Open Events 2025/2026
As a Trust we work hard to ensure our pupils receive a high-quality and academically focused education, however this is by no means the limit of our ambitions. There is a wealth of evidence highlighting the challenges facing children who grow up in coastal communities like ours, and it is so important that we go beyond the classroom to support young people in all aspects of their lives.
Our five schools serve pupils from 2-18 across Folkestone in one of the most deprived communities in the South East, which is why we want to provide the extracurricular activities that we know will prove hugely important to their long-term development.
Because of this, we are committed to providing for each pupil 25 formative experiences in their primary years, and 25 further experiences throughout secondary.
Our ‘T25’ experiences can broadly be divided into the following categories:
Capturing culture
Creative performing
Connecting with the community
Acting mindfully
Staying safe
These categories cover a broad range of activities:
Learn and perform a poem
Take part in a sports event/competition
Learn to ride a bike on the road (bikeabilitiy)
Raise money for charity
Take part in a litter pick (community)
Grow vegetables to eat
Plant a tree
Have a piece of art displayed in a gallery
Learn to swim (25m)
Perform to an audience
See a live performance
Pen pal with another country
Learn a new language
Residential trip
Campaign for change- write to an MP
Take a train
Learn first aid
Ride a horse
Visit London
Learn an instrument
Meet an exotic animal/creature
Visit a zoo
Write and post a letter
Visit a library/own a library card
Learn to look after an animal/pet