Personal Development [including RHE]
With God All Things Are Possible
Our Vision:
At Benedict Biscop CE Academy we want our children to know that With God all things are possible. We want all children to have a strong understanding of the world around them, their place in the world and an understanding of the people who live in it.
The principal aim of our Personal Development curriculum [which incorporations statutory RHE] is to enable pupils to hold balanced and informed conversations about society, culture and citizenship and to grow up with curiosity, tolerance and respect for all, becoming courageous advocates for themselves and others. British Values and SMSC are fundamental to our curriculum and are carefully planned and interwoven throughout.
We also place of focus on the development of ‘self’ – exploring mental health, physical health, staying safe and respectful relationships both with themselves and others, as they learn about the challenges and opportunities ahead of them in their lives and how they can navigate these; becoming an active, productive and positive citizen.
Curriculum overview map:
| Year | Autumn | Spring | Summer |
| Nur | Who am I? | How am I feeling? | How can I be a good friend? |
| Rec | What do I do at school? | How do others feel? | How can I solve problems? |
| KS1 Cycle A | Shared responsibilities Respectful relationships Personal Safety and Road Safety Bullying and discrimination | Online relationships Internet safety and privacy Kidsafe Living in the wider world | Healthy minds Healthy bodies Citizenship |
| KS1 Cycle B | Shared responsibilities Respectful relationships Personal Safety and Road Safety Bullying and discrimination | Online relationships Internet safety and privacy Kidsafe Living in the wider world | Healthy minds Healthy bodies Citizenship |
| Three | Shared responsibilities Respectful relationships Personal Safety Bullying and discrimination | Online relationships Internet safety and privacy Living in the wider world | Healthy minds Healthy bodies Citizenship |
| Four | Shared responsibilities Respectful relationships Personal Safety Bullying and discrimination | Online relationships Internet safety and privacy Living in the wider world Kidsafe | Healthy minds Healthy bodies Citizenship |
| Five | Shared responsibilities Respectful relationships Personal Safety Bullying and discrimination | Online relationships Internet safety and privacy Living in the wider world Kidsafe | Healthy minds Healthy bodies Citizenship |
| Six | Shared responsibilities Respectful relationships Personal Safety Bullying and discrimination | Online relationships Internet safety and privacy Living in the wider world | Healthy minds Healthy bodies Citizenship |
Our curriculum design:
Our pupils begin their personal development at Benedict Biscop in our Early Years environment. Our provision has been carefully created, to provide a range of opportunities both indoor and outdoor to help develop their personal, social and emotional development across the curriculum areas. These are mapped through specific lines of enquiry, provocations and progressional learning objectives. Our pupils are also taken ‘beyond’ our school environment into the local area experiencing both forest school and beach school provision, whilst also exploring life ‘out and about’ within the local community.
Their cultural development then continues through a range of carefully mapped educational visits across the curriculum within Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. Other opportunities, such as extra-curricular clubs and visits from professionals and organisations further develop this.
Within Key Stage 1 and 2 we have tailored the PSHE Associations’ Programme of Study and their core themes of: Health and Wellbeing; Relationships; and Living in the Wider World, incorporating the DFE Citizenship non-statutory programme of study alongside elements unique to our school context to create our own Personal Development curriculum.
Each year group covers content related to each strand, ensuring that a spiral programme is in place: one that revisits themes, gradually extending thinking, expanding knowledge and developing skills. We avoid, where possible, ‘one-off’, stand-alone sessions that will not be revisited, and instead make constant links to previous learning and experiences, and build upon these.
Benedict Biscop CE Academy are accredited Kidsafe providers and the scheme has been incorporated into the relationships element of our curriculum. Pupils are taught who are ‘Trusted Adults’ and that there is a process in school where they can talk to a trusted adult if they are worried about anything. Key staff have been trained through Place2Be and CAMHS to support pupils additionally through our Room2Talk Service or through specific interventions such as Fun Friends.
Linking to our Computing Curriculum, elements of online safety and appropriate use [from the Project Evolve Online Bullying and Online Relationship strands] have been used to provide an ‘online’ focus with our strands ‘Bullying and discrimination’ and ‘Online relationships’ to help better prepare our pupils for the oline world.
Our wider curriculum incorporates key UNCRC articles as specific curriculum themes in every year group. Global Citizenship and advocacy are woven throughout and complements our RE curriculum. We recently achieved the Christian Aid Global Neighbours Award; this recognised that school are helping pupils learn about global poverty and the Christian responsibility to tackle it, as well as giving them the tools to play a confident part in creating a fairer world.
Pupils are encouraged to take part in charity work and volunteering, including consulting with and supporting our local community – this is planned for within our curriculum e.g. work and projects with the local food banks, other charities and community support groups. Again, developing our pupils as active global citizens and courageous advocates who can make real, tangible change.
We also work very hard to ensure our pupil have many experiences beyond the classroom walls, hosting community events and performances regularly and inviting our wider community into school to showcase of learning such as our annual music festival BB FEST.
Leadership Opportunities
| Who we are: | What we do: |
| House Captains | Every child in school is allocated a house team. At the end of Year 5 pupils are able to apply to become a House Captain. House Captains are elected by the Rights Knights, Governors and Senior Leadership Team and must demonstrate excellent leadership skills, personal development and be excellent role models for the other pupils. The role of House Captains are ones of privilege, pride and responsibility. They are more than just a title and badge and require dedication and commitment for an entire year. The children take part in active citizenship, whereby they lead a series of school events throughout the school. They are responsible for promoting positive behaviours for learning and community in school. |
| School Council and Rights Knights | Our Rights Knights are made from elected pupils across the school. At the start of each year, each class elects two children to be councilors, promoting the British Value of democracy across the school. They regularly to discuss suggestions and give views on issues raised by the children. Each year the Rights Knights help to inform whole school improvement and development by facilitating a pupil voice questionnaire, feeding into the schools self-evaluation and main school development plan. |
| Pupil Parliament | Two pupils from each school across the Trust have the opportunity to represent the school and share the views of our community through all aspects of the work we do in our schools. This academic year the Pupil Parliment are ensuring that pupil voice is heard when purchasing resources and are supporting school, families and the local community with the rise in the cost of living including conserving energy. |
| Digital Leaders | Our Digital Leader team consists of pupils from across the school who have shown a keen interest in computing and technology. The roles and responsibilioties of our Digital Leaders are to be able to be excellent online role models, to support others across school to improve within Computing, to be advocates for positive online behaviours and to help those who have online issues. |
| Lighthouse Leaders | Our Light House Leaders play an active role in leading worship and developing opportunities for spiritual development such as developing prayer stations and reflection areas in school. |
| Librarians | Our Librarians make a valuable contribution to the running and organisation of the library. Acting as reading ambassadors, they are positive role models for their younger peers. |
| OPAL Play Leaders | Our Play Leaders are fundamental in helping to ensure OPAL play is successful. They get out the equipment, monitor things that are broken and then help put the equipment away. They look to see that children in the playground are playing in the right way and will help those children who might be lonely or struggling, bringing things to the attention of an adult member of the play team if necessary. |
| Playtime Buddies | Older pupils are partnered with younger pupils in Year 1 to help pupils transitioning from our EYFS provision to our Key Stage 1 and 2 OPAL spaces. Buddies will support pupils to be ready to play in all weathers, encouraging active play. |
| Art Ambassadors | Art Ambassadors must demonstrate a passion and talent in art. They help to celebrate and develop art at school e.g. through leading whole school art projects and our annual art gallery event. |
Reading Spine
Please click here to view our Personal Development Curriculum.
Interested in finding out more?
If you would like to find out more about our curriculum. Please contact the school office by emailing BBinfo@nllt.co.uk and we will ask a member of staff to get back in touch a.s.a.p.
