We aim to provide our students with a broad range of opportunities to enable them to develop their individual talents and broader character. We aim to develop students as active global students with the skills, abilities and attributes to contribute positively to their communities. We aim to remove barriers to participation to ensure an equity of offer for all students.
We will equip all students with the knowledge, skills, abilities, attributes and qualifications to pursue a fulfilling career, contribute positively to their communities and be active, global citizens.
Personal Development Vision
Our Personal Development offer aims to provide all students at TEMA with the key knowledge and skills they will need to successfully and safely make the transition to adulthood and navigate the adult world. We ensure that students at The East Manchester Academy are exposed to a rigorous and research led model for Personal Development which is guided by UK legislation and public policy research. We recognise that Personal Development plays a key part in preparing young people to make safe and healthy choices throughout adulthood. Personal Development is delivered through a weekly lesson with their progress tutor, allowing students to discuss sensitive topics in a safe environment with a trusted adult. Additional content is covered through our assembly programme, careers and employer engagement events, and drop down days.
Student development is nurtured and will build year on year; capitalising on what students should already have studied at Key Stages 1 and 2. It is our goal to promote and progress life skills so that our students are thoroughly prepared for life in modern Britain. We aim to educate students to be responsible, respectful and active citizens who can become actively involved in public life as adults. Personal Development will broaden our students understanding of fundamental British values; democracy, individual liberty, the rule of law and mutual respect and tolerance. Our Personal Development curriculum is written with our local context in mind and reflects local and national safeguarding concerns.
Personal Development will educate students so that they behave with integrity and cooperate consistently well with others both at school and in the wider world. Within Personal Development we want our students to develop so that they possess confidence, resilience and knowledge so that they can keep themselves mentally and physically healthy. We will provide a curriculum that is broad, varied and accessible to all learners; considering the individuality of our students and their context. In Personal Development lessons we encourage the development of students’ oracy skills through carefully planned and structured discussion. We develop a safe environment where students can demonstrate respect.
Through Personal Development, students will know that we can all thrive together; understanding that difference is a positive, not a negative, and that individual characteristics make people unique. TEMA students will enjoy an inclusive environment and will strive to ensure that all members of the TEMA community, irrespective of age, disability, gender, race, religion, belief, sex, sexual orientation or size feel welcomed and valued. Personal Development will equip our students with the abilities to recognise online and offline risks to their well-being and make them aware of the support available to them. We develop our students’ readiness for the next phase of education, training or employment so that TEMA students are equipped to make their transition successful through a well planned careers curriculum incorporating local labour market information and building students employability skills.
