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Year 7
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» Pastoral programme
Foreword
 Year 7 is an exciting and important year in every pupil's life. Making the big step from the smaller junior school into the much bigger world of Boldon School may seem a daunting experience. Have no fears!
Our present year group of 222 is made up of pupils from 20 different junior schools. They are a talented exciting group of people with a wide range of skills and interests. We have an international squash player, a judo blackbelt, an ice hockey player, girls and boys who are already playing footall for academies, musicians, artists, dancers, netballers, fund-raisers, voluntary workers, environmentalists, and many who are involving themselves both in the school and local community as active citizens.
Mr J Love (Year 7 Director of Learning)
Student Comments
To get a balanced view of Year 7 we asked pupils to comment on what it was like being in Year 7 at Boldon School.
Pastoral programme
Personal and Social Education (PSE)
- Boldon School induction that includes Survival Guide, Hopes & fears, student planner, 4R’s (emphasising choice), Uniform, Safety, Safe environment, Rules, Laws, Rights and responsibilities - link to Emotional Intelligence work, Pupils’ Charter, Library Skills
- Homework
- Anti-bullying work, conflict resolution
- Class assembly - Each group will present an assembly to the rest of the year group
- Charity work - Jigsaw Appeal, Operation Christmas Child
- Sponsorship activity in pastoral lesson to set up year fund - swimming, walking, silence, reading…
- Gideons
- RSPCA
- BT – Communication skills - Emotional Intelligence
- Young carers
Sex and Relationship Education (SRE)
- Bodies and body image
- Puberty
- Sexual language
- Aids related issues around December 1st - World Aids Day
Healthy Lifestyle and Safety
- School Nurse introduces herself to the year group, explains her role and her drop-in sessions.
- Smoking - The right to say ‘No’ and how to cope with peer pressure
- Teeth - healthy eating
- Fireworks
- Safety - WHOOPS Child Safety Project, First Aid
- Community Policeman - talks about his role in the area
Careers
- Whole year group talk by Deputy Head
- 6 follow up lessons
Citizenship
- The school community - How a school is organised, Different roles and responsibilities - Governors, Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teachers, Assistant Head Teachers, Senior Teachers, Directors of Learning and Heads of Department, other post holders, teaching staff, office staff, ESC staff, withdrawal Unit, technicians, caretakers, dining hall staff
- Democracy in school - Year Council, School Council, Elections and meetings
- Communities to which pupils belong - family, class, year group, school
- Family life education
- Local Police
- Criminal Justice System
- Rights and Wrongs
- Stereotyping
Financial Literacy
- Pocket Money
- What is Business? Enterprise?
Equal Opportunities
- Rights and Responsibilities
- Anti-bullying
Learning to Learn
- Learning style analysis
- Multi Sensory Learning
- Listening skills
- Behaviour in exams
- SAM Learning
Environment Education
- The school environment
- Litter and pupils’ responsibilities; how to reduce litter and encourage recycling in school.
Emotional Intelligence
- Emotional Literacy – help them to help themselves
- Self Assessment/Target Setting/Action Planning
Progress File
- Concepts of target setting and planning
- Pupils Personal Statement - interests, targets, hopes and aspirations for life in the secondary school.
- The last 4 pastoral lessons of the school year are spent:
- reviewing experiences and achievements;
- one to one discussions with tutors;
- identifying strengths and weaknesses;
- identifying progress in the nationally identified 6 key skill areas;
- target setting and planning how to achieve targets;
- writing a Personal Statement
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