Delta Stars
At Highfields Primary Academy, as part of Delta Academies Trust, we have introduced our Trust Personal Development Framework, ‘Delta Stars’ which has been carefully designed to improve:
- Pupils’ knowledge of (and their ability to articulate) British Values, other faiths and cultures, equality and diversity, what makes us unique (including protected characteristics at an age-appropriate level), and healthy lifestyles
- The opportunities and experiences pupils have for personal development
There are two elements to our Personal Development curriculum:
- PSHE Curriculum – We use Jigsaw as our preferred PSHE programme (you can read more about Jigsaw here). The content of Jigsaw is well sequenced and progressive. It is updated regularly to align with legislation and has numerous related resources. We use unit knowledge organisers to help pupils connect to and remember what they have learned.
- Wider opportunities and experiences for pupils – Through a rich and broad range of opportunities and experiences which enrich our whole curriculum, we cover progressive events and activities across 16 strands within our Delta Stars offer, that help pupils become well-rounded, knowledgeable citizens who are as well prepared as possible for life ahead.
Enriching through wider opportunities and experiences
Developing the whole child is of utmost importance. With this in mind, our broad and balanced curriculum encompasses academic subjects, sport, music, and Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Education. We are particularly proud of the respect and care that our children show for one another, the environment and the community around us.
We provide a wide range of activities and opportunities for our children to ensure they make progress academically, socially, physically and morally. We endeavour, through our curriculum, to stimulate our children’s interests and imagination and motivate them through a high standard of teaching and learning to realise their potential and achieve success.
Throughout the academy opportunities are regularly taken to extend the curriculum beyond our statutory requirements and through these experiences children collate their Delta Stars cards for their portfolio . These opportunities include:
- Various Pupil Leadership opportunities
- Visitors, musicians, and themed assemblies by visitors
- Curriculum enrichment and focus days
- Use of our outdoor learning spaces, including our Forest School area and the wider local environment
- Educational visits to museums, galleries, and places of interest
- Class trips linked directly to curriculum learning
- Careers-related learning experiences and visits
- Social, spiritual, and cultural enrichment opportunities
- ….and much more!
