Personal Development at Norbridge Academy
At Norbridge Academy, we promote Personal Development as a whole-school approach to underpin children’s holistic development and self-growth. We want all of our pupils to become the very best people they can be. We aim for our pupils to:
- become well-rounded, knowledgeable citizens, who are as well prepared as possible for life ahead
- recognise and celebrate their own uniqueness and that of others
- be proud of who they are
- confidently communicate their knowledge, views and dreams effectively.
Our personal development offer, and personal, social, and health education curriculum, provide opportunities and learning to help our pupils achieve these ambitions. Our offer opens up a wide range of opportunities, experiences and activities that pupils can take part and achieve in, that will help them to gather opinions about, and make informed choices about, the world around them.
There are many avenues throughout the school which drive our personal development forward:
- Our Core Values
- Delta Stars Framework
- Relationship, Sex and Health Education
- British Values
- SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social, Cultural)
- Religious Education & Physical Education
- Thrive
- Trips and Visitors
Delta Stars
The Delta Stars framework is made up of two parts:
- An offer of personal development experiences and opportunities across 16 strands.
- The personal, social and health education curriculum – supported by the Jigsaw programme and resources.
The Personal Development Offer:
The first part of the framework contains a wide offer of opportunities, activities and experiences that our pupils can have over their time in our academy. The opportunities are set out across 16 strands, and most build on content from EYFS to Year 6.
Pupil Leadership
Debating and Sharing Views
Interests and Talents
Extra-Curricular Activities
Visits and Visitors
Spiritual Development
Moral Development
Social Development
Cultural Development
Community Links
British Values
Equality and Diversity
Unique Characteristics
Healthy Lifestyles
Keeping Safe On and Offline
Careers
Academy leaders will select the opportunities that pupils will access over their time in our school. Leaders will ensure that all pupils will complete at least 6 personal development activities / opportunities each year. For each one, they will be awarded a Delta Star Card. They will be able to put this in their Delta Stars Album.
The PSHE Curriculum – Jigsaw
Our personal development offer is underpinned by a well-sequenced, precise, age-appropriate curriculum in personal, social and health education. We use the Jigsaw programme, as it is well structured, provides plenty of opportunity for pupils to revisit concepts and is regularly updated to be in line with legislation and the national agenda.
We have taken the intended knowledge from each unit and set this out as ‘Take Aways’ – in the format of our own REC, so that expected knowledge is well understood by the staff in our academy. It clearly defines prior and subsequent knowledge that is built upon.
The Jigsaw programme sets out detailed lesson content, progression and timings for delivery. To support our pupils to recall the PSHE curriculum content, we have created knowledge organisers to support each unit. These help our pupils to make connections in their learning and talk about this with confidence.



SMSC
The Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) development of our students has always been at the heart of the education offered in Delta Academies. Our Academies’ approach to SMSC is embedded in the Delta ethos of mutual respect, partnership working and collaboration; an approach that we believe is fundamental to our children’s personal development.



British Values
At Norbridge Primary Academy, we value the diverse ethnic backgrounds of all pupils and families and undertake a variety of events, assemblies and lessons to celebrate these. We have found this approach to be enriching for all parties as it teaches tolerance and respect for the differences in our community and the wider world. Underpinning all of this, is a range of curriculum topics, which have strong links to the British Empire.





At our academy, we celebrate inclusivity, diversity and difference. EVERYONE is welcome at Norbridge!

Family Liaison Officer & Thrive
Our mission is to improve children and young people’s lives by making safeguarding and mental health top of our agenda, which in turn supports children in being able to access the academic curriculum. We believe that no child or young person should have to struggle in any way or face mental health problems or difficulties alone. Our Family Liaison Officer and Thrive Practioners work passionately to support pupils to manage challenges in their lives, empowering them to be the best possible person they can be: happy, healthy and free from harm.
R.E. and P.E
Religious Education at Norbridge plays an important role in preparing pupils for adult life. It helps pupils to become successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens. It is a thought-provoking subject that encourages children to respect their faith/life and the way that others choose to live theirs, so that their own personal, spiritual and moral development will be developed.
Physical Education at Norbridge is a great way to ensure children are developing a range of personal and social skills such as peer relationship skills, prosocial behaviours (e.g. respect), leadership skills, problem-solving skills, and personal and social responsibility skills.



After School Clubs
We have a range of after-school clubs available to our children. These include:
- Athletics
- Art Club
- Book Club
- Boys’ Football
- Gardening Club
- Girls’ Football
- KS1 and KS2 Karate Club
- Multi-Skills Club
- Radio Club
- Sports For All Club
- Yoga Club
- Young Voices
Visits and Trips







