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The King John School

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Shipwrights Drive, Thundersley, Benfleet, SS7 1RQ

01702558284

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Extra-curricular

Enrichment activities are added to the timetable every year, as well as a range of sports, outside speakers, careers opportunities and visits to interesting destinations around the world.
Work experience

Every student in year 12 has the opportunity to undertake a self-placed week of work experience in the summer term of year 12. This is a chance to bolster their CV, build soft skills and explore career pathways. Our provision is managed through the unifrog platform and the relevant forms can be found [insert link to CAIG page]. Students also have ongoing access to Pathways CTM to support their career aspirations as well as personalised interview support, assessment centre workshops and access to an independent careers advisor.

Dance

Opportunities outside of classroom for dance can be listed as: School production Dance show Trips and performance opportunities Dane leader/mentor Enrichment/primary outreach

Football

The boys compete in Essex Colleges Football League every Wednesday as well as Essex Colleges Cup, League Cup and English Schools National Cup. The boys train every Monday lunch time on the astro-turf with Mr. Selby-Knight. The girls have also entered the Essex League. At present, they are in the ESFA National Cup semi- final! Led by Miss Hunt, their games are usually Wednesday afternoon in their enrichment time.

Speaker programme

The sixth form maintains good contacts with employers and the wider community. Each year a range of speakers come into the school to give information on a range of subjects including:

About Education Provider

RegionEast of England
Local AuthorityEssex
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressShipwrights Drive, Thundersley, Benfleet, SS7 1RQ