What is Personal Development?

At Glossopdale School, we believe Personal Development  is essential for a student to have good health, wellbeing and preparation for adult life in society.  Personal Development is not about the promotion of any ideals, it is about strengthening the knowledge,skills and connections to keep our students healthy and safe and to prepare them for life and work.

Commitment

Glossopdale School is committed to providing a planned programme of Personal Development education for all students in Years 7-13 in partnership with external agencies.

The Department for Education (DfE) states that "all schools should make a plan for PSHE, drawing on good practice"] and that PSHE education is "an important and necessary part of all pupils' education".

At Glossopdale we are fully committed to PD, as we believe  it not only supports pupils' health, relationships and wellbeing but also their academic attainment. A DfE review of PSHE education provision found a range of positive outcomes, including improved attitudes to health, being able to deal with personal difficulties and improved behaviour.

Curriculum

Our Personal Development curriculum covers the following key areas:

PSHE  Self Concept Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Health Related Decisions Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco Managing risk and personal safety Sexual Health and Fertility	Relationships and Sex Education Positive relationships Relationship Values Forming and maintaining respectful relationships Consent Contraception and parenthood Bullying, abuse and discrimination Social Influences	Living in the wider world Learning skills Choices and pathways Work and career Employment rights and responsibilities Financial choices Media literacy and digital resilience
Gatsby Benchmarks   A Stable Careers Programme Learning from career and labour market information Addressing the needs of each pupil Linking curriculum learning to careers Encounters with employers and employees Experiences of workplaces Encounters with Further and Higher education Personal guidance	Modern British Values and Citizenship Mutual Respect Democracy The Rule of Law Individual Liberty Tolerance Citizenship	Character Education   What kind of school are we?  What are our expectations of behaviour towards each other? How well does our curriculum and teaching develop resilience and confidence? How good is our co-curriculum? How well do we promote the value of volunteering and service to others? How do we ensure that all our pupils benefit equally from what we offer? Leadership Ladder Other areas of Leadership in the school.

Super Learning Days

One of the ways Personal Development is delivered is through our Super Learning Days (SLDs).  The following is the plan for 2021-22:

Staffing

All staff contribute to Personal Development through their roles as form tutors and subject teachers. The Personal Development Curriculum is planned, monitored and evaluated by the Director and Assistant Director of  Personal Development (Years 7 to 11) in consultation with the Asst. Headteacher for Personal Development and KS3.  The Post 16 programme is planned by the Assistant Principal for Post 16 in consultation with the Director of Personal Development and Post 16 Leader. 

Assessment and Accreditation

 The school is currently working towards the Derbyshire School award for Drugs and SRE (Sex and Relationship Education).  An LGBTQ+ award is also coming in 2022.

 Partnerships and useful website links

Our partnerships are continuing to grow and flourish.  These partnerships include:

	Derbyshire Children’s services - SRE and Drugs advisors	https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/social-health/children-and-families/children-and-family-services.aspx
	Derbyshire Education Business Partnership	https://www.debp.org/
	D2N2	https://d2n2lep.org/
	School Nurses	https://www.nhs.uk/
	School  nurses text message service- Chat health	https://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/about-us/latest-news/text-messaging-advice-service-launched-derbys-young-people-and-parents
	Glossop Business Network	https://www.glossopbusinessnetwork.co.uk/
	Speakers for schools	https://www.speakersforschools.org/
	Kooth	https://www.kooth.com/
	BBC Bitesize	https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
	Young Minds	https://www.youngminds.org.uk/?acceptcookies=
	Bright Futures	https://brightfutures-experience.com/
	BarclaysLife skills	https://barclayslifeskills.com/
	Crossroads Derbyshire	http://www.crossroadsderbyshire.org/
	GM Higher	https://gmhigher.ac.uk/
	The Careers and Enterprise company	https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/
	PSHE Association	https://pshe-association.org.uk/
	Drug Sense UK	https://www.drugsenseuk.co.uk/home.php
	Outspoken Sex Ed	https://www.outspokeneducation.com/ages-11-to-16
	A parents' guide to relationships and Sex Education	https://www.theparentsguideto.co.uk/post/relationships-and-sex-education-what-does-this-mean-for-my-teen-and-how-can-i-help-as-a-parent
	Mindmate	https://www.mindmate.org.uk/so-your-child-is-starting-high-school/
	Childline	https://www.childline.org.uk/

Monitoring, Review and Evaluation

The Director of Personal Development reports regularly to the School Leadership Team and Governors.  Feedback is gained from the students through Evaluation sheets (via Google Forms), Student Council and the Student Leaders.  Quality Assurance is ascertained through regular learning walks during Tutor Period and Staff Consultation.  From Sept 2021, students  have PD Exercise books which will also feed into the monitoring, reviewing and evaluation process

Parental access to Personal Development Guidance

Parents can contact the school for advice via the Director and Asst Director of Personal Development in school using the following methods:

Claire Dunkerley (Director)

Email:  cdunkerley@glossopdale.school 

Phone: 01457 862336 Ext 143

Kirsty Oliver (Assistant Director)

Email: koliver@glossopdale.school

Sex and Relationships Parent Forum Slides: