Year 7
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:
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