Personal Development & Enrichment

Quote from our most recent SIAMS inspection:

"Character development is a strength of the school. Pupils are very well supported to become young leaders. They think deeply about concerns, both within the school community and the wider world. They recognise injustice and act as agents of change."

At St Peter’s, personal development and enrichment are at the heart of our vision, Let Your Light Shine. We provide every child with opportunities to grow in confidence, character and independence, developing spiritually, morally, socially, culturally, physically and emotionally. Through our curriculum, relationships, worship, leadership opportunities and a rich programme of clubs, visits, visitors, performances, sport and wider experiences, we encourage children to discover their talents, develop their interests, build resilience and make a positive contribution to our school, community and wider society. Rooted in our Christian values of Love, Hope, Trust, Thankfulness and Respect, we ensure that every child is valued, included and supported to participate, flourish and develop the knowledge, skills and character they need to thrive now and in the future. Our aim is that every child leaves St Peter’s knowing their own worth, recognising the value of others and feeling confident and equipped to let their light shine.

Through all these enrichment activities, our children develop their character, demonstrate our school values and develop personally in so many ways.

 Enrichment in Action 

 Here are some of the ways we enrich our Shine Curriculum, and develop the children's character.

Physical Development: We take part in numerous sporting and active events, building resilience, taking risks, trying new things.	Active Day: Curling	KS1 Bowling	World Cup winners!	Gaelic Football
Social Action: We have a planned series of events where children support and help other people or organisations.	Supporting the British legion selling poppies.	Helping a local food bank: Urban Outreach	Promoting Fairtrade across school and our community.	One of the first schools in Manchester Diocese to get the Planet Savers Award for our Eco Work.
Cultural Development: We mark special events across the UK and the world; demonstrating respect for all.	Remembrance Day	Anti-Bullying Week	Children's Mental health Week	Diwali
Enrichment and experiences: Throughout their time at St. Peter's, children experience a huge array of experiences designed to inspire,	Young Voices in Y6 - an 8000 strong choir all singing together	Visiting Bolton Wanderers Stadium for an anti-racism event.	Our choir perform at Bolton Music Festival and have recorded a number of songs.	We value drama highly - an annual KS1 Nativity, a Y3, Y4 and Y5 production and Y6 put on an end of year performance.
Careers and Aspirations: We ask children to look to the future and raise their aspirations.	We are part of the Ogden Trust and put on science evenings for children and parents. This was our Stargazing event!	We hold a Mad Science Club and learn about what scientists do!	We work with a local Money Management charity to give our Y4, Y5 and Y6 children an understanding of money and finances.

Our Personal Development and Wellbeing Handbook

personal development handbook .pdf