Personal Development

Personal Development Overview

We aim to provide our students with a broad range of opportunities to enable them to develop their individual talents and broader character. We aim to develop students as active global students with the skills, abilities and attributes to contribute positively to their communities. We aim to remove barriers to participation to ensure an equity of offer for all students.

Personal Development Faculty Vision

Our curriculum offer seeks to promote a passion for Personal Development within all students at TEMA. We have ensured that pupils at The East Manchester Academy are exposed to a rigorous and research led model for Personal Development which is guided by organisations such as Kids of Colour and the PHSE Association.

We will work to attain recognition for the quality of our curriculum through the acquisition of kitemarks such as Stonewall Champion, the IAG Award, ACT Citizenship Award and the Rainbow Flag Award. TEMA students will be encouraged to partake in opportunities such as Youth Parliament and Debate Mate.

Student development is nurtured and will build year on year; capitalising on what students should already have studied at Key Stages 1 and 2. It is our goal to promote and progress life skills in all our students, which will cultivate our TEMA values, so that our students are thoroughly prepared for life in modern Britain.

We aim to educate students who will be responsible, respectful and active citizens who are able to play their part and become actively involved in public life as adults. We want our students to be alert to current affairs and be diligent in their appetite for challenge and who value their Personal Development curriculum.

Personal Development will broaden our students understanding of fundamental British values; democracy, individual liberty, the rule of law and mutual respect and tolerance.