Enrichment

Whitley Academy provides a rich variety of activities alongside normal lessons. Many of these take place after school and some during the school day instead of timetabled lessons.

The school has a strong commitment to the values of learning beyond the statutory school day and beyond the school premises by use of carefully planned educational visits.

Student Leadership opportunities will be open to all Whitley Academy students who have shown good leadership qualities, by completing the Whitley Leadership Diploma to a Gold standard, or in some circumstances to Silver standard.

BBC Young Reporters is the project managed by the BBC Young Reporter team which gives 11–18 year old students opportunities to make their own news reports for real life audiences. The subject of their reports matter to the students, the school, and it's community.

Whitley Academy aims to build the skills of students responsibility through the curriculum and the many varied activities of school life.