Our Delta aims
At Delta Academies Trust, we want all of our pupils to become the very best people they can be. We want them to:

The Personal Development Framework
Our personal development framework is made up of two parts:

The personal, social and health education curriculum – supported by the ‘Jigsaw’ programme and resources.

An offer of personal development experiences and opportunities across 16 strands:

‘Delta Stars’ is part one of our Personal Development framework. This allows our pupils to take on different opportunities across the 16 strands and collect different Delta Star Cards along the way. Academy leaders will make sure that each pupil has at least 8 whole school and 8 class activities/ opportunities each year.

Developing resilient, confident, resourceful and healthy citizens, is a key part of what we do at Morley Place Academy. We have a rich curriculum, which includes:

PSHE – Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education

RSE – Relationship, Sex Education and Health

SMSC – Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural Development

At Morley Place Academy, we have adopted the Jigsaw programme because it will:

· Deliver a wider range of experiences

· Provide pupils with the knowledge, understanding, attitudes, values and skills they need in order to reach their potential as individuals and within the community.

· Encourage pupils to recognise their own worth, work well with others and become increasingly responsible for their own learning.

· Enable participation in a wide range of activities and experiences across and beyond the curriculum, contributing fully to the life of their school and communities.

· Help pupils learn to reflect on their experiences and understand how they are developing personally and socially, tackling many of the spiritual, moral, social and cultural issues that are part of growing up.

· Foster understanding and respect for our common humanity, diversity and differences so that pupils can go on to form the effective, fulfilling relationships that are an essential part of life and learning.

Establishing a safe, open and positive learning environment based on trusting relationships between all members of the class, adults and children alike, is vital. To enable this, it is important that ‘ground rules’ are agreed and owned at the beginning of the year and are reinforced in every Piece – by using The Jigsaw Charter.

What is PSHE Education?

PSHE Education (Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education) is a planned program of learning through which children and young people acquire the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to successfully manage their lives – now and in the future.

As part of a whole-school approach, PSHE Education develops the qualities and attributes pupils need to thrive as individuals, family members and members of society.

What do schools have to teach in PSHE Education?

According to the National Curriculum, every school needs to have a broad and balanced curriculum that:

• promotes the spiritual, moral, social, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at the school;

• prepares pupils at the school for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life;

• promotes British values.

From September 2020, primary schools in England also need to teach Relationships and Health Education as compulsory subjects and the Department for Education strongly recommends this should also include age-appropriate Sex Education. Schools also have statutory responsibilities to safeguard their pupils (Keeping Children Safe in Education, DfE, 2019) and to uphold the Equality Act (2010).

RSE

Our Relationship and Sex Education is provided within our Jigsaw scheme. Children are provided with age appropriate, progressive sessions so our children are prepared and ready for changes with their body, sex education and healthy relationships. An inclusive ethos is promoted, understanding that differences, such as those of sexual orientation, gender, religion or race, should be celebrated. More information can be found in our policy below. Online and offline risks are discussed, which is elaborated further in our E-Safety policy.

What is Jigsaw, the mindful approach to PSHE, and how does it work?

Jigsaw is a whole-school approach and embodies a positive philosophy and creative teaching and learning activities to nurture children’s development as compassionate and well-rounded human beings as well as building their capacity to learn. Jigsaw is a comprehensive and completely original PSHE Education program (lesson plans and teaching resources) for the whole primary school from ages 3-11.

Written by teachers and grounded in sound psychology, it also includes all the statutory requirements for Relationships and Health Education, and Sex Education is also included in the Changing Me Puzzle (unit). Jigsaw has two main aims for all children:

• To build their capacity for learning

• To equip them for life Jigsaw brings together PSHE Education, compulsory Relationships and Health Education, emotional literacy, mindfulness, social skills and spiritual development.

How does Jigsaw work at Morley Place Academy?

It is designed as a whole school approach, with all year groups working on the same theme (Puzzle) at the same time at their own level. There are six Puzzles (half-term units of work) and each year group is taught one lesson per week. All lessons are delivered in an age – and stage – appropriate way so that they meet children’s needs. Each Puzzle starts with an introductory assembly, generating a whole school focus for adults and children alike.

British Values

At Morley Place Academy we take very seriously our responsibility to prepare children for life in modern Britain. We ensure that the fundamental British Values are introduced, discussed, taught and lived out through our Academy. All curriculum areas provide a vehicle for furthering understanding of these concepts and – in particular – our RE, PSHE lessons and school assemblies provide excellent opportunities to deepen and develop understanding. Children embrace these concepts with enthusiasm and demonstrate a good understanding of their application to their own lives.

The school makes considerable efforts to ensure children have exposure to a wide experience beyond their local community during which these concepts are shown, through for example, sporting events, residential visits to outdoor centres and through visiting speakers from all faiths and groups. Their strong-rooted values-based understanding gives them an excellent platform for embracing difference.

The British Values to be taught in schools:

· Democracy

· The Rule of Law

· Individual Liberty

· Mutual respect for and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs and for those without faith.