The SHINE Character and Culture Curriculum is at the core of everything The Winstanley School does to support the development of resilient, self-motivated and aspirational learners.
Our curriculum aims to provide a coherent programme of personal, health, social, citizenship and careers education.
The SHINE Character and Culture Curriculum focuses on the following key areas:
- Relationships
- Health and wellbeing
- Living in the wider world
Relationships:
- how to develop and maintain a variety of healthy relationships within a range of social and cultural context
- how to recognise and manage emotions within a range of relationships
- how to deal with risky or negative relationships including various forms of extremist views as well as all forms of bullying
- about managing loss including bereavement, separation and divorce
- to respect equality and be a productive member of a diverse community
- how to identify and access appropriate advice and support
Health and wellbeing:
- how to manage transition
- how to maintain physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing
- how to assess and manage risks to health and to stay, and keep others, safe
- how to ensure safety and protection from unwanted outside influences
- how to identify and access help, advice and support
Living in the wider world:
- learning about rights and responsibilities as members of diverse communities, as active citizens, and participants in the local and national economy
- how to make informed choices and respond in the appropriate way, taking examples from the variety of views that exist in the world
- how to develop team working and leadership skills and develop flexibility and resilience
- about the economic and business environment
- how personal financial choices can affect oneself and others and about rights and responsibilities as consumers
- developing skills and aspirations
- community and careers – equality of opportunity in careers and life choices
- employability skills
- application processes and skills for further education, employment and career progression