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Our personal development offer to Year 7:

Year 7

RSHE

• Families
• Relationships
• Keeping safe & happy
• Intimate relationships
• Online & media

SMSC

• Subject areas deliver a range of opportunities for our students to develop awareness of these ideas
• In Religious Education we explore the role of religious buildings. Jesus and the origins of Christianity and life as a Muslim in Britain today

In assemblies we will be looking at a range of ideas such as

• Chinese New Year
• LGBTQ+ History month
• Holocaust Memorial Day
• Christmas traditions
• International women’s days
• Young carers action day
• World poetry day
• Earth hour
• Autism awareness
• Lifelong learning & Resilience
• Skin cancer awareness
• International friendship week

British Values

The four fundamental British values (listed below) are woven into our Personal Development and key to preparing our students for Modern Britain

• Respecting the rule of law
• Democracy
• Individual liberty
• Tolerance and respect of different religions and beliefs

Citizenship

We look at the following ideas

• What does a Citizen do in the UK?
• What liberties do citizens of the UK have?
• What is our political system?
• Is our royal family a positive influence?
• What do the police do?
• Why do people volunteer

Development of Character

• PRIDE is woven into our Personal Development Curriculum
• All aspects of what we learn are linked to PRIDE
• Year groups track and record their character development linked to PRIDE

Economic understanding

We study the following elements:

• Career choices and earnings
• Different types of pay
• Methods pf payment (cash, debit cards, credit cards)
• Overdrafts and loans
• Why are taxes important?
• Who are entrepreneurs?

Wider opportunities

• Theatre & drama club
• Sports clubs
• Sewing
• Chess club
• Law
• Debate club
• Cultural studies
• Art

Student leadership

We have a range of opportunities for students to develop leadership opportunities in school

• Subject diplomats
• Form reps
• Sports captains
• Transition leaders
• Tutor set reps
• Year group forum

Well-being and mental health

This is delivered on a Wednesday as part of well-being Wednesday. We focus on the following:

• Connect
• Keep learning
• Mindfulness
• Keep active and take notice

Year 7 plan for the rest of the year: