St Martin'sCE Primary School
Personal Development
Throughout the academic year 2025-2026, St Martin's are developing a bespoke Personal Development Curriculum. This will coherently and sequentially map out the opportunities for personal development that our children are given throughout their eight years at St Martin's, within and beyond the offer of our main curriculum.
We know that personal development underpins children's academic and social achievements and is a powerful tool in providing equity. By ensuring that our children have access to a wide, rich set of experiences, we are able to develop their talents and interests, creating confidence, resilience and independence in all aspects of their lives. These opportunities are closely planned to match the personal development needs within our cohort.
The Intent of our Personal Development Curriculum
Every person, every opportunity, every day
Our curriculum is structured using the 5 Ways of Wellbeing:
A few examples of personal development opportunities from the academic year 2024-2025 can be found below:
Keep Learning
Art appreciation workshops
Coping Cats Year 5 workshop from the Mental Health Support Team
Brass instrument concert to families
Dogs Trust animal safety visits
Fire Safety workshops
A range of after school clubs including sketching, cooking, chess and many more
Dinosaur themed Museum workshops
Black History themed month - workshops, themed lessons and worship.
Safer Internet Day themed PSHE afternoon
Bridge Project led enhanced RE curriculum and mentoring
Rumble in the Jungle Drama Workshops
PCSO visits in EYFS
Connect
Spirit Seeking - our Spirituality journey
Pupil conferencing threaded through our school year
iSingpop concert
Peer mentoring with local secondary schools
Whole school event to mark Holi
Trust-wide themed services, competitions and events
Readaloud themed parent event
Local Author visits
Sounds of Easter sensory workshop
Art exhibition themed around climate change at Salisbury Arts Centre
Class Assemblies for each year group
Whole school event to mark Lunar New Year
Salisbury Giant history and art project with Salisbury Museum
Be Active
Chance to Shine Cricket coaching
A range of after school sports clubs including marathon training and gymnastics
Boccia competition
Tri-golf tournament
Wild Worship Forest School
Dodgeball tournament
Year 4 and 5 Experience Day at Godolphin School
Girl's football tournament
Bikeability
No Pens Day whole day event
Give
Food drive for local food bank
Local community garden project
Food festival within our community
School and Worship Council
Christmas Jumper themed fundraiser for charity
Junior Good Citizen program for Year 6
Take Notice
Spirit Seeking - our Spirituality journey
Rewilding Salisbury project with Salisbury Museum
World Refugee Day themed afternoon
Represented our school at the Salisbury City Council's Remembrance Service
Regular use of our Spirituality sensory garden
Bringing Prayer Alive whole school workshops
MAF Charity Aeroplane Visit
Invitations to performances and plays such as Robin Red Vest and The Little Mermaid
Eid and Ramadan themed assembly, written by the Year 5 children