The whole school timetable will be collapsed from 4th July – 8th July 2011 for Challenge Week.  Teaching and non teaching staff will be organised into cross curricular learning groups.  All groups will have planned activities around different Festivals: All activities are designed to help students develop their knowledge and values around this theme.  Students opt into a group after being given a choice of 12 different activities.

What does our school community gain from Challenge Week?

• Students and adults develop greater trust and respect with each other
• New friendships are created across age groups
• Students and adults learn new skills and have new experiences
• Students develop their enterprise skills (key DCSF output target for schools)
• Spen Valley Sports Colleges uses it’s specialist status to enhance the lives of all individuals across the school, under-pinned by the positive values that sport and physical activity represent