Lead by: Miss G Ali

Faculty Introduction

Students in Years 7 and 8 study Personal Development. During these two years, they learn key skills that they will need throughout their school life and beyond. Students are working on five key areas: Leadership, Organisation, Resilience, Initiative and Communication, these will be known as LORIC to the students.  Students will spend time exploring kindness and respect, two characteristics we expect students at Denbigh to show. Students will also spend time looking into what makes a healthy lifestyle and learn skills to implement in their daily lives.  These will be known as LORIC to the students.

During Personal Development, students will be assessed using Pixl Edge. There are four levels the students can work towards: Apprentice, Pioneer, Graduate, and Masters.  For apprentice-level, students need to complete ten tasks, two from each LORIC area. For Pioneer, Graduate and the Master Level, students need to complete one task from each LORIC strand, but the tasks increase in difficulty. Students will also record and track their achievements. Students can pick their own tasks to complete in each of the strands mentioned above, making their completion of the levels individualised. The tasks can be completed inside and outside of lessons. You can look through the database with your son or daughter to see the activities and encourage your child to complete extra activities to ensure that they have the edge!

After each level has been completed, students are invited to recieve their award in front of parents/guardians at the annual ‘Celebration of Success Evening’.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT is a great way for students to develop key skills that they will use throughout their time at Denbigh and beyond.

Scheme of Work

Year 7	Year 8
Resilience	Kindness
Kindness	Wellbeing – My Mind
Wellbeing – Healthy Lifestyle	Respect
Organisation	Careers- GCSE options
Communication – Literacy	Communication – Literacy
Respect	Initiative
Careers – Using Unifrog	Leadership

Key Words for Year 7 Personal Development – Autumn

Key Term	Definition
Leadership	The action of leading a group of people or an organization.
Organisation	The action of organizing something.
Resilience	The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties.
Initiative	You have the ability to decide what to do next and to do it, without needing other people to tell you what to do.
Communication	The imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium.
Wellbeing	The state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy.
Kindness	The quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate.
Respect	Due regard for the feelings, wishes, or rights of others.

Key Words for Year 8 Personal Development – Autumn

Key Term	Definition
Leadership	The action of leading a group of people or an organization.
Organisation	The action of organizing something.
Resilience	The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties.
Initiative	You have the ability to decide what to do next and to do it, without needing other people to tell you what to do.
Communication	The imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium.
Wellbeing	The state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy.
Kindness	The quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate.
Respect	Due regard for the feelings, wishes, or rights of others.