club (Years 7&8) Week 2 – F46      |
LGBTQ+ Club – G08B  Physics Revision (KS4) – G24A  GCSE English revision (Year 11) – S28  Geography Revision Week 2 (Year 11) – F54  Referee Club – G08A  GCSE Textiles/ Art/ Photography (KS4) – Art Rooms  Sports Studies Catch up (Year 11) – G25  Higher Maths Intervention (Year 11) - Maths  |
|
Friday  |
English – Century Tech Support (KS4) – S28  Wellbeing Club (KS4) – G16  Wellbeing Club (KS3) – F43  Music Club (Year 9, 10 &11) – F04  Drama Club (Years 7&8) – G12    |
GCSE English revision (Year 11) – S28  Environment Club – Lab 1  |
Sports Clubs
|
Day  |
AM  |
Lunchtime  |
Afterschool  |
|
Monday  |
Gym Club - Gym  |
Recreational Football – MUGGA   |
Gym Club - Gym  |
|
Tuesday  |
Gym Club – Gym  |
Recreational Football – MUGGA  Yoga – Dance Studio  |
Girls Football – MUGGA  Boxing Club – Sports Hall  Cheerleading – Sports Hall  Gym Club – Gym  Dance (KS4) – S27a  |
|
Wednesday  |
Gym Club – Gym  |
Recreational Football - MUGGA  |
Boys Football – Top field  Netball – Sports Hall  British Weightlifting – Sports Hall  |
|
Thursday  |
Gym Club – Gym  |
Recreational Football - MUGGA  |
Boxing Club – Sports Hall  Basketball – Sports Hall   Gym Club – Gym  Handball – Sports Hall  Cricket – Sports Hall  Dance (KS3) – Dance Studio  |
|
Friday  |
Gym Club - Gym  |
Recreational Football – MUGGA  Basketball – Sports Hall  |
Gym Club – Gym  Badminton – Sports Hall  Cheerleading - Gym  |
Enrichment Opportunities in our Local Area
|
Activity  |
Type  |
Location  |
Time  |
|
Kids Activity Bootcamp (6–12)  |
Sports  |
Volair Stockbridge Village, L28 1AB  |
Mon 4–6pm  |
|
After School Football (With focus on SEN)  |
Sports  |
Volair Stockbridge Village, L28 1AB  |
Wed 4–5pm  |
|
Neurodiverse Fun Sessions  |
Support  |
Volair Stockbridge Village, L28 1AB  |
Sat 10–11am  |
|
Safari Kids Club  |
Family  |
Volair Stockbridge Village, L28 1AB  |
Sat 12–3pm  |
|
Girls Club (6–10)  |
Youth  |
The Gate CC L14 9NQ  |
Wed 4–6pm  |
|
Mixed Youth Club (11–16)  |
Youth  |
The Gate CC L14 9NQ  |
Wed & Thu 6–8.30pm  |
|
Boys Club (6–10)  |
Youth  |
The Gate CC L14 9NQ  |
Thu 4–6pm  |
|
Mixed Youth Club (6–13)  |
Youth  |
Old School CP L36 0UX  |
Tue 5–7pm  |
|
Football Training  |
Sports  |
Pool Hey Field, Stockbridge  |
Tue 6–7pm  |
|
ABC Boxing  |
Sports  |
Towerhill Hub L33 1WU  |
Mon–Wed 6–9pm  |
|
Youth Club  |
Youth  |
Towerhill Hub L33 1WU  |
Various 5–8pm  |
|
Homework Club  |
Support  |
Towerhill Hub L33 1WU  |
Wed/Fri/Sat 6–8pm  |
|
Cookery Club  |
Cooking  |
Towerhill Hub L33 1WU  |
Friday 5-8pm  |
|
Street Dance  |
Dance  |
Towerhill Hub L33 1WU  |
Sun 1–3pm  |
|
Youth Club (Cells)  |
Youth  |
Towerhill CC L33 1ZQ  |
Tue 5–7pm  |
|
Youth Club (KABS)  |
Youth  |
Towerhill CC L33 1ZQ  |
Wed 5–7pm  |
|
Morris Dancing  |
Dance  |
Towerhill CC L33 1ZQ  |
Thu 5–8pm  |
|
Youth Club (8–12)  |
Youth  |
Centre 63 L32 5TH  |
Mon/Wed/Fri 4.30–6.30pm  |
|
Youth Club (13–17)  |
Youth  |
Centre 63 L32 5TH  |
Mon/Wed/Fri 6.45–8.45pm  |
|
Sports Alive Junior  |
Sports  |
Northwood CC L33 9TW  |
Mon 4–6pm  |
|
Youth Hub (Vibe)  |
Youth  |
Northwood CC L33 9TW  |
Tue/Fri 6.30–8.30pm  |
|
Swimming Lessons  |
Sports  |
Active Liverpool  |
Various  |
|
Airborn Academy  |
Sports/Arts  |
Liverpool  |
Various  |
|
Capoeira Liverpool  |
Arts  |
Liverpool  |
Various  |
|
Philharmonic Youth Ensembles  |
Music  |
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall  |
Weekly  |
|
National Museums Youth Forum  |
Culture  |
Liverpool Museums  |
Monthly Sundays  |
|
Youth Fitness 14-16 years  |
Sport  |
Volair Kirkby 105 Cherryfield Drive, L32 8SA  |
Monday – Friday 3.30pm-8.30pm  |
|
Junior Fitness 11-13 years  |
Sport  |
Volair Kirkby 105 Cherryfield Drive, L32 8SA  |
Monday – Friday 3.30pm-6pm  |
|
Girls Boxfit 11-16 Years  |
Sport  |
Volair Kirkby 105 Cherryfield Drive, L32 8SA  |
Tuesday 4.30pm-5.15pm  |
