Y8 Personal Development Programme

Y8 Personal Development Programme 2025-26 Term

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School Value Focus

Pride

Kindness

Integrity

Respect

Responsibility

All

Assemblies

KS3 launch assemblies HOY Assembly on school value focus HOY Assembly on school value focus British Values and the Parliament GH introductory System Assembly House Assembly House Assembly Remembrance Personal Development and Careers in the Careers Induction Curriculum and LMI EDGE Anti Bullying Week Black History Month End of Term European Day of Celebration Assembly languages

HOY Assembly on school value focus

HOY Assembly on school value focus

HOY Assembly on school value focus

HOY Assembly on school value focus

Assembly on Personal Development and recording skills EDGE

HOY Assembly on Careers / Study Skills

HOY Assembly on Mental Health

Assembly on Pride Month LGBTQ+ Awareness

World Book Day

HOY Assembly

European Day of Languages- 26th September

Holocaust Memorial Day - 27th Jan

Tutor time

Black History Month1st to 31st October World Mental Health Day - 10th Oct Literacy

Y13 Buddies assigned to each form Remembrance DaySchool to mark this on 11th Nov Anti-Bullying Week10th to 14th November

HOY Assembly

HOY Assembly House Assembly

House Assembly

House Assembly

Sexual Abuse and Violence Awareness Week- 3rd-9th February Safer Internet DayTuesday 10th February

House Assembly End of Term Celebration Assembly

Personal Development and recording and reflecting on skills EDGE

National Careers Week- Monday 2nd to Friday 6th March

Revision Skills

World Book DayThursday 5th March Autism Acceptance Week- first week in April

End of Term Celebration Assembly

LGBTQ+ Pride Month1st June to 30th June

Mental Health Awareness MonthFriday 1st to Friday 31st May

National School Sports Week - 16th to 22nd June

Literacy

Literacy

Children in Need Day- 14th November

Literacy Literacy

Literacy Personal Development Events / Community Hour

Community Hour - whereby we stop the timetable for a lesson, on 5 occasions during the year to support the coverage of inclusion and personal development.

Community Hour Black History Month

Community Hour Anti Bullying Week

Community Hour Careers

Community Hour- PD recording of skills EDGE

Y8 Personal Development Event

Community Hour LGBTQ+ Y8 Personal Development Event

Programme of Study Personal Development PHSRE Programme | The Crypt School Personal Education Development Curriculum

Trips

Social media – FOMO, cyber bullying, online safety.

Well-being & mental health & how to self-soothe.

Mind/body connection - the effects of sugar; the importance of sleep; the benefits of physical exercise.

Y8 Residential Trip

Sexualisation, stereo types, influences, pornography, sexual bullying, grooming, impact of negative experiences, exploitation. Healthy relationship – respect & equality, contraception & STIs. An awareness of how viewing habits & listening habits can affect mood & mental health.

Exploring happiness and its meaning.

Drugs - County Lines.

Positive emotions, gratitude & fulfilment.

CPR, Knife crime, Role models, Misogyny, Values, Democracy.

Human rights,Equality and Diversity, Children’s rights, Extremism.

Health check personal hygiene, dental hygiene, sun safety, prevention of infection, self-examination.

Peer & other influences linked to gambling.

PGL netball trip

Founders Day

MFL Trip to Europe House Events (examples of events that take place annually. Actual events may vary)

Sport Table Football Dodgeball Halloween Maths Paper Aeroplane

Sport Carols Singing

Sport Quiz Bake off Maths Bushtucker Trial

Sport Doughnut eating

Sport Science

Sport Drama

Leadership Opportunities

Form Captains Sports Captains School Parliament

Form Captains Sports Captains School Parliament

Form Captains Sports Captains School Parliament

Form Captains Sports Captains School Parliament

Form Captains Sports Captains School Parliament

Form Captains Sports Captains School Parliament

Sports Clubs and Fixtures and Extracurricular activities

Clubs, including music: see Clubs & Societies | The Crypt School Societies include Debating, LGBTQ+ and multicultural society

Fixtures: See https://www.cryptsport.co.uk/

Student Voice / Student Parliament

Year 8 Student Panel regular meetings

Year 8 Student Panel regular meetings

Year 8 Student Panel regular meetings

Year 8 Student Panel regular meetings

HOY and tutor interviews

Year 8 online student survey

Student Parliament Meetings to be held for Teaching and Learning, Pastoral and Personal Development Curriculum Days/ Opportunities

GirlsGetSET programme throughout T1-6 Challenge Week

Careers in the Curriculum

Year 8 Student Panel regular meetings

Year 8 Student Panel regular meetings

Y8 Focus group meeting

Y8 Focus group meeting

Year8 End of Year Survey - student and parent

Student Parliament Meetings to be held for Teaching and Learning, Pastoral and Personal Development

Student Parliament Meetings to be held for Teaching and Learning, Pastoral and Personal Development

Literacy- Reading Intermediate Maths challenge

Challenge Week

Careers in the Curriculum Junior Maths challenge

Y8 Parents Evening Survey

Literacy- Writing

Careers

Settling in conversations

Exploring the Local Labour Market (LMI)

Opportunities on School Parliament

Careers in the Curriculum

Careers Induction-EDGE

Careers in PeD lessons National Careers Week activities Employability Conference Careers in the Curriculum National Apprenticeship Week Activities

Careers in PeD lessons HE Conference - Could University be for me?

Hear from an employer/ employee Careers in the Curriculum GE Aerospace Rethink Reporting home EDGE event

Hear from an employer/ employee Careers Community hour Academic

Y8 Progress grade

Y8 Mid-Yr Test Window

Y8 Test grades reported home

Y8 Reports & test grades go home

Y8 Parents Evening23rd April 2026 (virtual)

Y8 Exams

Subjects’ Programmes of Study

Our Curriculum | The Crypt School

Pastoral support - in school and external

The school employs a School Counsellor who is in school twice a week offering pupils regular appointments and working with specific year groups or groups of students to support them through challenges they may encounter, eg: exam stress. Likewise, we have weekly visits by the School Nurse. The school also employs an Educational Welfare Officer to provide support on all issues to do with student attendance and wellbeing.

Each Year Group of the school is overseen by a dedicated member of the pastoral team (Hannah Attwood) who can be found in the Pastoral Support room where students can visit whenever they need to.

Wellbeing & Pastoral Care | The Crypt School

Pastoral contacts

Tutors: 8JC: Mrs L Lapham llapham@crypt.gloucs.sch.uk 8WEH: Mrs N McAvoy nmcavoy@crypt.gloucs.sch.uk 8RR: Miss L Shaw lshaw@crypt.gloucs.sch.uk 8JM: Miss E Chilman echilman@crypt.gloucs.sch.uk 8DW: Mr T Farmer tfarmer@crypt.gloucs.sch.uk Head of Year 8: Mr Germaine cgermaine@crypt.gloucs.sch.uk Pastoral Support Worker: Mrs Lowe slowe@crypt.gloucs.sch.uk Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mrs G Hargraves ghargraves@crypt.gloucs.sch.uk