Personal Development Curriculum
Our Vision for Personal Development
At Mossbourne Fobbing Academy, we believe that personal development underpins academic success. Through our integrated curriculum, assemblies, and enrichment programme, we ensure every student leaves as a confident, resilient, and responsible citizen, ready to thrive in modern Britain. Our intent aligns fully with the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework (EIF, 2025) and statutory RSHE guidance.
Our Model: Three Thematic Drop-Down Days: Rather than short weekly PSHE sessions, we have designed three Drop-Down Days (DDD1–3) across the year, each built around a statutory PSHE strand. This model ensures depth, quality, and impact, allowing expert-led delivery and immersive learning experiences. This approach allows external expertise to deliver sensitive and specialist topics with high credibility, creates immersive, memorable learning experiences, and ensures full statutory coverage mapped via PSHE Association codes (R, L, HW).
Statutory Coverage & Sequencing: All statutory RSHE and PSHE learning points from the DfE 2025 RSHE Guidance are mapped against our Drop-Down Days and assemblies. DDD1 covers Health & Wellbeing; DDD2 covers Relationships; DDD3 covers Living in the Wider World. Coverage is tracked through a RAG-rated matrix showing full compliance across KS3–5, with evidence sources and action plans.
Character, Confidence & Resilience: Character development is embedded through the Mossbourne Habits (Excellence, No Excuses, Unity), weekly assemblies, the Bourne Scholar Programme, and over 60 weekly enrichment clubs fostering teamwork, creativity, and wellbeing.
British Values, SMSC, and Equality: Assemblies and DDD3 explicitly teach Democracy, Rule of Law, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect, and Tolerance. Students explore equality, identity, and inclusion through DDD themes and national awareness events such as Pride Month, Black History Month, and Holocaust Memorial Day.
Preparing Pupils for Life & Work: Through DDD3 and the Careers programme, pupils engage with employers, receive 1:1 careers interviews, and complete CEIAG activities aligned with the Gatsby Benchmarks (1–8). Skills for adulthood — finance, rights, responsibilities, and resilience — are explicitly taught.
Mental Health & Wellbeing: Mental health runs through all DDDs and assemblies. DDD1 explicitly teaches stress management, sleep hygiene, and emotional literacy. The school works with the Mental Health Support Team (MHST), ensuring students know how to recognise early signs and seek help.
Measuring Impact: Impact is measured through student voice, staff evaluation forms, visitor feedback, and triangulated with safeguarding, attendance, and behaviour data. Findings show strong pupil recall of RSHE themes and positive engagement with visiting professionals.
Our Drop-Down Day model ensures statutory RSHE is delivered by specialists, supported by assemblies and enrichment. This integrated approach provides depth over frequency — equipping students with the character, knowledge, and cultural capital needed for success in school and life.
The holistic growth and development of our students. These themes include:
- An extensive careers programme and support for students so they are ready for the next stages of their education/training.
- The opportunity to attend a range of extracurricular activities.
- An exciting enrichment curriculum including the Duke of Edinburgh Award and Combined Cadets Force and many clubs such as rock climbing, coding club, art, gardening and many others.
- A comprehensive assembly programme covering British Values, cultural days, and other important topics throughout the year.
- A wide range of educational visits, such as museums, universities and trips abroad.
- A range of student leadership opportunities including head students and student voice (Student Council).
At Mossbourne Fobbing Academy, we are dedicated to ensuring our students develop into confident, informed, and responsible young adults, equipped with the knowledge and skills they need for lifelong success.
