At North Mead, our eight core principles drive everything we do. Aspiration, relationships, equity, community, accessibility, and enrichment are six of them and through these we prepare our children for life in modern Britain. Through our enrichment offer (see above) and our bespoke PSHCE curriculum, we ensure our children know:
- how to eat healthily
- how to maintain an active lifestyle
- how to keep physically healthy
- how to be mentally healthy
- and understand age-appropriate healthy relationships and
- and understand the protected characteristics
- and understand the fundamental British values
- and understand equality of opportunity and diversity effectively.
- how to engage with views, beliefs and opinions that are different from their own in
- and do not accept any forms of discrimination
Our bespoke PSHCE curriculum covers units such as:
- All about me
- What will I be?
- Confidence and Independence
- Aiming High
- Expect Respect
- It’s My Body
- Healthy Relationships
- Appropriate and Inappropriate Touching
- Mental Health
- Living with Disabilities
- No Outsiders
- Diverse Britain
- Emotions
- NSPCC Pants
- Friendships
- Prevent
- Project Chameleon – burglary/robbery/theft, vehicle crime, anti-social behaviour, drugs, domestic violence, getting arrested, self-defence and weapons
- Healthy Choices – diet and exercise
- Drugs and Alcohol
- Following Rules
- Clever Never Goes
- Firework and Fire Safety
- Sun Safety
- Road Safety
- First Aid
- Digital Literacy
- Money Matters
We also enhance our children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development through:
- Having a bespoke curriculum that reflects our diverse community.
- Celebrating all major festivals.
- Best Dress Days celebrating the diversity in our school.
- Visit religious places of worship.
- Have an annual charity run.
- Collect for our local Open Hands charity.
- Raise money for Comic Relief and Children in Need.
- Have a behaviour system based around unconditional positive regard.
Together We Make A Positive Difference