Enrichment

Enrichment is everything you do outside your main subjects that helps you grow as a person, new skills, experiences, and opportunities that make you stand out. It’s about discovering what you enjoy, building confidence, and developing skills that prepare you for life after college.

Because it’s the part of college that’s all about you - your interests, your goals, and your future. Here’s what it gives you:

· Skills employers love: teamwork, communication, leadership, and initiative.

· A stronger CV or UCAS application: it shows you’ve gone beyond the basics.

· New experiences and friendships: you’ll meet people you wouldn’t normally cross paths with.

· A healthy balance alongside study: enrichment gives you space to do something different, recharge, and stay motivated.

· Confidence and self-awareness: you’ll learn what you’re good at (and maybe what you love doing).

In short: enrichment helps you become more than your grades.

As much as you can! Find a balance that works for you. As a rough guide, the college thinks 50 hours of enrichment is a good benchmark. Remember, lots of enrichment (super curricular) will link closely to you subjects so will benefit your academic progress.

That might sound like a lot, but it adds up quickly, especially when you’re involved in clubs, sports, or short courses.

You can build your hours in different ways, or by mixing and matching:

· Performance Sport

· EPQ (Extended Project Qualification)

· Super Curriculum Enrichment (activities run by your subject areas)

· Central Enrichment (activities run by the central team)

You can stick with one type or combine a few, whatever fits best with your goals and timetable

Every student at The Henley College has three enrichment periods built into their timetable. You should use at least one of those slots for an enrichment activity, but you can do more if your timetable allows. The key is making it work around your main study commitments.

At enrolment, you’ll complete an MS Form to tell us which activities interest you. You’ll then be assigned one of those options as part of The Henley College Central Enrichment Programme. If your first choice is full, don’t worry, you’ll still get something that suits your interests.

We encourage you to stick with your enrichment and give it a good go. However, if you feel the enrichment isn’t for you, you can drop the enrichment team a line and they will endeavour to find something different for you, unless you’re on a short course (like Driver Theory or British Sign Language). Once the short course ends, you can choose something new or return to your original club or society.

A good approach is to join one club, sport, or society for the year, then add in short courses that interest you across the terms. That way, you build consistency and variety, and easily reach your 50-hour target.

If you haven’t been assigned an enrichment activity yet, don’t worry, you will be assigned in either Jan of April (the start of every term). In the meantime, continue engaging with super-curricular activities and use those super-curricular slots for private study.

No problem, you’ll need to choose a different enrichment that fits with your in-college timetable. We’ve got loads of options across the week, so you’ll definitely find something that works

This only affects a small number of students, but if it happens to you, simply pick another enrichment slot on a day where you’re free. Academic lessons always take priority, so make sure your enrichment fits around those

Amazing! But… no… College enrichment only includes activities that are run by college, in college for college students.

Ready to get started? To find out more about the Central Enrichment activities and short courses available, just speak with the Enrichment Team at The Henley College.

If you want to make a change or explore something new, the Enrichment Team can help you find an activity that fits your schedule and interests, whether that’s joining a club, trying a sport, or taking on a new challenge.

If you have any questions, contact enrichment@henleycol.ac.uk, the team’s always happy to help.

Enrichment is your space to explore, develop, and make your time at The Henley College unforgettable, so get involved and make the most of it.