Personal Development
Curriculum Intent
Across our Personal Development curriculum at Carre's, we intend to create a safe and inclusive environment for students to understand who they are now and to explore who they hope to become. We help them to know how they can make healthy, positive choices, contribute mindfully to the world around them, and build resilience in the face of upcoming life challenges.
Implementation
We deliver this curriculum across the school:
- In discrete Personal Development lessons (Year 7 receive two hours per timetable cycle and Years 8, 9, 10 and 11 receive one hour per timetable cycle)
- In weekly form time 'Votes for Schools' sessions
- In assemblies
- In additional annual Year 7 and Year 9 Stay Safe days, in partnership with our local safeguarding communities and Lincolnshire County Council
- In subject lessons (e.g. Computing, Ethics and Philosophy, Science...)
- In workshops and events with external providers such as Positive Health Lincolnshire
- In extra-curricular activities and events
- Through our wide variety of careers opportunities and workshops.
Our bespoke curriculum is built around three key strands:
- Health & Wellbeing
- Relationships
- Living in the Wider World (including impartial Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) aligned to the Gatsby Benchmarks.)
To understand more about Personal Development at Carre's, please consider the below resources:
Our Learning Journey
A visual overview of the curriculum.
Open an accessible version of the Learning Journey.
Examples of our lesson resources
Year 7: Personal Boundaries - Year 7 Personal Boundaries - Parent PDF.pdf
Year 8: Identity, Self-Image & Comparison - Year 8 Identity, Self-Image & Comparison - Parent PDF.pdf
Year 9: Deepfakes, Sextortion & Exploitation - Year 9 Deepfakes, Sextortion & Exploitation - Parent PDF.pdf
Year 10: Equality, Discrimination & Exploitation - Year 10 Equality, Discrimination & Protected Characteristics - Parent PDF.pdf
Year 11: Substance Use & Managing Influence - Year 11 Substance use and managing influence - Parent PDF.pdf
This curriculum is fully aligned with the government's statutory guidance for PSHE, Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE), Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) Education, Citizenship, Careers Education, and provides a comprehensive programme intertwined with British Values to supports pupils' development, wellbeing, and preparation for life in modern Britain.
We are also supported by the PSHE Association, the nationally recognised body for PSHE-related resources.
Information on Votes for Schools
Our related CIT Carre's Policies
Parent Consultation June 2026
Following the publication of the Department for Education’s updated Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) guidance in July 2025, we have undertaken a comprehensive review of the Personal Development curricula at Carre’s Grammar School and Kesteven & Sleaford High School. We would like to thank you for taking the time to review the curriculum overview relevant to your child. As part of our commitment to working in partnership with parents and carers, we welcome any questions or requests for further information.
Please use this form for this communication by Friday 3rd July when our consultation period closes.