Spotlight Leaders Academy

Where your talent takes the stage!

During our summer school,

your child will:

🎉 Have lots of fun

🌟 Build confidence and independence before term begins

👯 Make new friends and begin forming positive peer connections, ready for September

🧭 Get familiar with their new Secondary School environment, layout, and routines

💬 Develop key communication and teamwork skills

🎨 Take part in creative, hands-on activities that make the whole experience fun

🛠️ Gain practical strategies to manage change and feel more in control

Day 1

Project Shell Shockers

Day 2

The United Games

Day 3

Talent

Quest

An egg-cellent way to start the week! In teams, the Summer School Stars will compete to keep their egg safe at all costs.

Can you help your egg safely across a bridge?

Survive an invasion from your rival egg teams?

Make a parachute to save your egg from some dizzy heights?

These activities will help with teamwork, communication skills, enhance critical thinking and test creativity.

How egg-citing!

Sporting activities with a twist!

Think of it as...The Crystal Maze mixed with the Olympics.

Could you conquer a maze of obstacles blindfolded?

Have you ever played a gigantic game of The Floor is Lava?

The ultimate test of teamwork that will see one team crowned The United Games champions. Testing both physical and mental agility, our games with guarantee fun and laughter.

It wouldn't be a Spotlight Summer School without a showcase of talent.

Exploring any talent the Summer Stars have to offer, it is the perfect chance to share strengths and learn new skills.

Could you teach someone to juggle?

Show them some amazing football skills?

Run an art class?

Whatever your special talent, this is your opportunity to share it with your future friends.

Additional Information

Arrival each day from 8:30am to begin at 9am. Participants are able to leave from 4:30pm, latest collection is 5pm.
Participants are to bring their own lunch and snacks for the day - nut free. We will provide fruit as a snack for the participants.
Adequate hydration - a reusable water bottle is advised. We will provide squash (orange and blackcurrant and apple flavours) to dilute in the available water fountains.
Participants are to wear what they feel comfortable in - we suggest tracksuit bottoms/shorts and a t-shirt.
Weather depending we aim to be outdoors, you will need to provide sun cream, a hat and sunglasses for your child.

Excellent opportunity to expand knowledge of school and build relationships with students. Made them feel welcomed and valued in a new environment. Thoroughly impressed and highly recommend.

Miss James

Harry was nervous about starting senior school moving from primary with only 2 girls from his school. The summer school gave him so much confidence about starting secondary because he had already made new friends and was familiar with the school. Great idea! Thank you!!

Mrs Aston

Because she was familiar with the school, going to school was a lot less scary. She also knew there'd be some familiar faces at school, and already knew a girl from her form group thanks to holiday club.

Mrs Curren

Isabelle loved attending the summer school and it made a noticeable difference to how she was feeling about moving up to secondary school. She was able to make new friendships and get to know some teachers she would eventually be taught by.

Mrs Harris