Personal Development

Our personal development  curriculum aims to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to make informed decisions about their health, relationships, and wellbeing, while promoting respect, responsibility, and resilience.

Our personal development curriculum follows the 2025 Statutory Guidance on Relationships and Health Education, including Relationships and Sex Education (RSE). It is reviewed and updated annually to ensure it remains relevant to the needs and experiences of our students and reflects current best practice.

The curriculum is structured around three key themes:

• Health and Wellbeing – helping students understand how to maintain their physical and mental health, make safe choices, and build resilience.
   
• Relationships – developing respect, empathy, and the skills needed to form healthy, positive relationships both in person and online.
   
• Living in the Wider World – preparing students for adult life through learning about diversity, equality, personal finance, careers, and their role as responsible citizens
   

Our personal development and RSE curriculum is designed to help students grow into confident, responsible, and caring young people. In line with the 2026 RSE guidance, these lessons give students the knowledge and skills they need to make safe, informed, and respectful choices—both now and in the future. Learning about drugs and alcohol, personal health and safety, mental health, and healthy lifestyles supports their physical and emotional wellbeing, while exploring body image, friendships, online safety, and bullying helps them build positive relationships and resilience.

We also teach about sex and relationships in an age-appropriate way, helping students understand consent, respect, and responsibility. Lessons on human rights and diversity promote equality and inclusion, and learning about personal finance and careers prepares them for adult life. Together, these subjects help students understand themselves, value others, and make choices that support their wellbeing and success in school and beyond.