Personal Development [including RHE]
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 |
| EYFS | How am I feeling? Who am I? What do I do at school? | How am I feeling? How do I take care of myself? How do others feel? | How am I feeling? How can I be a good friend? How can I solve problems? |
| Key Stage 1 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.
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.
