Week B
Intent

An essential part of secondary school education, our Personal Development curriculum will provide our students with the knowledge, skills and understanding to

  • Keep themselves safe and healthy (online and offline)
  • Embrace opportunities and respond effectively to challenges
  • Make a positive contribution to school and wider communities
  • Demonstrate empathy and compassion, building emotional literacy, and be accepting of equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Demonstrate and apply the British Values of democracy, tolerance, mutual respect, rule of law, and liberty

 

Implementation

Our Personal Development curriculum is delivered through:

  • Weekly Character, Culture and Citizenship (CCC) lessons, including PSHCE, RSE, Safeguarding, RE and Citizenship. (More information can be found here)
  • Careers programme
  • Mentor Period programme, e.g. VESPA principles (Vision, Effort, Systems, Practice and Attitude)
  • PiXL Edge programme
  • Weekly assemblies
  • Our 'Reading Aloud' programme
  • Trips and visits
  • Extra-curricular clubs
  • Enrichment lessons in Year 12
  • Student Leadership
  • House System and activities/events
  • SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural) development across the curriculum
  • Visiting specialist speakers and organisations
  • GCSE Religious Studies and GCSE Citizenship
  • Primary to secondary transition support and programme
  • Alternative Provision
  • Themed weeks, e.g. Careers Spotlight Week, House Weeks
  • Performing Arts productions
  • Sport engagement and teams