How is our Personal Development offer proactive as well as reactive?

Concern

Action

Impact

County lines within the area

Invited VRU to run sessions with all students as well as smaller targeted sessions with vulnerable students 

Students have an awareness of support and how to potentially avoid county line gangs

Knife crime within the area

Northumbria Police knife crime session for Year 7 and Year 10

Students now have an understanding of the risks and legalities of carrying a weapon

Students increasing access to pornography 

This topic is now taught within our RSE topic and discussed about its risk

Students now understand the dangers of pornography 

Indecent Images increase 

Session with VRU about this targeting vulnerable year groups 

Students are now aware of the law and dangers of sharing inappropriate images

Students not understanding the political system

Lessons throughout the year groups cover political systems of the UK and also an election for head boy/girl in Year 11 as well as a mock election in Year 10

Students now can engage with the political parties and understand the 

Increase in pupils successfully starting an apprenticeship at post-16 and changing perception of apprenticeship being a prestigious route 

• Ask Apprenticeship assemblies for Year 10 and 11
• Ask Apprenticeship targeted support for searching and applying for apprenticeship 
• PAL encounters including Employer encounters with employers offering apprenticeships and training providers at annual Careers Fair
• National Apprenticeship Week activities 
• Increasing awareness of technical pathways 

• Increase in pupils stating at personal guidance appointments that apprenticeship is their first choice
• Increase in pupils from EB pathways expressing an interest in an apprenticeship 
• 2022-23 – 3.2% pupils doing an apprenticeship 
• 2023-24 – 6.1% pupils doing an apprenticeship (subject to Activity Survey confirmation)

Concern

Action

Impact

Increased number of suspensions for language against protected characteristics

Series of lessons in PSHE regarding protected characteristics

Benfield “Community with Kindness” project

Curriculum Leaders to ensure that PD icons are used in lessons and Protected Characteristics discussed.

Knowledge of pupil understanding

Shared language to build community understanding

Embedded discussions regarding British Values

Reduction in Further Education provision, especially at Level 2 and below. Raised entry requirements for Level 2 and below. 

Raising awareness amongst pupils of the implications of GCSE grade >3 for English and Maths. 

Raising awareness amongst teaching staff of technical education pathways and implications of GCSE grade >3 for English and Maths.

Personal guidance.

• Better understanding of the range of provision across the City.

• No adverse impact on NEET figure – 2022-23 – 5.3% 2023-22 – 4.6%