Updated September 2010

Art (Mrs Buttery)
Year 8 Wednesday for a 5 week period 12.45-13.25: Masks
Year 9 Monday 13.00-13.25 5 week period: Photography
GCSE /A Level Club
Wednesday after school 15.35-17.00 This club provides an opportunity for students to enhance their coursework. It begins in the spring.

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Graphic Xtra (Mr Bamgbola)
Students come to the Design Studio to develop hand and ICT skills in producing commercial drawings and Designs. This can include greetings cards or different styles of packaging/presentation materials. Older students are encouraged to come and use the time on their coursework and are encouraged to mentor the younger students. The Club run Thursday lunchtimes from 12.35-13.25 and is open to all pupils at the school.

Gravity Racing (Mr Skoyles)
A small group of students build a vehicle to be used for gravity racing. The group learn fabricating, how to use composite materials and general engineering skills. They also apply a good understanding of the principles and fundamentals of energy conservation and reducing rolling resistance. A small group also restore a Sinclair C5. In addition, we have a 1/32 scale drag racing track. The club runs lunchtimes, Tuesday to Thursday in Room 9, 12.50 to 13.25. Years 8 and 9.

Lego Robotics (Mr Goddard and Mr Robson)
This club is run by Mr Goddard and Mr Robson every Wednesday and Thursday lunch time from 13.00-13.25 in room 10. It is aimed at lower school students who have an interest in robotics and programming. Robots are built from Lego Mindstorms NXT kits and teams compete to perform challenges both within school and at the annual First Lego League (see video at the top of the page).

Young Engineers (Mr Tull)
Students come in and use the school workshop facilities to build practical projects of their choice. Sometimes coursework projects are taken further or work is just caught up with from lessons. In the past students have built large projects such as a Go Kart. This club is open to all and runs lunchtimes Monday to Friday in Room 8, 13.00-13.25.

Science

Biology clinic (Mr Danowa)
This club is for AS, A2 and GCSE Biology 12.45-13.25 in lab 7, every Wednesday lunchtime.

Chemistry clinic (Mr Seabrook)
Chemistry Clinic offers Academic support via mentoring for Chemistry GCSE and A-Level. It will be run weekly by Mr Seabrook and Dr Newbold, with help from Mrs Stirrups and volunteer sixth formers in Lab 1, Wednesday Lunchtimes at 12:45-13.25.

Physics clinic (Mr Lesquerre)
Physics Clinic is a lunchtime club offering Academic support via mentoring for Physics GCSE and A-Level. It will be run weekly by Mr Lesquerre and Mrs Jones, with help from sixth formers in Lab 5, Thursday Lunchtimes at 12:45-13.25.

Languages

Italian (Miss LeSeelleur)
We are teaching Italian as part of Enrichment on a Wednesday afternoon period 5. It is open to boys and girls in years 12 and 13. The course is for complete beginners and will lead to an OCR Entry level qualification in Business Italian Competence. This is assessed by 2 short oral exams (no written exam). Although it is a business course, the language that we cover is more geared towards holidaying in Italy.

German (Mr Eaves)
A dynamic, fast-moving and enjoyable extension class for the sixth form. Tuesday, 12:30pm, in E4. The group’s intention is to move towards an accredited qualification by the end of the year.

Library Challenge (Mrs Marchant)
Thursday 12.40-13.25. This club aims to extend the use and enjoyment of the Library and its resources. It runs on Thursday lunchtimes and is open to all year groups. A variety of activities are on offer including reading and book discussion, board games, puzzles, quizzes and origami.

Maths

'Maths in Motion’ – Grand Prix racing (Mr Young)
Using the “Maths in Motion” software, we hold our own Grand Prix season, with pupils working on their car set-ups and practice laps Monday-Thursday through lunchtime in M1 (12.30-13.25), and racing on Friday at 13.00. We also take part in the national and international competitions with great success, and were the 2008 UK KS3 Champions and 2010 UK KS4 Runners-Up, as well as winning various one-off national races and two of the three 2009 international races. The activity is open to Years 7 to 11. Help sheets, race schedule, results, championship standings etc are all on the school’s VLE in the Virtual Common Room/Clubs/Jaguar Cars Maths in Motion.

Maths Clinic (Mrs Blakeman)
Maths Clinic takes place on Tuesday and Thursday lunchtimes from 12.30-13.20 in M6. Under staff supervision, sixth formers offer individual or small group help to pupils in Years 7-11. Pupils can either drop-in or arrange appointments via Mrs Blakeman. By making an appointment it is possible to arrange for a pupil to work over several sessions with the same sixth former.

National Cipher Challenge (Mr Morris)
Sponsored by IBM and GCHQ amongst others and run by Southampton University, the Cipher Challenge runs from October to January. It has attracts very able students, who enjoy using mathematics and computing in novel and interesting ways; TWGSB usually has the largest entry of all Kent schools. Students work in teams to break ciphers of increasing complexity, with points awarded for accuracy and speed. Four weeks is allowed for the Final Round, which perhaps indicates its level of difficulty. It should appeal to able students in Years 10-13; and it is recommended that anyone in the sixth form contemplating reading maths or a maths-related subject at university should participate in the competition. Support and guidance is provided at lunchtimes by Mr Morris and Mrs Jennings in NB1.

The Senior Maths Enrichment Club (Mr Morris)
The Club is open to pupils of all abilities in the sixth form. We will look at maths and the uses of maths in areas outside the A-level syllabuses, for example how maths developed and is used in the “real world”. In addition to these activities there will be games and the opportunity to represent the school in maths competitions, notably the Senior Team Maths Challenge. This is a national competition to find the best team of Y12 and Y13 mathematicians; we usually do well and aim to reach the Finals this year. Finally, there will be an opportunity for pupils requiring to sit additional papers, such as the STEP or Oxford entrance exams, to have help and support to prepare for these important exams.

Bridge Club (Miss Connell)
Bridge is good way to develop thinking skills and is a very sociable game. Bridge Club caters for pupils of all ages and abilities. Most members are new to the game and the aim is to improve over the course of the year. The basic rules are given and the players improve by learning to count the cards and thinking about how to play the hands. The Club meets with Miss Connell from 12.45-13.25 on Thursday lunchtimes in M4 and is open to all.

Music

Music Tour Rehearsals
Monday 15.45-16.00. MU1

Year 7-9 Choir
Friday 12.45-13.20 in MU1.

String Group
Friday lunchtime in the recording studio from 12.50-13.25 performing a mixed repertoire. All years welcome.

Guitar Ensemble Beginners and Advanced
Wednesday 12.30-13.00 in MU2- Beginners to grade 3 playing a range of music for acoustic guitar. You may borrow a school guitar
Guitar Ensemble Advanced
Wednesday 13pm-13.25 in MU2: for grade 3 and above on acoustic guitar.

Jazz Band
Thursday lunchtime in MU1. Jazz band runs from 12.50-13.20 – open to brass, woodwind, piano, bass, guitar and drums performing jazz and soul standards.

Orchestra
Tuesday: 12.45-13.20 in MU2. Open to all years and all instruments especially strings and woodwind.

Clarinet Choir
Monday 12.50-13.20 in the Recording Studio with Jack Bennett.

Music Clinic
GCSE Music Clinic: Monday and Tuesday12.30-13.20 in MU1. This is a supervised session in which GCSE students may work on their composition and performance coursework with the help of Mr Shillito and Ms Stokes.

Rock School
Friday 12.30-13.20 in Live Room and MU2: Open to all years but you need to book your slot so speak to the Music staff.

Street Dance
Wednesday 12.50-13.20 with Louise Denton. All age groups welcome

PE/Sport (Mr Downing)
The PE department run sports clubs throughout the year. In the spring and winter terms the boys can enjoy football, rugby, basketball and badminton clubs. In the summer terms there are tennis, cricket and athletics clubs. In the sixth form, students have the benefit of the St Johns Leisure centre swimming pool. The clubs are open to all regardless of ability. Pease see our weekly fixtures and practices list.

Salsa Club (Ms Mason)
This club is for Year 7s. 12.45-1.20.

Cross Country (Dr Newbold)
These sessions take place on the school playing fields. They include intervals, parlaufs, fartleks and time trials. Friday after school, meeting, ready changed, at the steps by the changing rooms at 15.45. Sessions finish by 16.30. Open to all pupils. The sessions will prepare pupils for inter-school competition including the English Schools’ Cup and County Championships.

Green Fingers Gardening Club (Mr Roberts and Ms Lovera)
Monday, Wednesday and Friday lunchtimes 12:55-13:25. Meet by the Greenhouse or if raining in Lab 11.

Debating society (Mr Price, Mr Mason)
For the senior school, there is a debating society (Tuesday Room 23) and a debating chat room on the VLE which assist pupils with clarity of logic, expression and formulating arguments for and against a range of propositions. The school enters competitions run by the English Schools Debating Union, the motions for which are:
• This house believes religion is better left in the home than brought into schools
• This house would return national treasures to their country of origin
• This house believes the West should be held responsible for the effects of climate change
• This house believes paying for news should be a thing of the past
• This house believes hosting major sporting events are a drain, not a benefit, to society
• This house believes the UN is one big talking shop
The House Competition cup boasts the following inscription: “He only employs his passion, who can make no use of his reason,” Cicero.

Eco Club (Ms Lovera)
This club is for keen Eco Warriors who want to help improve the school’s environmental audit. Friday 12.45-13.25 in E6.

Psychology Club (Ms Roberts)
This club is open to sixth form and takes place on Monday 13.00-13.25 in NB3. We will discuss psychological issues about various topics e.g. ethics of imprisoning people who are or were insane when they committed a violent act.

Thirst (Christian Union) (Mr Bamgbola and Mr Goddard)
Tuesdays 12.45-13.25 in the Drawing Office. Thirst is the school Christian Union and is open to students from all year groups to attend whether professing Christians or not. The club provides an opportunity for Christian fellowship and support as well as a forum for those investigating the Christian faith.

Warhammer club
This club is run by three boys in 8B on a Wednesday lunchtime 12.45-13.25 in room 37. Members bring in their figures and play a game. There are members from a range of years and all are welcome. There is a limit on how many can be accommodated on any one session. The club is supervised by Mr. Ash.