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Primary & Nursery School

Personal Development

What does this look like at Harlands?

Personal development is crucial to us at Harlands because it's the engine that drives our children towards a more fulfilling life. It encompasses a variety of areas that all contribute to our well-being and ability to thrive. Here's a breakdown of why it's so important:

Enhances Self-Awareness
Boosts Confidence
Strengthens Relationships
Finds Purpose and Fulfillment
Lifelong Learning

We achieve this through many different ways focusing on our core mission statement.

1 Week 1 Values

We provide children with a range of opportunities to ensure they are all able to achieve to their fullest potential and enable our children to...

4 Week 4 Range of Opportunities

develop their uniqueness...

2 Week 2 Individuality

Opportunities

Our Thrive offers a trauma-informed, whole school or setting approach to improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people.
Our behaviour policy follows restorative informed practice where every child is valued and listened to.
Indivduality is encouraged through our PSHE schemes of work.
Weekly assemblies based around our vision and values.
Celebration assemblies

feel safe and secure...

3 Week 3 Learn Best - Safe Secure & Happy

Opportunities

Building relationships with children.
Assemblies/workshops - e.g. NSPCC
Safety in Action in Year 6
First aid training in Year 5/6

be inspired to learn about the amazing world around them and develop a love of learning.

5 Week 5 Amazed at the world around them reduced

Opportunities

School trips
Enrichment Friday
Enterprise Project

develop and love of learning and have the confidence to embrace new challenges...

6 Week 6 Being confident to try new things

Opportunities

Forest School
Attending sporting competitions and festivals
Learning to ride a bike
1 Night Residential trip in Year 5 to local scout camp with outdoor and adventurous activities
5 Night residential trip in Year 6 to develop new skills
Sailing in Year 2

become happy and sociable...

2 Week 2 happier

1 Week 1 Sociable

Opportunities

Support groups and interventions to support emotional development:

- Thrive

- worry buster groups

- Lego therapy

- self-awareness

Reading at Copper Beech Nursing Home – encouraged children to volunteer further.

become expressive and creative...

4 Week 4 expressive

Opportunities

End of KS2 productions - Matilda and Annie
EYFS/KS1 nativties
Young Voices
Learning a range of instruments within our curriculum - glockenspiels, recorders and ukeleles.
Pupil voice
Creative opportunities in the community - art mural in town

become independent and enthusiastic...

3 Week 3 independance

5 Week 5 enthusiastic - reduced

Opportunities

ROAR Project in Year 5
Children leading assemblies
Children organising charity fundraising
Clubs run by children
Buddies for Year 6 and Reception children
Playground Leaders
After school/lunchtime clubs

are instilled with values that prepare them to become responsible members of society.

2 Week 2 responsible citizens in society

Opportunities

Thrive approach
Whole class Thrive informed PSHE lessons
Jigsaw PSHE lessons
Safety in Action
Assemblies
Speakers into school - Foodbank
Fundraising/collections for local and global needs
Litter picking when going to and from Forest School
Opportunites to attend events in the town and mix with other children from other settings.