As a Church School, Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School prides itself on the development of the ‘whole child’. Our Personal Development curriculum is designed to support students to become confident, healthy, resilient and respectful citizens, who are fully prepared for life and work and are ready to tackle the challenges and opportunities of today and tomorrow.
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus” – Paul’s letter to the Galatians (Galatians 3:28)
“I am a citizen, not of Athens or Greece, but of the world” – Socrates
“How wonderful it is that nobody needs to wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” – Anne Frank
Our intent is to:
- Ensure students have the knowledge and skills to make informed choices to enhance and enrich their own and other people’s lives.
- Develop a strength of character and resilience that will help students to overcome the challenges they are likely to encounter in adult life.
- Promote spiritual, moral, social and cultural development, increasing their awareness and self-confidence and create opportunities for students to explore their relationship with God.
- Help students develop independent skills and a positive attitude toward learning.
- Ensure that all students understand how to stay safe.
- Provide an appropriate range of opportunities and experiences to allow students to succeed in the next stage in their education, training or employment.
- Prepare children for life in modern Britain. We will ensure that the fundamental British values are introduced, discussed and lived out through the ethos and work of the school.
- Provide a range of opportunities and experiences which act a vehicle for furthering understanding and deepen and develop understanding beyond the local community.
- Develop skills in communicating ideas and opinions to influence social change.
- Develop student understanding of healthy relationships through age appropriate relationship and sex education.
We will achieve this through our structured Personal Development curriculum, bespoke tutor and CEIAG programmes, assembly programme, enrichment initiatives (including our Wider Curriculum) and the support of specialist external bodies.
