Personal Development at Penponds - more than school!

The Right to be the Best you can be! Article 29

At Penponds we are proud to offer a programme to develop the holistic child through their personal development to prepare them for life in modern Britain and beyond .

Certain aspects, such as Relationships, Sex, Health (physical and mental well-being), Economic and wider safety including technology and media education are taught through our clearly defined teaching programme using the Jigsaw materials. Parents were consulted upon the development of the Relationships, Health and Sex Education Policy.

Other aspects such as Citizenship and Development of Character are taught constantly each day, through our school ethos supported by our school values (Creativity, Confidence, Caring and Curiosity), and focused rights chosen by the children (Right to a Voice; Right to an Education; Right to be the Best you can be, Right to Relax and Play; Right to meet friends and join clubs). These support positive behaviour choices from EYFS to Year 6, encouraging children to be the best possible version of themselves and underpins our explicit Behaviour Curriculum (see below) and Behaviour Policy.

 

Extra-curricular - Music

As as school we offer our children a wide range of opportunities through our curriculum and outside of the planned time.

Peripatetic music lessons are offered including piano or keyboards, singing, guitar. 

Rocksteady Music School is new initiative where children learn an instrument as part of forming a pop/rock band. It is an inclusive programme, where children each learn an instrument to contribute to the band ensemble - such as  - drums, bass, lead guitar, keyboards, vocals. they work together to learn their new instrument and play known songs quickly together.

• Mini Rockers is offered to EYFS - Year 2
• Rock Heroes is offered to Years 3 and 4
• Rock Icons is offered to Years 5 and 6
• Rocksteady also offer bursary places. 

Visit rocksteadymusicschool for further details.

 

For further information about our music lessons see Mrs Wood in the office.