At Ilfracombe Church of England Junior School, we have developed a 'Character Curriculum' in order to help promote the exceptional personal development of our pupils.

Alongside our academic curriculum offer and many other personal development opportunities, this will contribute to forming well-educated and rounded young adults ready to take their place in the world.

The 4 main aims of our 'Character Curriculum' are to assist our pupils in developing:

• The ability to remain motivated by long-term goals

This includes seeing a link between effort in the present and pay-off in the longer-term, overcoming/ persevering through (and learning from), setbacks when encountered

•  The learning and habituation of positive moral attributes

Sometimes these are known as ‘virtues’. They include attributes such as courage, honesty, generosity, integrity, humility and a sense of justice

•  The acquisition of social confidence and the ability to make points or arguments clearly and constructively

This involves listening attentively to the views of others, behaving with courtesy and good manners and speaking persuasively to an audience

•  An appreciation of the importance of long-term commitments which frame the successful and fulfilled life

This could be a commitment to a spouse/ partner,, a role or vocation, the local community, to faith or world view. This helps individuals to put down deep roots and gives stability and longevity to lifetime endeavours.

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We have a different theme for each term that we focus on.