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Character education: Co-curricular not extra-curricular

Character education
Our resident expert on character education, Matt Bawden, kicks off the year with a focus on mapping the many activities that promote students’ personal development in school

“Pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development equips them to be thoughtful, caring and active citizens in school and in wider society.” Ofsted Inspection Handbook

Placing clubs and activities at the heart of personal development is nothing new, but keeping a careful account of what they offer our students might be.

In this article, I address why such auditing is important and offer a simple way forward for those schools, like mine, who wish to capitalise on the skills and character development opportunities they can deliver.

The above quote is taken from the “outstanding” grade descriptors for Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare in the latest Ofsted handbook.

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