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Extra-Curricular Activities

We pride ourselves in offering an enormous number of extracurricular activities across school years. As part of their studies, we aim to ensure that every child has the opportunity to go on a trip or an enrichment activity during their time at The Howard. In lessons such as Geography, we take students out of the school grounds to conduct fieldwork, and even offer European residential trips; students have visited Italy and Iceland in the past, and our Performing Arts students have made trips to New York to see Broadway shows and enhance their learning.

Outside of the curriculum, we also offer numerous clubs and activities that cater to a wide variety of student interests. All of our PE teachers run at least one after-school sports club each week, including Football, Cricket and Rugby. Our students often compete, and do well, in local sporting events. We run Drama clubs and have collaborated in the past with other local schools to perform full-scale musical productions including Les Misérables and Hairspray. Other clubs include Debate Club, Chess Club and a Library Club, where students are invited to relax during breaktime with books, board games and arts and crafts.

Extra-Curricular Clubs - 2025/26
 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Before school (8:00am - 8:25am unless stated otherwise)
Lunchtime

Geography Club
Years 7 & 8
Week A&B

Mr Collins 

H2.9

 

 Debate Society
Years 7 & 8 
Mrs Cleall & Miss Leeper

Every Tuesday

U22

Ecoclub H1.2

Every Wednesday

Mrs Hall

Chess Club

Y7 & Y8

Week A&B

Mrs Deakin

U22

 

Library Club 
Years 7, 8 & 11 -  1st Lunch
Years 9 & 10 & KS5- 2nd Lunch
 

Library Club 
Years 7, 8 & 11 - 1st Lunch
Years 9 & 10 & KS5 - 2nd Lunch

Maths - Sparx Independent Study Support
Years 7, 8 & 11
Mr Harman

Week A&B
L2.7

Maths - Sparx Independent Study Support
Years 7, 8 & 11
Mr Harman

Week A&B
L2.7

 
First Chapter Club
Year 9 
Miss Locke
L3.9

Maths - Sparx
Independent Study Support Yrs 7, 8 and 11
Mr Harman

Week A&B
L2.7

Lego Club

Years 7 & 8

U Block Ground Floor

Week A&B

Mrs D'Amiral

 

 

Maths - Sparx
Independent Study Support Yrs 7, 8 and 11
Mr Harman

Week A&B
L2.7

 

     

Food Drop In - (including independent study support) - all your queries answered!  All years - Mrs McDonald

Every Monday

Food Room

 

     
After school (3:00pm - 4:00pm unless stated otherwise)

Ceramics for beginners

Years 7-9

Miss Standing

Week A&B

3pm-5pm (approx)

ART4

School Show Rehearsals

Open to all year groups

Esports 

All year groups

Rocket League Team

3pm-5pm

Mr Thorpe

ST1.05
(Limited Spaces based on current game)

Esports 

All year groups

Apex Legends Team

3pm-5pm (approx)

Mr Thorpe

ST1.05
(Limited Spaces based on current game)

Book Swap and
Library Club

All Years
Ms May

Every Friday
1:00pm - 1:30pm 
Library

Library Club

Mrs Williams

3pm - 3.45pm

KS3 & KS4

 

Coming Soon!

Photography Club

Year 8

Ms Bassant & Photography Ambassadors

Week A

ELC4

Ambassador Meeting Term 2 onwards
Mrs Cleall
U22

Library Club

Mrs May

1pm - 1.30 pm

KS3 and KS4

Spanish Homework Support
Mrs Johal
Week A - Spanish Higher
Week B - Spanish Foundation
L1.7
 

Coming Soon!

History Club

Yrs 7-9

Mr Clarke

Weeks A&B 3.10pm - 4pm

H2.1

STEM Club
KS3
Mr Johnson
Week B
S5
 

Coding Club

Yrs 7-9

Mr Thorpe/Mrs Barker

Week A&B

ST1.05

 

ECO Ambassadors

Miss Ashbee & Miss Hall

All Years

Week B

L1.1

Fright Club
Story Writing - Horror!  
Yrs 7-9
Miss Floyd
Week B

Media Suite

 

Library Club

Mrs Williams

3-3.45pm

 

Language Club

Mr Emo 

Weeks A&B

L1.8

BAND CLUB

All years and Staff

Mr Coveney 

Week A&B

Music Block

(Students must sign up at break on the day)

 

After School Sports Clubs - Term 1 2025/26
 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Intervention
L124
CHA/JCO
Football
Years 8 & 9 
HE
Gym (*no register set up)
Years 10-13
JCO

Year 7 Football Team

Invite Only
HE

Gym (*no register set up)
Year 10-13
OED

Gym (*no register set up)

Year 10-13

JMU

  Raquet

CHA/JMU/LO
Rugby
Years 7, 8 & 9
JCO/LO/OED
 
Basketball
Year 7/8
OED
  TT

TBO/LSA/MCO
Basketball
Year 9 & 10
FLA
 
    Football
Y7
HE/LNE
Gym (*no register set up)
Years 10-13
JMU/MCO