ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDREN WITH EXCEPTIONAL PERSONAL DEVELOPEMENT

• We aim to equip our children with the strong knowledge, skills and attributes they need to manage their lives, now and in the future. We believe it helps children and young people to stay healthy and safe, while preparing them to make the most of life and eventually work.
• We aim to provide a safe space where children are able to take risks, express themselves freely and reflect on their own progress. 
• Collaboration also underpins our ethos and is built in to encourage discussion and to develop the skills needed to grow into responsible, active citizens. 
• Our school motto ‘Achieve, Believe, Create’ and our school values, Respect, Fairness, Responsibility, Resilience, Trust and Honesty reflect our core beliefs. Children understand these values and aspire to demonstrate them in age appropriate ways.
• Pride in themselves and their school provides a sense of collective belonging and promotes self-regulation and challenge.  These will be delivered through these three core themes:

  HEALTH AND WELLBEING

  RELATIONSHIPS CORE THEME

  LIVING IN THE WIDER WORLD

  Pupils are given the opportunity to develop the ability and willingness to do the following eight things:-

  Try new things

  Work hard

  Concentrate

  Push themselves

  Imagine

  Improve

  Understand others

  Not give up

  Through Enquiry based sessions, children will have the opportunity to become immersed in their theme, using resources (including visits, visitors and community links), tasks and challenges to gather information and present what they have learnt.

  Based upon the Chris Quigley Essentials Curriculum

  Last year school was awarded the Bronze Rights Respecting Schools Award.