A key part of our provision is what we offer in addition to the National Curriculum and our core provision.

Sport, PE and Health are important to us- we have excellent PE provision, all staff have weekly teaching sessions with our PE expert. We have a wide-ranging after- school offer including football, running, basketball, agility, Boccia and Kurling and the school participates in as many sporting events across the Trust and City as possible - all pupils in Years 5 and 6 are given the opportunity to represent the school in sports.

We are currently working towards achieving the ArtsMark. Visual Arts are celebrated throughout the school and each half termly project includes an art outcome. We host an annual art festival as part of the Bilborough Arts Festival and work in partnership with our artists in residence throughout the year. We have a strong partnership with the Nottingham Music Hub; all pupils in Year 4 learn to play the guitar and we participate in many performance opportunities across the year including Christmas in the City, The Great Orchestra Experiment, Young Voices and Trust Performing Arts Festivals. This year we have also partnered with the Royal Shakespeare Company and are an Associate School.

The school has a Forest School and a trained Forest School Practitioner. All pupils have the opportunity to spend time in our Forest School as well as in our other green spaces; the Community Garden, the Boats Quad and our wildflower area.

Enrichment opportunities are extensive and well-planned to support learning, often linked to current learning. In addition, all pupils from Years 2 to 6 have the opportunity to attend a residential. The school provides a progressive residential experience with the aim of ensuring all pupils in Year 6 are confident enough to attend a residential in an unfamiliar environment and complete adventurous activities.

Our school environment is something we are very proud of, we have great facilities that include: a sports hall, drama studio, art room with kiln, music room, computing suite with green screen and recording booths, library, sensory room and nurture spaces.

We believe everyone is a leader - adults and children, and encourage pupils to apply for leadership roles across the school including parliament representatives, sports leaders, digital leaders, reading leaders, French Ambassadors and some of our Year 6 pupils can be appointed as Senior Students.

Forest School 🌳 

Forest School develops confidence and self- esteem through learner inspired, hands-on experiences in a natural setting. It aims to promote the holistic development of all involved, building on pupils resilience, confidence, independence and creativity.  

Brocklewood is extremely proud that we can offer Forest School experiences to all of our pupils. It is led by Ms Edwards and she leads children through a wide rage of activities.

Forest School has six key principles;

It is a long-term process of regular sessions, rather than a one-off or infrequent visits.

It  takes place in a woodland or natural environment to support the development of a relationship between the learner and the natural world.

It uses a range of learner-centered processes to create a community for being, development and learning.

It aims to promote the holistic development of all those involved, fostering resilient, confident, independent and creative learners.

It offers learners the opportunity to take supported risks appropriate to the environment and to themselves.

It is run by qualified Forest School practitioners who continuously maintain and develop their professional practice.