Enrich your learning with the Q-XTRA Programme

We want to support and enable you to leave college with more skills and experiences than just those gained through your studies. To do this, the Q-XTRA programme encourages you to seek out experiences that maintain your health, contribute to your community, develop your employability, and enhance your skills and interests. For everything you do alongside your studies either in or out of college, you can receive credits leading to either Bronze, Silver or Gold Q-XTRA certification.
Health
This programme looks at tips on Managing Anxiety, exam stress, coping strategies and triggers for anxiety. The managing anxiety group is a mix of discussion work/interactive techniques such as practising breathing as well as a personal progress log.
Length: Six weeks, 1.5 hrs per week
Practice gentle movement and meditation in a calm and supportive environment. Increase flexibility, tone and core strength. Improve focus and concentration. Learn techniques for anxiety and stress management.
Length: 1 Term, 1.5 hrs per week
A 6 week course designed to promote health, wellbeing, practical self defence skills and personal development. The classes provide students with a fun, positive and safe environment to learn new skills with qualified instructors.
Length: Six weeks, 1.5 hrs per week
A fun-based participation football session. Male and female students will have the opportunity to take part in a football session focussed on the social aspect of sport. Sessions are led by fully qualified coaches who will give students the opportunity to improve their skills, however sessions are primarily focussing on fun games. All abilities and skill levels are welcome.
Length: All Year, 1.5 hrs per week
Female fitness is a women’s only fitness session in the Fitness Suite, incorporating a range of different exercise and fitness methods in a fun and engaging way. It is with Paige, our fully qualified personal trainer. The session is aimed at anyone with an interest in improving fitness, health and wellbeing. The sessions will be tailored to suit the needs of the clients.
Length: All Year, 1.5 hrs per week
A fun-based participation session, aimed at students wishing to take part in the activity for social and recreational purposes. Sessions are staff led and will lead to some improvement in fitness and skill development, but the focus is very much on fun and game time.
Length: All Year, 1.5hrs per week
Students will work with the volleyball coach to improve their skills and develop their fitness. From this session a team will be selected to represent the college at Hampshire Colleges and AOC Regional and National competitions. Students who do not want to play in competitive matches can still attend this session and take part in the training and drills.
Length: All Year, 1.5 hrs per week. Training Tuesday am.
The badminton programme is a popular and thriving one, with men’s, women’s and mixed catered for. The badminton squad has performed well at local, regional and national levels.
Length: All Year
The women’s basketball programme is a growing and thriving programme aimed at team players and school/recreation players. The Team BP team play in the Hampshire Colleges League and Cup, the AoC Cup and tournaments.
Length: All Year Training. Friday (1.5 hrs) and matches after college on a Tuesday
The Men’s football programme is a growing and thriving programme aimed at team players. There are five teams competing in the Hampshire Colleges League and Cup. The Elite Team also compete in the AoC and English Schools national cup competitions.
Length: All Year Training. 1.5 hrs/week and matches Wednesday pm. Elite team also train for 1.5hrs on a Friday morning
Students will have the opportunity to be entered into AOC regional and National competitions throughout the year. Not a timetabled session. Keen golfers should make themselves known to the PE department.
The Hockey programme is a thriving programme that has national and regional success over the years
The Women’s Team play in the England Schools Under 18 Tier 2 Knock Out Cup, AOC Cup
Players have the opportunity to be nominated for the AOC National Team Trials to represent their country.
Length: All Year (Training Tuesday period 4 and matches Wed pm)
The Netball teams are selected on a trial basis. 3 teams will be selected to play in the Hampshire League and other competitions:
- 1st Team enter AOC National Cup, National League and South Region Qualifiers
- 2nd enter AOC Regional League
Players from the First Team also have the opportunity to be nominated for the AOC National Team Trials.
Length: All Year (Training Tuesday period 4 and matches Wed pm plus Elite Training for Teams 1 and 2, Friday Period 1)
Women’s rugby is a timetabled session for 1.5 hours per week. Students will work with the dedicated rugby coach to improve their skills and develop their fitness. From this session a team will be selected to represent the college at Hampshire colleges and AOC regional and National competitions. Students who do not want to play in competitive matches can still attend this session and take part in the training and drills.
Length: All Year Training Tuesday (1.5 hrs) and matches Wednesday pm.
Learn techniques to manage stress and anxiety. Improve your focus and concentration. Explore and improve your own well-being. Develop your own mindful practice. During this course you will work within a supportive and safe environment with an experienced Tutor.
Length: 1 Term, 1.5 hrs per week
An introduction to Cyber Security: Stay Safe Online is a free course offered by the Open University which students can complete in their own time. This will help you understand online security and how to start to protect your digital life. You will learn about; malware, viruses, trojans, network security and identity theft. This online course may be of particular interest to IT or Computer Science Students.
Independent Online – Non Timetabled
The fitness suite is open to all students at college and has a good range of cardio and resistance equipment. Students can access the gym during their free periods and after college at certain times. With a gym membership, students can work out and train independently or have a programme designed for them by our own fitness suite manager and qualified personal trainer, Paige Butler.
Face to Face (non timetabled)
Boxercise is a high intensity interval training class based on boxing training. It differs from boxing in that boxing is a competitive sport whereas Boxercise includes aspects of boxing training but not sparring or competitive bouts.
Length: All Year, 1.5 hrs per week
The Level 2 Certificate in Fitness Instructing is a fantastic qualification in which you learn the knowledge and skills to work as a fitness instructor with a range of clients. The course helps you plan, deliver and evaluate fitness based gym sessions for people with ranging fitness goals. It is also a great way to enhance your University and job applications and will help you develop a range of key people skills.
You will learn about anatomy and physiology; how to maintain health, safety and welfare in a variety of fitness environments; the health benefits of physical activity and the importance of healthy eating and how to communicate with and motivate clients to adhere to an exercise programme.
Length: All Year, 3 hrs per week
A fun-based participation session, aimed at students wishing to take part in the activity for social and recreational purposes. Sessions are staff led and will lead to some improvement in fitness and skill development, but the focus is very much on fun and game time.
Length: All Year, 1.5 hrs per week
Development training for those wishing to get into the Netball Teams or skills and fitness for those wishing to just play for recreation.
Length: All Year, 1.5 hrs per week
This is a summer (only) activity and comprises of Team BP entering into a number of County wide athletics competitions. There is no weekly training for athletics. Athletes should make themselves known to the PE department.
The Men’s ELITE programme is a growing and thriving programme aimed at club and school team players. Team BP play in the ABL National League the English Schools Dynamic Cup, Hampshire Colleges League & Cup, the AoC Cup and tournaments.
Length: All Year. Training Monday, Tuesday and Friday and matches Wednesday
The Hampshire Cricket Programme is an exciting two year programme that gives promising young cricketers the opportunity to develop their skills whist continuing in full-time education.
As well as joining a college with an outstanding reputation for excellent standards, teaching and learning, the Hampshire Cricket Programme provides training sessions at the international-standard cricket facilities at The Ageas Bowl, the home of Hampshire Cricket. Link on their website below:
https://www.ageasbowl.com/cricket/coaching/
Length: Two years
The women’s football programme is a growing and thriving programme aimed at team players. The team play in the Hampshire College’s League and Cup, the AoC and English Schools national cup competitions.
Length: All Year Training. Tuesdays 1.5 hrs and matches Wednesday pm
The Hockey programme is a thriving programme that has national and regional success over the years
The Men’s Team play in the England Schools Under 18 Tier 2 Knock Out Cup, AOC Cup
Players have the opportunity to be nominated for the AOC National Team Trials to represent their country
Length: All Year Training. Tuesday period 4 and matches Wed pm
The Hockey programme is a thriving programme that has national and regional success over the years.
The Mixed Teams (2) play in the AOC South East League, AOC Cup and Participation Tournaments.
Players have the opportunity to be nominated for the AOC National Team Trials to represent their country.
Length: All Year. Training Tuesday period 4 and matches Wednesday
The team play in the Hampshire Colleges League and Cup, the AoC Cup, AoC Sevens and English Schools National cup competitions.
Length: All Year. Training Tuesday period 4 and matches Wed pm plus Elite Training for Teams 1 and 2, Friday Period 1.
Students will have the opportunity to be entered into AOC Regional and National competitions throughout the year. Not a timetabled session. Keen tennis players should make themselves known to the PE department.