Personal Development

At Sutton Manor Community Primary School, we believe education should develop the whole child.

Our vision: A school where children SHINE
Our values: Service, Humility, Integrity, Nurture, Excellence
Our expectations: Ready, Respectful, Safe

Our personal development curriculum is designed to help children become confident, respectful, resilient and responsible individuals who are prepared for the next stage of education and life beyond school. Through our Strong Foundations approach, we place great importance on relationships, wellbeing, communication, personal safety, emotional development and positive character. We aim to ensure every child feels safe, valued, included and able to thrive within our school community.

We have achieved the School Games Platinum Award

We are committed to helping children:

understand and celebrate difference
develop positive relationships
build resilience and independence
stay physically and mentally healthy
contribute positively to society
understand how to stay safe
develop aspirations for the future
become active and respectful citizens.

Our Assembly Structure

Monday

Birthday and Attendance

Tuesday

Showcase (families invited) or

Values

Wednesday
Y4, Y5, Y6 - PSHE Workshop

Thursday
Y1, Y2, Y3 - PSHE Workshop

Friday

Over & Above Awards
Team Points
Golden Table

Additional Assemblies

The last Friday of each half-term is our Star Awards assembly (families invited) - families are invited to join us
The last Friday of each Term is our singing celebration - families are invited to join us
In the last week of each half-term, it is our Poetry Performance assembly, and every class performs their poem to the rest of the school.

SHINE Awards evening

We celebrate all children who have been exceptional examples of our SHINE values at the end of each year.

Direct Teaching

Our PSHE, RSHE, and citizenship curriculum has three key strands: Values, Health & Relationships, and Life Skills. To view the full PSHE curriculum, please visit our PSHE curriculum page.

The Values we teach:

Expectations: Ready, Respectful, Safe
School Values: SHINE
British Values: Democracy, Rule of Law, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect and Tolerance.

The core strands we follow each half-term:

Coping with Change
Healthy and Happy Relationships
Similarities and Differences
Caring and Responsibility
Families and Committed Relationships
Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds

Life Skills
This strand covers essential life skills each half-term. In each year group, we cover the following themes:

Road Safety
Money and Finance
Healthy Eating
Time management
Online Safety and AI
Effective Communication
First Aid

Woven through our three elements of PSHE, we use resources and receive teaching sessions from:

Baronados - PATHS programme (Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies)
HSBC - UK Smart Money
The Peace Curriculum

These complement our annual workshops, which are listed below.

As part of the Life Skills strand, years 4, 5, and 6, have an additional weekly workshops which cover the following themes:

Protected Characteristics
Celebrating Differences
Meaningful Connections
Are We The Same?
Celebrating Differences
Meaningful Connections
Anti-Bullying Awareness
Power of Words
Misogyny
Are We The Same?
Click or Quit?
Knife Crime Awareness
Supporting Our Mental Health
Know Yourself, Grow Yourself

As part of the Life Skills strand, year 6 complete some additional units:

secondary school transition
harassment
appropriate and inappropriate behaviours
touch/ language/ behaviours
boundaries and consent
power and control

Trips and Visits

During your child's time at our school, these are the core visits they will make. There will be other trips and visits; however, these are the minimum offer.

Tinies & Nursery

Fire Service visit
PCSO visit
Ambulance Service visit

Reception

Fire Service Visit
PCSO visit
Local library visit
Weekly local visit

Year 1

The Dream
Local library visit
The Railway Museum
Transport Museum
Farm to Fork - Tesco

Year 2

Manchester Airport
Martin Mere
Llandudno
The Dream
Local library visit

Year 3

Young Voices - Manchester
World Museum - Liverpool
The Dream
Local library visit
River Mersey Ferry Trip

Year 4

PGL: 1-day visit
The Dream
Local library visit
Clonter Opera
Castlefield - Manchester

Year 5

PGL: 2-day residential
Crucial Crew
Saints Tour
Edge Hill University
The Dream
Local library visit
Clonter Opera

Year 6

London: 3-day residential
Lancashire Mining Museum
The Dream
Local library visit
Clonter Opera
Shakespeare North

Annual Workshops

EYFS

Author visit
Pantomime
Lunar New Year: Dance

KS1

Y2: British Sign Language Workshop
NSPCC: Pants Rule
Dogs Trust
Author visit

KS2

Y6: British Sign Language course
Stop the Block
Electricity / Renewables project
Pantomime
Knife Crime: Debate
Y6: Royal Navy Workshop
Y5&6: Shakespeare Workshop

Clubs & SHINE time

SHINE time is every Friday from 14:15-15:00. During SHINE time, children can attend a club of their choice each half-term. Currently, our SHINE time clubs are:

Cooking
Gardening
Photography
Drumming
Choir
Chess
Sewing and Textiles
Construction
Games
Boccia

After-School Clubs

All children are welcome at the breakfast and after-school club. Please see our extended care page for details. In addition, the following clubs run from 15:20 to 16:15, unless otherwise stated.

EYFS and KS1 (15:20-16:15)

Story Club
Funky Fingers
Forest Tots

KS2 (15:20-16:15)

Art
Drama
Dance
Gamew
Rotating sports clubs

Other Clubs

Brownies meet every Thursday (17:00)
Youth Club

Other opportunities include:

Piano and guitar 1:1 lessons provided by
Rocksteady Rock Band
Our Sports Youth Club is each Thursday at 18:00 in the Shining Lights Centre
Brownies takes place at 18:00 each week in the community cafe
Footicubs takes place each Sunday in our Shining Lights Centre

On a Tuesday, children can access piano or guitar tuition to develop their talents and abilities. We also have Rock Steady, the school rock band, which meets and practices on Tuesday mornings.

Sports Competitions

Each Friday, our teams take part in additional sports coaching and training to develop their talents and abilities.

The competitions and tournaments below are planned for the 2026-2027 academic year:

Autumn
KS2 Boccia

KS2 Dance

KS2 New Age Kurling

Y1/2 Multi-Skills

Y3/4 Dodgeball

Y3/4 Girls Football

Y4 Football

Y5 Football

Y5/6 Badminton

Y5/6 Dodgeball

Y5/6 Football League

Y5/6 Girls Football

Y5/6 Rugby

Y5/6 Sportshall Athletics

Y6 Football

Spring

KS1 Inclusion Festival

KS2 Inclusion Festival

KS2 SEND Football

Y3 Football

Y3/4 Basketball

Y3/4 Girls Football

Y3/4 Multi-Skills

Y3/4 Rugby

Y5/6 Basketball

Y5/6 B Team Football

Y5/6 Football League

Y5/6 Girls Football

Y5/6 Hockey

Summer

S2 Tennis

KS2 Tri-Golf

Reception Multi-Skills

Y1/2 Athletics

Y1/2 Football

Y3/4 Athletics

Y3/4 B Team Football

Y3/4 Hockey

Y3/4 Netball

Y3/4 Striking & Fielding

Y5/6 Athletics

Y5/6 Cricket

Y5/6 Multi-Skills

Y5/6 Netball

Y5/6 Rounders

School Curriculum Days

There are three whole-school sports days in 2026-2027:
Autumn Sports Day - Gymnastics
Spring Sports Day - Athletics
Summer Sports Day - Traditional/Games

During curriculum days, we pause all usual lessons for the day and have the whole school focus on a theme. We plan to teach elements of all subjects through the theme. These days help us teach about the diversity of beliefs, traditions, and cultures, and mark important days and events in British life. On these days, children will take part in lessons, activities, and workshops.