Personal Development
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
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Solution- focused
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Resilience
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Emotional literacy
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Exploration
Key Stage 3
In year 7 you will study
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Moving to TLA and dealing with change
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Peer Pressure
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Puberty
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Healthy Lifestyles
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Aspirations
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Resilience
In year 8 you will study
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Anti-social behaviour
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Relationships and consent
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Sexting
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Equality Act 2010 and protected groups
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Being British/Role of Parliament
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Global citizenship
In year 9 you will study
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Drugs education
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Gambling
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Options
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Mental Health
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Sexual Relationships/Contraception/STI
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Self esteem and mental health
Key Stage 4
In year 10 you will study
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The Dark Web
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Self Discipline
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Finance and money management
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Extremism/FGM/Forced marriage
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Trade unions
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Democracy and elections
In year 11 you will study
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Next steps - moving to sixth form
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Curriculum Vitae
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Interpersonal Skills
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Time Management
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Revision techniques
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Independent living
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World of Work
Staff Contacts
| Name | Role | |
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| 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
