Personal Development

The personal development curriculum ensures that our students leave the academy with the knowledge and understanding to embrace the challenge of creating a happy and successful adult life. They will develop the capacity to make positive decisions, developing resilience to know how, when and where to access support.

Skills

Solution- focused
Resilience
Emotional literacy
Exploration

Key Stage 3

In year 7 you will study

Moving to TLA and dealing with change
Peer Pressure
Puberty
Healthy Lifestyles
Aspirations
Resilience

In year 8 you will study

Anti-social behaviour
Relationships and consent
Sexting
Equality Act 2010 and protected groups
Being British/Role of Parliament
Global citizenship
FGM

In year 9 you will study

Drugs education
Gambling
Options
Mental Health
Sexual Relationships/Contraception/STI
Self esteem and mental health

Key Stage 4

In year 10 you will study

The Dark Web
Self Discipline
Finance and money management
Extremism/Forced marriage
Relationships and Sex Education
Trade unions
Democracy and elections

In year 11 you will study

Next steps - moving to sixth form
Curriculum Vitae
Interpersonal Skills
Time Management
Revision techniques
Independent living
World of Work

Staff Contacts

Name	Role	Email
Mrs R Waite-Jones	Personal Development Lead Teacher	rwaitejones@tla.woodard.co.uk

Enrichment

We have a number of outside agencies that support our curriculum. These include: Safe in Sussex, Acorns Pregnancy Counselling, Sussex Police and Alcoholics Anonymous

Personal Development