Activities
Offsite Visits
Visits and adventurous activities are an essential part of a child’s development, helping them to learn about assessing and managing risk, and to gain skills in leadership and team working. They also build self-esteem and allow children to experience a range of normal social experiences.
At Francis Combe Academy we aim to create opportunities for our learners to take part in a wide range of offsite visits and residential experiences.
- All visits and residentials are assessed for risk by the trip leader in accordance with the offsite visits policy.
- Parents are required to complete an annual parental consent form, this allows their child to take part in Level 1 school visits throughout the year. Level 2 and 3 visits, including residential and overseas will need a one-off consent form specifically for the event.
- Any deposits and further payments made to the Academy are non-refundable if the trip goes ahead. If for any reason the trip cannot go ahead a full refund will be issued.
- The Academy has the right to withdraw a learner from an offsite visit or residential activity if their behaviour is unacceptable and it is felt the risk is too high for them to take part.
Residential activities could include:
- Sports tours
- Ski adventure holidays
- Camps to Edale, Phasels Wood
- Paris
Extra Curricular Activities
At Francis Combe Academy we recognise the importance of providing a varied range of extra curricular clubs and activities for our learners to take part in.
There are homework/study clubs every morning from 7.30-8.25am, learners can also purchase breakfast from the restaurant at these times.
There are a full range of activities to take part in at lunch time and after school, these include: cooking, chess, drama, sports, fun ICT, science club and many more (please see extra curricular timetable). Link to extra curricular timetable here
The following projects also run at the Academy:
- Watford Volunteer Police Cadets – young people aged 13 – 18 years from the Watford area can apply to join the cadets who meet at Francis Combe Academy every other Tuesday evening.
- Youth Club – Monday – Thursday from 6.30 – 9.30 pm. The youth connexions service provides a range of activities for local young people at Francis Combe Academy throughout the year (including school holidays).
- Woodside Community Motorbike Project – Motocross project runs at Francis Combe Academy and meets every other Tuesday evening and on Saturdays.
For more information please contact Steve McShannon (Vice Principal) on 01923 672964.
