Developing Well-rounded, Thoughtful Learners
Enrichment at Hoe Bridge Senior School
We are providing our young adults with sessions, designed to encourage curiosity, improve reasoning skills, and help pupils analyse information more effectively, skills that are essential for both school and in life.
Critical Thinking
As part of our commitment to developing well-rounded, thoughtful learners, all Year 9 pupils will have a dedicated thirty-minute Critical Thinking lesson each week. These sessions are designed to encourage curiosity, improve reasoning skills, and help pupils analyse information more effectively, skills that are essential for both school and in life. Pupils will explore real-world issues, learn to evaluate evidence, questions assumptions, and construct well-informed arguments.
Dedicated Reading for Pleasure
There will be a dedicated slot in the Senior timetable for reading for pleasure, which is a powerful way to boost wellbeing and academic success. By making time in the school day for these vital habits, we are investing in both our pupils and happiness and their long-term success.
Senior School Trips
School trips are an integral part of our Senior School calendar. Trips bring essential context to our pupils’ classroom-based learning and enable them to experience other cultures, languages and habitats at first hand, in turn fostering a greater understanding of the wider world and embracing of inclusion.
We organise school trips throughout the year, from theatre visits to London to residential trips both within the UK and to Europe and further afield, ensuring that all are relevant, engaging, enjoyable, safe and represent good value for money.
Duke of Edinburgh Award (DofE)
All Year 9 pupils are encouraged to work towards their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award (DofE). The programme helps pupils to develop skills, resilience, and confidence through a series of challenges in four areas: Volunteering, Physical, Skills, and Expedition. The challenge culminates in an overnight expedition where pupils can put their skills to the test!
Visit Us
The best way to get to know Hoe Bridge is to visit us. Our regular Open Mornings and Private Tours give you a chance to meet our pupils and staff, have a look around and ask us the questions that really matter to you and your family.
Join at 13+
At Hoe Bridge our main intakes are in September at the start of the academic year at our key entry points above. However, as long as there is a space available, children can join us in other year groups and throughout the school year.