Personal Development

'Every child wants to succeed. Every child wants to have a good relationship with others. Every child wants to have a sense of belonging and significance.'

- Jane Nelsen

Behaviour is the term we use to describe the way a person acts or conducts themselves, both in isolation and towards others.

We are not born knowing how to behave; it is something that we start to learn from a very early age as we begin to understand that our actions cause a reaction. Growing into a person is hard and children will break the rules sometimes. Testing limits is how they learn about themselves and the world because if they never learn what’s wrong, how will they know what’s right? It is our responsibility to teach our pupils how to behave and these important life lessons.

Behaviour is a form of communication and as adults, it is our job to work out what they are trying to say. The diagram below demonstrates what issues could be causing any behaviour that we see. At Shrewton, we manage behaviour by following our behaviour policy (available on our website) underpinned by our vision and with love at the core. We expect all those associated with our community to model ‘The Shrewton Way’ which is underpinned by our biblical foundation 1 Corinthians 13 – ‘Love is patient, love is kind.’

This curriculum is designed to educate children on what behaviour looks like and how to behave through the lens of our Christian Values. In addition to this it links to our PSHE curriculum, protected characteristics understanding and non-cognitive skills to enable pupils to grow emotionally, spiritually and holistically into kind, well-rounded citizenships who are accountable for their actions. This will be taught in across two weekly sessions; one on a Monday, following on from our ‘Theme of the Week’ worship and through a ‘Club Adventure’ lesson on a Friday where they can develop non-cognitive skills through activities based on life skills.