Personal Development

We explicitly deliver a Personal Development programme which supports the school vision and ethos of ‘Aspiration, Respect and Endeavour’ (ARE) and key skills such as resilience, communication and confidence.

INTENT

Our intention is that all students who come to Roding Valley deserve to receive a broad range of equitable and purposeful opportunities that support them to have high aspirations, respect for all and endeavour to be the very best that they can be.

Alongside rigorous academic study, student lives are enriched by meaningful delivery of a robust, flexible and relevant personal development curriculum throughout their seven year journey. This curriculum intends to encourage positive individual physical and mental wellbeing and highlights the values of courtesy, truthfulness, courage, tolerance and kindness.

IMPLEMENTATION

A broad, extensive and enriching curriculum which all staff / stakeholders develop and share to embed the ‘RV character curriculum’ vision. This is delivered through a number of session strands which include Relationships, Sex and Health Education, careers, Social, moral, spiritual and cultural Education, Mental and Physical Health and Wellbeing, assemblies and drop down events, it is also inclusive of the statutory elements. Our flexible approach allows for inclusion of current and future events, issues and aspects.

IMPACT

The impact of our Personal Development curriculum is evident in our school atmosphere and environment where those within actively participate and invest in our ethos. Through delivery of this curriculum we aspire to  develop social mobility, cultural capital and enrichment furthermore, to empower students through raised awareness in order to better understand themselves and those around them.

As a result of this implementation we would expect to observe increases in:

• Attendance and Positive Behaviour for Learning
• Resilience and grit in our student community
• Attainment and progress

We want our students to build on and prepare desirable qualities and attributes and skills for future employability and good citizenship.

Signposting and community:

• Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families

• Samaritans

• NHS - National Health Service

• Kooth - Your online mental wellbeing community

• Childline

• Papyrus

• Gambling help and support

• Mental health and wellbeing resources