Personal Development is an important part of all of our children's education. At John Rankin, our Personal Development provision incorporates both PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education) and SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural).  We follow the recommendations laid out by the Department for Education and the PSHE Association.

We recognise that the personal development of pupils is a fundamental part of our academic and pastoral work. It is our intention to create good local, national and global citizens, who develop good character and resilience.   We aim to teach pupils about British values, mutual respect and tolerance. 

We also complement our Personal Development lessons using a programme called Lyfta which nurtures curious, compassionate, and critical thinkers through awe-inspiring storyworlds.  Each week, the children visit a new storyworld in Lyfta as part of assembly as well.  To learn more about Lyfta, visit the link here. 

We have daily assemblies, many which focus on Mental Health and the importance of discussing this topic openly in school and at home via our school communications. The ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’ is one such thing we may discuss to help children and adults keep this balance in check.