Personal Development
At Brereton Primary School, personal development is a true area of strength and pride, woven into everything we do and recognised by our Excellence in Pupil Development Award. We carefully plan rich and varied opportunities to help every child grow into the best version of themselves—confident, compassionate and equipped with the teamwork, communication and social skills they need to thrive. These qualities are nurtured and embedded through our Personal, Social and Health Education curriculum, Forest School experiences, FIDS (Feel, Imagine, Do, Share) groups, day trips and educational visits, our Art of Brilliance curriculum and 2% awards, and four exceptional residential visits that take place throughout each child’s journey with us. Alongside this, children benefit from diverse opportunities in music and sport, enabling them to explore talents, build character and develop a lifelong love of learning. Together, these experiences help shape resilient, inspired and well-rounded learners who are ready to shine.
Residential Visits
Art of Brilliance
The Art of Brilliance introduces positive psychology with the aim of raising the children's bar to 'personal best'. It focuses on the believe that you are never too old or too young to learn how to be the best version of yourself. We want to teach and support children to be confident, resilient, creative, motivated, empathetic, agile and have a real purpose in their lives. Teachers use the 'Brilliant Schools' resources in class with children and children in each class vote weekly for children demonstrating a 2% attitude to receive a certificate in our celebration worship.
F.I.D.S
At Brereton all children from Y2-Y6 join one of our F.I.D.S (Feel, Imagine, Do, Share) groups. They select the group which they feel most motivated by. Each group is supported by members of staff who also feel drawn to a particular area but groups are driven by the children. Each project begins with a 'What bothers you?' question on a particular area; children then imagine what the school, community or even the world might be like if that problem was solved. They then develop 'do' actions: this could be raising awareness about an issue, leading a project to reduce waste, writing to their MP, CEOs of business or other leaders, or raising money for a charity. The important thing is that children understand how to implement the change they want to see in the World, they develop knowledge on the power they hold - such as buying power, and how democracy works.