Personal Development
Fostering the personal development of all pupils is a fundamental objective of the school’s provision and as such, the whole school curriculum extends well beyond the academic, technical and vocational. Personal Development is an integral element of the whole school curriculum vision and is clearly reflected in 4 of the 5 aims:
- Secure excellent academic outcomes
- Experience broad, deep and powerful knowledge-rich learning
- Participate in a wide range of extra and super-curricular learning
- Develop the qualities, skills and habits to ensure success in Future Education, Employment & Training
- Learn to become responsible citizens within the school community and wider British society
Opportunities for Personal Development are identified, mapped, sequenced and embedded across all year groups to ensure that provision nurtures pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and delivers full coverage of the statutory requirements for PSHE, Citizenship, RSE, Religious Education and Careers Education at each Key Stage. The GHS Personal Development Learning Journey comprises 28 core elements of intent which are coherently developed, promoted, enabled, supported and provided through all aspects of the school curriculum including tutor-time, assemblies, subject and PSHE curricula, the House system and the outstanding wider opportunities provided by our library and extensive extra and super-curricular programme.