At Trentham Academy, we believe in providing students with the skills and knowledge they need for a successful life in the modern world. Our Personal, Social, Health and Enterprise curriculum is provided through dedicated Aspire 4 Life days once every half term. In addition, our assembly and tutor time programme supports the pastoral care and education of our students and subject areas embed links into their teaching.
Students will consider social, moral, cultural and spiritual views surrounding aspects of modern life and will be taught the importance of British Values; these are Democracy, Rule of Law, Individual Liberty and Tolerance of other faiths and beliefs.
Our programme is based on the PSHE association’s Programme of Study; you can read a summary here ( PSHE Programme of Study ) and the full document here ( PSHE Education Programme of Study (Key stage 1-5) )
Below is an overview of our Aspire 4 Life day structure. We inform parents/carers of our final arrangements in the week prior to Aspire 4 Life day as some activities are subject to change. For example, we may need to adjust plans to meet the immediate needs of students or to accommodate our excellent range of external speakers.
During the disruption caused by the Covid pandemic, we have provided remote resources for some of these topics and embedded more challenging PSHE topics into subject departments to ensure students receive the full PSHE provision this year.
Assessment
There is no formal assessment of British Values. Instead it is our hope to see these values reflected in all of our students and staff each day as we work together to combat discrimination, promote tolerance and gain a greater understanding of how our great nation conducts the business of democracy.
Firefly/Extended Learning
At various times throughout the year particular events will be looked at in more detail. For example, during the 800 year anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta, all students in Y7 took part in a national assembly streamed from the National Archive where they considered how the rule of law has evolved.
Links to useful Resources/ Exam Specifications/ Apps
www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk – lots of information on being an active citizen
www.mockelections.co.uk – election basics
www.parliament.uk/education – election & legal information
www.amnesty.org.uk – human rights
Find out more about our careers provision here
