Personal Development is at the heart of our children’s learning as they progress through Nanpean School. It encourages, promotes and embeds a wide range of skills that allow our children to be active and responsible citizens, where they can make a difference and have an impact on themselves and others in the community. 

Our Personal Development Curriculum, alongside our school ethos and values, enables our children to acquire the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to manage their lives, now and in the future. As part of a whole-school approach, the Personal Development Curriculum at Nanpean School develops the qualities and attributes children need to thrive as individuals, family members and responsible citizens. 

As the children progress through the school, the Personal Development Curriculum enables them to manage many of the opportunities, challenges and responsibilities they will face as they grow up in such rapidly changing and challenging times. 

Key to managing change is resilience. Our ethos, underpinned by our approach to learning, supports this.  An investigative approach to learning, where children are encouraged to learn through making mistakes, ensures that they regularly encounter opportunities to step out of their comfort zone. This approach, alongside positive praise and recognition, builds children’s independence, self-belief, and resilience, all of which are vital for good emotional health and wellbeing. 

This approach to Personal Development promotes effective relationships between all members of the school community. The promotion of pupils’ personal and social development underpins this. Our Personal Development Curriculum enables our children to build their personal identities, confidence and self-esteem and understand what influences their decisions. Through the development of their understanding of themselves, as well as empathy, they are able to form healthy and positive relationships. 

Picture News

To support our Personal Development offer we use take part in weekly Picture News assemblies which cover current affairs and identify British Values and Equality and Diversity at work in the world around us.