Clubs & Extra Curricular

"The school offers pupils an extremely wide range of extra-curricular activities. Pupils are enthusiastic about the many trips, visits and cultural activities organised by the school because it helps them to understand what they are studying in greater depth".

Ofsted November 2017

There are a vast array of clubs and extra curricular opportunities at Tring School. In Year 7 every child has to join an in school club and they can choose from a huge variety (see list below). Students are also encouraged to participate in out of school clubs because all the evidence shows that when children and young people voluntarily participate in a range of exciting activities, their appetite for learning increases which in turn can lead to better attendance, behaviour and attainment levels.

To support and reward an involvement in clubs and extra curricular activities students are encouraged to collect a Club Stamp in their Character Passport, usually from the club leader or their Tutor. This provides valuable evidence of how they are developing their key character skills of determination, communication, curiosity and independence.

Art Clubs

CLUB	YEAR	DAY	Time	Venue	Staff
Art Club	Years 7 & 8	Wed Week 1 & Tues Week 2	Lunchtime	T9	Miss Stephenson
Pottery Club	All Years - limited numbers	Thursday	Lunchtime	T9	Mr Woolf

Drama Clubs

CLUB	YEAR	DAY	TIME	VENUE	STAFF
House Drama	All years	Tuesday to Friday	Autumn Term	Drama Studio	Miss Cushnie
Drama Club	Years 7 & 8	Monday	Lunchtime	Drama Studio	Sixth Form
G & T Drama	Year 9	Thursday	After School	Drama Studio	Miss Dolder
School Play	Years 10 - 13 Autumn/Spring Term (based on auditions)	Tuesday & Thursday	After School	Drama Studio	Drama Department

2019	Theatre Craft Workshops
February	"Finding Your Fists" open to Year 8, 9, 10 & 11
March	"Voice and The Actor" open to Year 11, 12 & 13
April	TBC
May	"Acting for Screen" open to Year 10, 11, 12 & 13
June	"Musical Theatre" open to Year 7, 8, 9
July	TBC

Date and location of the workshops and sign up sheets can be found outside the Drama Office.

Music Clubs

CLUB	YEAR	DAY	TIME	VENUE	STAFF
Rock Band	Mr Fox's Group	Monday	Lunchtime	B21	TF
Wind Band	All welcome Grade 1-4	Monday	Lunchtime	B22	Gemma Sixth Former
Male Voice	Year 10 and above	Tuesday	Lunchtime	B20	AME
Girls Choir	All welcome	Tuesday	Lunchtime	B16	Sixth Form
Ukelele Group	All welcome	Friday	Lunchtime	B23	Sixth Form
Concert Band	Grade 5+	Wednesday	After School	B23	EHS
Guitar Group	All welcome	Tuesday	Lunchtime	B22	R Holden
Junior Choir	Years 7/8/9	Wednesday	Lunchtime	B23	RGS
Saxophone Group	Grade 6+	Wednesday	Lunchtime	B22	E Jones
Percussion Ensemble	All welcome	Monday	Lunchtime	B23	N Cowling
Senior Choir	Year 10 and above	Tuesday	After School	B23	EHS
Chamber Choir	Senior (audition only)	Thursday	Lunchtime	B20	EHS
Flute Group	All welcome	Thursday	Lunchtime	B22	J Eccles
Rock School	All welcome	Thursday	After School	B21 & B22	A Buckell
String Group	All Welcome	Friday	Lunchtime	B22	A Lovatt
Swing Band	Senior (audition)	Friday	Lunchtime	B23	R Schafer

PE Clubs

We provide a number of opportunities for students wishing to take part in sport outside of the curriculum. We have an excellent sporting reputation both locally and nationally through our extensive extra-curricular programme which focusses on recreational participation as well as competitive performances.

We regularly play in national, county and district competitions as well as friendly fixtures and we have strong links with local sports clubs. Tring School boasts excellent sporting facilities which allows us to offer a broad range of activities. These include a gymnasium, a 5 Badminton court sports hall, a 25m swimming pool, an all weather artificial pitch, 3 newly resurfaced netball / tennis courts and extensive grassed playing fields.

House sporting events

Tring School also has a very strong and competitive house system which our house games and swimming galas and annual sports day are integral parts. These events give all students the opportunity to take part in sporting activities for their house.

Enrichment

The PE department offer a range of recreational and sporting activities which have included the bi-annual ski trip (for years 10 and above) and outdoor adventure days for our Year 7 and 8 students to Willen Lake in Milton Keynes.

PE Extra-Curricular

CLUB	YEAR	DAY	TIME	VENUE	STAFF
Badminton	All Years	Tuesday	Lunchtime	Sports Hall	Mr Joyce
Basketball	All Years	Monday	After School	Gym	Miss Jarvis
Basketball	All Years	Friday	Lunchtime	Gym	Miss Jarvis
Cricket Girls	All Years	Monday	Lunchtime	Sports Hall	Miss Sandy
Girls Dodgeball	All Years	Wednesday	Lunchtime	Gym	Sixth Formers
Fitness	Girls - All Years	Tuesday	Lunchtime	Gym
Football	Under 13	Wednesday & Thursday	After School	Astro	Mr Curry
Girls Football	KS3	Monday	After School	Astro	Tring Tornadoes
Girls Football	KS3	Wednesday	Lunchtime	Astro	Miss Sandy
Futsal	Years 9/10	Tuesday	After School	Sports Hall	Tring Tornadoes
Gymnastics	All Years	Thursday	Lunchtime	Gym	Mrs Golla & Mr Redwood
Hockey	All Years	Tuesday	After School	Astro	Miss Bullock
Netball	Years 7/8	Wednesday	Lunchtime	Courts	Sixth Formers & PE Staff
Netball	Years 7/8	Thursday	After School	Courts	Sixth Formers & PE Staff
Netball	Years 9/10	Wednesday	After School	Courts	Sixth Formers & PE Staff
Senior Netball	Years 11/12/13	Wednesday	After School	Courts	Sixth Formers & PE Staff
Rugby U14/15	Years 9/10	Thursday	After School	Field	Staff
Rugby	Girls - All Years	Tuesday	After School	Field	Mr Fallan
Squash	Girls	Monday	After School	Squash Club	Miss Sandy
Squash	Boys	Wednesday	After School	Squash Club	Mr Lickfold
Table Tennis	All Years	Monday	Lunchtime	Gym	Tring Table Tennis Club

Science Clubs

CLUB	YEAR	DAY	TIME	VENUE	STAFF
Science	Year 7	Friday	Lunchtime	W4	Mr Wright
Science	Years 8 & 9	Wednesday	Lunchtime	W5	Mrs Ross
Science	Years 10 & 11	Tuesday	Lunchtime	W10	Miss Thompson

Clubs led by our Chaplaincy

CLUB	YEAR	DAY	TIME	VENUE	STAFF
CU in B2	All Years	Monday	Lunchtime	B2	Reverend Jane Banister
Choc & Chat	All Years	Tuesday	Lunchtime	B1	Reverend Michelle Grace

Clubs in the Learning Resource Centre (LRC)

CLUB	YEAR	DAY	TIME	VENUE	STAFF
Tring Talks Student Council	All Welcome	Tues Week 1	1.35 - 2.00pm	LRC	Mrs Georgiades
Homework Support Club	KS3/4	Mon/Tues/Wed	3.20 - 4.20pm	LRC	Mrs Rogers
Origami	All Welcome	Thurs Week 2	Lunchtime	LRC	Miss McLeod
Excelsior Graphic Novel Award	All Welcome	Wednesday (Spring Term)	Lunchtime	LRC	Mrs Matthews

All Other Clubs

CLUB	YEAR	DAY	TIME	VENUE	STAFF
Anime					CBY
British Sign Language	All Years	Wednesday	Lunchtime	W9	JSR
Computer Club	All Years	Thursday	Lunchtime	B13	CBY
Craft Club	All Years	Friday	Lunchtime	Connexions	DGR
Digital Leaders	All Years	Monday	Lunchtime	B14	EF
Duke of Edinburgh	Year 10			Conx	AM/FM
Equestrian Team	All Years	TBC	Out of School	Various	LW
Maths Board Club	All Years	Friday	Lunchtime	H9	LT/AS
Film Club	KS3	Monday	Lunchtime	S3	LW
Film Making Club	Year 9	TBA	Lunchtime	S3	LW
Spanish Club	All Years	Tuesday	Lunchtime	B6	6th Form

Clubs in the Local Area

Tring Athletic Football Club welcome footballers of all ages.
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust in association with the National History Museum at Tring and The Wildlife Trusts led assemblies in school to talk about volunteering. Wild Trax Presentation - Assembly September 2018
Air Training Corps in Tring for Years 8 and above meet Mondays and Thursdays from 7.15 - 9.30pm in New Road, New Mill, Tring.
Army Cadets Tring Branch hold their meetings in Tring School on Wednesdays from 7.00 - 9.00pm.
Tring Youth Club meet on Friday evenings and are based in the Temperance Hall on Christchurch Road. For more information please look at their Facebook page.
Please look at this Powerpoint Presentation from Support4Dacorum to learning about volunteering and how you can support our local community.