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Personal Development

Intent

Our mission for the Personal Development curriculum is to ensure students are well equipped for life beyond school, with detailed understanding of the issues young people face today and how to keep themselves safe on and off-line. We want to develop empathetic and well-rounded individuals who are responsible global citizens that can thrive in the world beyond school and make their voice heard.

Key Stage 3

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9
  • Finding yourself
  • Online safety
  • Equality
  • My voice locally
  • My body and me
  • British values
  • Drugs and alcohol
  • Mental health and wellbeing Careers
  • Social Action
  • Online Safety
  • Finance
  • Drugs and alcohol
  • First Aid and Mental Health
  • Relationships
  • Careers
  • Active Citizenship.

The order of study may change if we identify a contextual safeguarding issue in school.

Key Stage 4

All students study core Personal Development in Y10 and Y11.  Some students opt to take an additional GCSE in Citizenship through a twilight session after school.

Year 10 Year 11

Personal Development

  • Relationships
  • Careers
  • Social justice and equality
  • Online safety
  • Post-16 options
  • Democracy

 

Year 10 – GCSE Citizenship

  • Theme C: Law and Justice
  • Theme A: Living together in the UK
  • Theme B: Democracy at work in the UK

Personal Development

  • Careers
  • Health
  • Relationships
  • Finance
  • Change your mindset – exam preparations and wellbeing

 

Year 11 – GCSE Citizenship

  • Theme E: Taking Citizenship action
  • Theme D: Power and influence

The order of study may change if we identify a contextual safeguarding issue in school.