COMMITMENT TO PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
‘Access to Achievement’
Three Ways School is committed to developing the whole child. This strategy statement defines how the school supports the broader
development of pupils and students.
The Personal Development strategy and curriculum approach at Three Ways ensures that children and young people acquire the
knowledge, understanding and skills to manage their lives now and in the future. As part of a whole school approach, personal development that is
embedded into our curriculum and wider support networks and agencies to support personal development, ensure that pupils develop the qualities and attributes they need to thrive.
The school Vision and Values statement identifies the key attributes and qualities the young people will have as they leave school ready for the next phase in their lives. Our school vision “Access to Achievement” has given us the vehicle to review our Personal Development school journey and consider how all of our curriculum strands and support approaches blend to support the pupil and their families.
The school ensures the core principles of Personal Development are integral to life in school and beyond; ‘All staff have high expectations of what pupils can achieve at Three Ways School. They want all pupils to be the best they can. Adults know pupils well and care about their well-being. The school is a place where pupils thrive, both academically and personally. The majority of parents are in agreement about the nurture and preparation for life that the school provides their children. Parents commonly use words such as ‘amazing, fantastic, blossom and flourish’ to describe the school Staff promote positive relationships in all aspects of school life. Pupils are respectful and tolerant of each other. They are fully accepting of the wide range of needs across their peers. Pupils listen to a wide range of books. Many of these have been selected to increase pupils’ awareness of current issues and diversity.
Leaders provide a range of wider development opportunities for pupils. Pupils have a voice that makes a difference through their roles in the school council. Careers education and work experience are a high priority in the school and the sixth form. Leaders make sure that links to careers are made throughout the curriculum. The school’s involvement in strengthening special educational needs and/or disabilities practice and awareness is commendable. External agencies such as community nurses, social care occupational therapy, the preparing for adulthood inclusion team, and the disabled children’s team have high praise for the way the school works in partnership with them to reach the best possible outcomes for pupils’. – OFSTED May 2022
