Personal Development

At RGTS we have a whole school approach to our Personal Development provision. The aim of the ‘Personal Development’ programme is to equip our graduates with the skills required to live healthy, well informed, independent, and financially literate lifestyles, within modern British society.

At each key stage across the Foundation and Trust Schools, we offer a broad and balanced ‘Personal Development’ curriculum which explores the core themes of Health and Wellbeing (Mental and Physical Health) Relationships Sex Education and Living in the Wider World (SMSC & Citizenship) which helps enable our students to better navigate the world as true global citizens.

Personal Development is delivered through our Tutor Time Programmes, Enrichment Activities, Themed Assemblies, Targeted Workshops which are sometimes facilitated by External Agencies and Bespoke Personal Development Lessons which take place once each half term for 50 minutes. In addition, some Personal Development topics and issues are further explored through our Core Graduate Curriculum.

Personal Development Curriculum

The Personal Development curriculum offers our students a variety of opportunities to explore the following three core themes as outlined by the DfE: Health and Wellbeing, (Mental and Physical Health) Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Living in the Wider World (SMSC & Citizenship). Once each half-term the core curriculum is collapsed across the whole school and 50 minutes is dedicated to a bespoke lesson which explores one of the core themes. In addition, for the entire half-term the theme is explored through a range of activities during tutor time.

Example of Year 7 PD Curriculum

Term	Core Theme	Exploration	Exploration Aims
Autumn 1	Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)	Becoming a Teenager: An Exploration of Puberty	To understand the physical and emotional effects hormonal changes have on the body during puberty
Autumn 2	Health and Wellbeing (Mental and Physical Health)	I Matter: An Exploration of Personal Hygiene and Self Care	To understand the importance of having good personal hygiene and the effects poor personal hygiene can have
Spring 1	Living in the Wider World (SMSC & Citizenship)	Navigating the World Wide Web: An Exploration of how to safely use the Internet	To understand how to navigate the internet safely To understand the positive and negative effects of social media
Spring 2	Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)	The best relationships start with Respect: An exploration of how to nurture positive relationships	To understand the role respects plays in developing positive friendships and relationships
Summer 1	Health and Wellbeing (Mental and Physical Health)	Becoming You: An Exploration of how to nurture positive self-esteem	To understand the role positive self-esteem plays in living a healthy life style
Summer 2	Living in the Wider World (SMSC & Citizenship)	Know your Rights: An Exploration of British Governance	To understand how the British government works

Assembly Programme

Wk	W/C	Assembly Topic	Leader	Religious/ Cultural Events	Word of the Wk/DEAR	Thunks for the Week
Term 1
1	02/09	Boot Camp		International Day of Democracy	Participation	If elephants ruled the world, what changes would you see?
2	09/09	RGTS Expectations
3	16/09	New Year New Me		European Day of Languages	Respect	What would you get if you crossed a rabbit with a cabbage?
4	23/09	Black History Month Launch		Black History Month starts	Integrity	Can you have a friend that you don’t really like?
5	30/09	Leadership and Responsibility - HWA Student voice, Student Council Elections		World Architecture Day	Identify	What is more important, being right or being nice
6	07/10	Mental Health (Kindness Week)	OSA	Mental Health Day	Excellence	Is there more future or more past?
7	14/10	Inquiry and open mindedness			Assess	If you paint over a window is it still a window?
Term 2
1	28/10	Heroes – inspiration, positive attitudes, values Black History Month	OSA	Movember Prostate Cancer Awareness	Explore	If I borrow a million pounds am I a millionaire?
2	04/11	Peace and Conflict (Remembrance Day – 11th November)	JRA	Stress Awareness Day	Justify	If I had a million pounds, and bought a million pound house, would I still be a millionaire?
3	11/11	Cyberbullying	GUSTAV	Anti-Bullying Week	Relate	Is it ever right to bully a bully?
4	18/11	Road Safety	YTA Lead	Road Safety Week	Contrast	If you see someone being bullied, should you do anything about it? If you don’t should you feel guilty?
5	25/11	Confidence	CLO	World Aids Day	Apply	Can a baby commit a crime?
6	02/12	Healthy life	KEATS		Empathy	If you say sorry but don’t mean it does it count?
7	09/12	British Values – Democracy	PMA	International Volunteer Day Human Rights Day	Annotate
8	16/12	Rewards Assembly	CLO	International Migrants Day [25/12]	Review	If a rabbit ran in front of the car should I feel guilty about hitting it?
Term 3
1	06/01	New Year, New You	CLO	New Year	Define	If you could take a pill to make you happy, would you?
2	13/01	British Values – Mutual respect	JRA	World Religion Day	Compare	If you could take a pill that meant you would never fail, would you?
3	20/01	LGBT equality	AFI		Illustrate	Is black a colour?
4	27/01	Holocaust	JACKSON	Holocaust memorial day	Diversity	If I switch the lights off, does the wall change colour?
5	03/02	Building on difficulties and hardships	FRANKLIN	World Cancer Day	Outline	Can you cast a shadow into a dark room?
6	10/02	Internet Safety	HCL	Safer Internet Day
Term 4
1	24/02	Spring	CLO	World Cancer Day	Give	Is a white sheet of paper more blank than a black one?
2	02/03	Literacy (the value of words)	LCA	National Careers Week/World Book Day	Interpret	If you read a paper in a shop without paying for it, is that stealing?
3	09/03	British Values – Individual liberty – Science Week	TMO	Religious/British Science and Engineering week	Consider	If I ask if I can steal your pen and then steal it is that stealing?
4	16/03	International Women’s Day	FAL		Prove	Can I be accused of cheating if I don’t know the rules?
5	23/03	Celebrating Difference week	KS3 Pastoral/SEND		Summarise	If we borrow every single book from the library is it still a library?
6	30/03	Easter Celebration Assembly	CLO
Term 5
1	20/04	Summer Term – Preparation	FAL		Create	Which is heavier, an inflated or deflated balloon?
2	27/04	Target setting/ Aspirations	LCA	Holocaust Memorial Day	Estimate	If I follow instructions I know are wrong am I to blame?
3	04/05	Student Council	TMO	St. George’s Day	Examine	What colour would a zebra be if it lost its stripes?
4	11/05	Gifts and Talents	TURING		Discuss	If I lose my memory am I still the same person?
5	18/05	Journeys	AFI		Develop	If I give a beggar money will it encourage him to keep begging?
Term 6
1	01/06	Encouragement	JRA	D-Day Landings	Analyse	If the hands fall off my clock is it still a clock?
2	08/06	Dependence and Independence	PMA		Comment	Are clouds in above or under the sky?
3	15/06	Resilience	MIRZKHANI	Summer solstice/Fathers Day	Calculate	What is the most important part of a fork?
4	22/06	Global learning	FAL		Deduce	How many bricks is a wall?
5	29/06	Staying safe	HCL		Suggest	Can you stand on the same beach twice?
6	06/07	Summer opportunities	OSA		Evaluate	If you fill a room with bricks is it still a room?
7	13/07	Summer Rewards Assembly	CLO		Complete	Does air weigh anything, if yes do I weigh less when I breathe out?
8	20/07