Personal Development

At John Wood School & Nursery, we want all of our children to achieve their full potential and to aspire to do great things. To promote the personal development of every child, we aim to ensure that pupils are:

• responsible, respectful and active citizens
• developing their personal character so that they can reflect wisely, learn eagerly, behave with integrity and co-operate consistently well with others
• confident and resilient so that they can keep themselves mentally healthy
• clear how to keep physically healthy, eat healthily and maintain an active lifestyle
• aware of healthy relationships and how to keep themselves safe
• aware that difference is positive, not a negative, and that individual characteristics makes people unique
• ready for the next phase of education, and aware of the employment opportunities for the future

We encourage each and every child to:

• become personally, emotionally, socially and physically effective
• lead healthy, safe and fulfilled lives
• become confident, independent and responsible citizens
• make informed and responsible choices and decisions throughout their lives

Personal development involves knowledge, attitudes, skills, relationships and behaviour that can be utilised in and outside the classroom. This involves thinking processes, managing emotions, values and relationships along with a range of life skills that assist young people in coping with the challenges of everyday living.

We hope this document gives you an idea of how we much value we place on developing the whole child, and how personal development is supported at John Wood School & Nursery.