Personal Development at Eastcroft Park

Personal Development aims to ‘prepare pupils for their adult lives, teaching them to understand how to engage with society and providing them with opportunities to do so.’ (Ofsted Inspection Handbook).

At Eastcroft Park, we strive to ensure all pupils in our school are equipped with the skills, attitudes and understanding to become positive members of society. We work on developing each individual’s self-esteem, emotional intelligence and communication skills in order for them to grow to be reflective, accepting, confident and aspirational members of the community.

We are committed to providing a purposeful and empowering curriculum that fully prepares pupils for the wider world and adult life. We developed our 'S.P.E.A.K' curriculum to help with this.

S.P.E.A.K

By the time I leave Eastcroft Park School,
I will be able to S.P.E.A.K for myself.

Skills
Participation
Experiences
Achievement

Knowledge and Understanding

Skills

When I leave this school I will be able to.....

• use my cutlery properly and have good table manners
• sew on a button
• tie a tie
• tie my shoelaces
• play at least 4 board games properly
• prepare and cook at least 3 healthy meals
• use manners automatically
• play a tune on an instrument
• hold a simple conversation in Spanish
• hold a telephone conversation

Participation

When I leave this school I will have......

• played a role in a school production
• taken part in a musical performance
• represented the school in a competition or as an ambassador
• taken part in Children’s University
• taken an active role in two charitable events
• presented to the whole school during assembly
• taken part in local community projects
• taken part in Forest Schools

Experiences

When I leave this school I will have.......

• listened to an orchestra
• visited a museum
• visited an art gallery
• visited the theatre
• visited two places of worship and met representatives from two different faiths
• cooked and tasted food from at least two different cultures
• been to the coast
• visited a university
• heard a Poet recite their poems
• heard an Author talk about their books
• visited a farm
• visited Liverpool and looked at famous buildings and landmarks
• visited a city or town of historical interest
• grown something from seed
• read for leisure
• enjoyed a hobby

Achievements

When I leave this school I will have ......

• achieved my 25m swimming badge
• achieved at least a Bronze Children’s University award
• achieved a Head teacher’s awards
• achieved a certificate in assembly
• held a responsible job in school
• had my artwork displayed for the public
• had my writing presented in a school/class book or magazine
• achieved my full potential in all subjects

Knowledge and Understanding

When I leave this school, I will........

• be able to recognise the work of at least three composers
• be able to recognise the work of at least three artists
• be able to talk about the work of at least three authors
• be able to recognise at least three famous buildings from around the world and talk about the architecture
• be able to recognise traditional music from three different cultures
• know where the dangers are in my locality and how to respond to them
• know how to feel calm and relaxed
• be able to understand another person’s point of view
• know how to try and resolve friendship problems

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