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Personal Development

Our Mission Statement is:

'To educate each and every unique child in our care, to hear and respond to what God calls them to be'

This means that we aspire to give every child the opportunity to explore their vocation in life and achieve their best both academically and personally, within a framework of spiritual and moral guidance. We therefore place great importance on delivering a high-quality and responsive personal development curriculum to our pupils.

This personal development curriculum is underpinned by our Catholic Ethos and SJW Values. It includes Spiritual, Moral, Social, Cultural and Vocational development (SMSCV), Careers, Citizenship and British Values, Mental Health and Well-being, and Family Life Education (RSE).

Our personal development curriculum pervades all aspects of school life such as Catholic Life activities, Collective Worship, Subject lessons, the House System, extra-curricular and enrichment, pastoral and behaviour policies, trips and visits. In addition, some personal development topics are taught during discrete lifestyle lessons and tutor time, and on our Cross Curricular 'Values@' days. We link up with a wide variety of organisations so that our pupils can learn from experts, for example... West Midlands Police, Prison Me No Way, 2020 Dreams, Kenelm Youth Trust and Stand Against Violence. Also, our staff are involved with teaching some of the topics, and every interaction throughout the day is an opportunity for staff and pupils to learn more about themselves as a person.

Ultimately, our personal development curriculum aims to prepare pupils for being active, generous and compassionate citizens who will make a valuable contribution and have a faith-filled and happy life in Modern Britain.

Personal Development Maps