EXAMPLES OF HOW ROCKLEY COLLEGE ENCOURAGES YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE INDEPENDENT.
GETTING TO COLLEGE: Without a dedicated college bus, students are responsible for finding their own way to the Rockley College Campus.
WATERSPORTS PRACTICAL SESSIONS: During their sessions on the water, following an initial induction, students are responsible for rigging their own dinghies and setting up their powerboat engines, ensuring that sessions run on time.
INSTRUCTOR ACADEMY: This is a free optional extra and while students are encouraged to participate in order to gain extra qualifications, the choice to sign up and regularly attend in order to reap the benefits, is entirely theirs.
PLANNING EXPEDITIONS: During their walking practical session, students plan their own routes and are responsible for navigating the whole group across the Purbecks, from A to B.
LEADING MODULES: Students are in charge of running particular modules, including the Sports Coaching and Leadership modules. Making time to effectively plan these sessions to ensure a positive outcome is essential.
WORK EXPERIENCE: During their work experience with Rockley, students are in charge of running specific areas of the Dorset School Games - an event which is held yearly at our Poole Park Lake Centre and involves hundreds of local primary and secondary school students attending on-water sessions. Planning, preparation and the confidence to liaise with staff, their peers, teachers and pupils are key.
TIME MANAGEMENT: Students are in college three or four days of the week and therefore need to plan the rest of their time to ensure that all of their academic goals are met. This needs to be done while also juggling work, relationships and extra-curricular activities. Organising their time is an essential life skill that will hugely benefit an individual beyond college.