The Personal Development Curriculum embraces the strands Citizenship, Personal Social Health Education (PSHE) and Careers Education and Guidance (CEG). Within St Edmund Arrowsmith there is a shared responsibility and a co-ordinated approach to successfully deliver the pupils’ entitlement for the above three strands. This is achieved through a combination of events days and shorter suspended timetable activities, organised by the Personal Development Curriculum department, and through cross curricular lessons, assemblies, guidance and support systems, special projects and other events that enrich pupils’ experiences. All pupils actively participate in all areas of the Personal Development Curriculum either within their form, year or specifically selected activity groups. The Personal Development Curriculum views all areas of its curriculum as a way of enriching pupils’ experiences, specifically through developing positive attitudes and values.
The Personal Development Curriculum Department aims to reinforce and develop positive attitudes and values in students and thereby enhance their Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural development. Any such experiences specifically enables students to:
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Recognise and appreciate individual values, priorities, strengths, weaknesses, interests and abilities in oneself and others.
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Develop a realisation of their own potential and prospects and make a positive contribution.
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Raise awareness and understanding of ethnic and cultural differences
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Appreciate the need for critical evaluation of aims in life and the need to constantly evaluate progress.
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Appreciate the need for adequate safety precautions
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Develop self-awareness, self-confidence and the ability to offer reasoned views about moral and ethical issues, and being able to understand and appreciate the viewpoints of others on these issues.
