Personal Development at Booker Avenue Junior School

At Booker Avenue Junior School, we believe that education is about much more than academic success. Personal development is at the heart of everything we do, helping children grow into confident, resilient and compassionate individuals who are ready to thrive in an ever-changing world.

We are committed to providing a rich range of experiences that support pupils’ social, moral, spiritual and cultural development. Through our curriculum, enrichment opportunities, leadership roles and wider school life, children learn to understand themselves, value others and make positive contributions to their community. We encourage pupils to develop confidence in their own abilities, celebrate diversity, embrace challenge and show respect for the views and experiences of others.

Our personal development offer helps pupils build the knowledge, skills and character needed for lifelong success. Whether through pupil leadership, educational visits, sports, the arts, community projects or our commitment to wellbeing, we ensure that every child has opportunities to discover new interests, develop their talents and take pride in their achievements.

By fostering positive relationships, promoting high expectations and nurturing a strong sense of belonging, we aim to ensure that every pupil leaves Booker Avenue Junior School as a responsible citizen, an independent learner and a valued member of society. Together, we are preparing children not only for their next stage of education, but for happy, healthy and successful futures.

 

My Happy Mind

We are proud to announce that we are a myHappymind school!

As a school, we consider the mental health and wellbeing of our children as one of our top priorities. We are creating a whole school culture that helps build our children's resilience, confidence and self-esteem as well as teaching them how to self-regulate in those stressful times.

To learn more about the myHappymind for Schools programme, visit their website at myhappymind.org/ 

myHappymind Module Descriptions

• Meet Your Brain: Understanding how your brain works and how to ensure we look after it so that we can manage our emotions and be at our best. Growth mindset is a key part of this too.
• Celebrate: Understanding your unique character strengths and learning to celebrate them. This is a fantastic module for building self-esteem.
• Appreciate: Understanding why gratitude matters and how you can develop gratitude as a habit. Gratitude is key to well-being and resilience and we're all about making it a habit!
• Relate: Understanding why positive relationships matter and how to build them. We're focussed on the building blocks of good relationships and friendships.
• Engage: Understanding how to set meaningful goals that matter and how to keep resilient in times of challenge. This module is all about building self-esteem and resilience too.

There is a Parent App available. Please see posters around school to sign up.