Snettisham Primary Benchmarks for Our Enrichment Strategy   

Pupil Voice Evaluation 2026:

“We should do those trips to Parliament and Bletchley Park again for those who come to the school in the future – they are amazing.” 

“To make our trips even better, we could help to arrange the trips with letters, ideas and fund-raising to help those who struggle to afford it” 

" Personal development is supported by making it suitable for everyone's needs – like having extra pastoral and book time for those that want it" 

Snettisham Enrichment Strategy 2025-2026

Children's Self Evaluation 2025-2026

• A strategically aligned enrichment offer

Our enrichment offer is embedded in our vision and delivered strategically. We know that building aspiration (achieve) and increasing resilience (attendance) and expectations for experiences in our community (respect/tolerance) are vital to broaden horizons and build confidence. We know our enrichment offer builds employment attitudes for the future, and we make every effort to include every child, anticipating non-engagement as potential NEET.  

• A broad and well-rounded enrichment offer

We build on the cultural capital accessible to our children and build their confidence to take part in social, cultural, career, personal, physical, spiritual and morale, building broad and diverse experiences that are within at least 5 categories of breadth, in addition to our knowledge rich curriculum. The breadth is planned to be well-rounded and linked to our values in order to build character. We have 6 areas – Broadening Horizons, Civic Engagement, Arts and Culture, Future Skills, Sporting Events and Nature, Outdoors, Adventure.

• A well-communicated enrichment offer that celebrates participation and achievement

We communicate frequent high aspirations for pupils and students to participate in the enrichment offer through letters, messages, website, face-to-face and newsletters. We share opportunities available with students and families through a multi-platform approach. We demonstrate celebration in participation through tracking each child’s experience, giving recognition along the way via praise, rewards, certificates, challenge, media and additional responsibilities.

• An enrichment offer shaped by the school or college community

We shape our enrichment through our Trust and School values – there are opportunities to be part of a team, to compete, to perform, to be creative, to be independent, to lead, to care and nurture. Resilience, Love, Respect, Kindness, Tolerance, Integrity are key. We aim to offer opportunities that are local within the community and also aspirational experiences further afield that broaden horizons. We identify character traits that support pupils to succeed in their future of choice. These traits align with the Trust cornerstones and are embedded throughout the enrichment offer. The experiences build attitudes for our school community – our parents, staff and those of West Norfolk Academies Trust.

• An accessible and engaging enrichment offer

Our enrichment offer is equitable, inclusive and accessible to all pupils and students, particularly those at risk of missing out. We are relentless with our recognition of those with barriers that could affect life chances, so we consider the barriers for pupils or students with SEND and disadvantaged pupils and students, making practical adjustments where needed. We support accessibility continually to meet individual needs with tracking, funding, adjustments for bespoke arrangements. We speak to students, families and outside agencies to reflect and build on our enrichment.

• An enrichment offer that works in partnership                                                              We speak to students, families and outside agencies to reflect and build on our enrichment. We look for partners that will support our work on the Gatsby Benchmarks and who wish to support our ambition for every child to succeed and participate. We work hard to engage those who can support grants, workshops, safeguarding, culture and confidence, such as local sports, former students in business, arts organisations, youth, community, or voluntary sector organisations, or local authorities
• An outcomes-focused enrichment offer

We plot and evaluate each child’s experience from Reception to Year 6 to analyse and support outcomes, adding to the core curriculum meaningfully. Each experience included on our map is well considered, has a clear purpose, is mapped to the curriculum and is structured carefully to support pupil outcomes. The mapped offer, which is monitored and tracked for every child, is a minimum expectation for every child.

• A continually improving enrichment offer

We review and analyse our tracking, we listen to the pupil's voice through Children's Self Evaluation and we adjust the enrichment we deliver. Snettisham works to continuously improve our enrichment offer through the provision and quality of activities across all 6 categories, the participation rates, particularly for pupils at risk of missing out, provision of free, subsidised and paid activities and the impact on our desired outcomes.

  Gatsby Benchmarks - Future Skills and Civic Engagement 

In addition, we promote Career opportunities linked to the Gatsby Benchmarks. This is vital to our community as we believe that our context is rural, isolated with higher disadvantage than national averages. Increasing potential opportunities, broadening horizons and skills to raise aspirations is an important part of our school values. Career opportunities are embedded into the curriculum to enhance our pupils' and families' resilience, confidence and aspiration. 

   Sample of what we do.

WNAT Primary Careers Education Gatsby Recommendations: > Introduce pupils to various careers and professions through age-appropriate activities and discussions.

> Use storybooks, videos and interactive sessions to familiarise pupils with different jobs and concept of work.

> Encourage class discussions about what pupils want to be when they grow up, fostering curiosity and early career exploration.

> Engage parents and carers in career-related activities to create a supportive learning environment that values future aspirations

Where it takes place at West Norfolk Academies Trust:

> Pupils learn about careers through the unit People Who Help Us in EYFS (YR) with stories, videos and visits from police, RNLI, dentists, nurses and other professionals. >In KS2 (Y4) a unit called My Dream Job encourages discussion, personal qualities, aspiration, money and financial tracking   > Lessons from the unit Dreams and Goals in EYFS/KS1 and KS2

> Apprenticeship day is for all key stages, where pupils dress up as the profession they are interested in and share with the class why they chose that career. >Parents and Carers are invited to a workshop at the end of Apprenticeship Day. > Parents and Carers are also involved in Life Skills Workshops annually.