STEM & STEAM

 

CCHS IN THE NEWS

‘Chelmsford Science and Engineering Society bursary kits granted to Chelmsford County High School for Girls’

As part of the ongoing commitment to education, support and inspiration Chelmsford Science and Engineering Society (CSES) has been working with Chelmsford County High School (CCHS) for girls…

CSES continues to support schools with technology and engineering – CSES

Curriculum

  • Core STEM offered from Year 7 through to Year 13:  Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science and Physics.
  • FSMQ is available for our Key Stage 4 students as an additional course.
  • STEM offering is developed further at KS5 with Further Maths.
  • GCSE Art course changed from Fine Art to Craft & Design to provide a greater range of learning opportunities for students.
  • CCHS is an Artsmark Gold Award holder and we have a clear vision on how creativity features within STEM (as STEAM) and across the whole curriculum.
  • The HPQ and EPQ offer students opportunities to explore an area of STEAM that interests them, supported by academic experts.

STEM Leaders Programme

We are delighted to have been approved as a Qualification Centre for the STEM Leaders Programme. CCHS was one of the first schools to sign up for this prestigious programme which was launched in 2021.

Our first cohort of Year 9 students completed the programme last academic year and we are delighted that they have been successful in achieving their Level 1 Qualification. We look forward to building on this success with our current Year 9 students.

Extra-Curricular and Enrichment

  • We have a STEM room and a STEM tutor who leads key projects and clubs for students.
  • Our Enrichment Day programme encompasses STEAM for our students. For example, the Primary Schools STEM day, Year 8 Creative Fest, Year 9 Forensics and our Scrapheap Challenge.
  • Clubs, competitions and societies offering STEM related opportunities include, but are not limited to:
Maths Year groups
Junior UK Maths Challenge Year 8 with 20 invitees from Year 7
Intermediate UK Maths Challenge Year 10 with invitees from Year 11 and Year 9
Senior UK Maths Challenge Invitees from Year 12 and Year 13
Biology
Biology Challenge (online) Year 10
Biology Intermediate Olympiad Year 12
Biology Olympiad Year 13
Chemistry
Cambridge Chemistry Challenge Year 12
Chemistry Olympiad Year 13
Chemistry Race Year 13
Top of the Race Years 9-11
Gold Crest Award Year 12
Physics
Physics Challenge (online) Year 10
Intermediate Physics Challenge Year 11
Senior Physics Challenge Year 12
Physics Olympiad Round 1 Year 13
Adventure Island trip Year 12
Science Live Physics Lecture  Years 12&13
STEM competitions and projects
Industrial Cadets Gold Award EDT (50 hours)
Includes residential trip
Year 12
Industrial Cadets Bronze Award EDT (20 hours) Year 9
Secondary Engineers leader award Years 8-11
Arkwright Scholarship Year 11
STEM Leadership Programme ((26 hours) Year 9
CCHS Institute Lectures Years 9-13
STEM Roadshow Years 7-8
Electronics club Years 7-9
Rampaging Chariots Year 8
Science week

Whole school

(Led by STEM prefects and Science Prefects)

Chelmsford Science and Engineering competition (June) Students who have entered other competitions/events
Student Run Societies
Biology and chemistry society Upper school
Dentistry Society Upper school
Med  Soc Upper school
Physics -Engineering society Upper school
Enrichment Days
Fizz Pop Bang (Primary) with sixth form support Year 12
Creative Fest Year 8
Maths Year 13
STEM Discovery Day Year 7
Maths Masterclass Year 11
CSI Forensics Day Year 9