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Personal Development

At Light Hall, we believe that our curriculum extends far beyond the academic. We appreciate that our school plays a crucial role in preparing our students for their adult lives – and we aim to give them a deep understanding of how they can engage positively within society.

Through all aspects of school life, whether it is within lessons, at social time, during tutor time, in extracurricular activities, trips, and events, or in the many student leadership roles we have in school, we provide Light Hall students with plentiful opportunities to flourish and become excellent citizens, ready to face the challenges of their future world; whether that be on a local, national or global level.

For more specific information on some of these aspects, please see the sub-sections on this page, or for an overview of personal development at Light Hall, click on the below link.

Aspects of Personal Development

Mr Rogers is our current PSHE Co-ordinator

British Values and SMSC
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British values and SMSC (social, moral, spiritual and cultural) are actively promoted within school life. Our strategy encompasses the below:

British values

Democracy (social, moral, spiritual and cultural)

  • The principles are taught through five years of religious studies lessons on different religious societies and cultures and their spiritual beliefs, with a focus on ethics and morality; and a minimum of three years of history lessons, which also encompasses social issues, culture through time and morality.
  • Students also cover  citizenship through PSHEC and will look at how citizens can influence decision-making through the democratic process and material on the strengths, advantages and disadvantages of democracy in society, and how democracy and the law works in Britain, in contrast to other forms of government in other countries and cultures
  • Additionally, through our student council, every student in the school is able to have a voice when it comes to the school society. Each student is able to contribute to their tutor group’s collective input to the student council. Please click for an example of the Student Council Agenda

 

Rule of law (social and moral)

  • Students are taught this explicitly within our behaviour for learning framework and understand the ‘rule of law’ within the school, the importance of morality and respect, and that actions have consequences.
  • Students learn about the rule of law in the outside world through PSHE lessons – they learn about the protected characteristics, legislation connected to 16 year olds, the law when it comes to alcohol, drugs, social media, gang culture and knife crime, as well as the moral and societal implications, to name some examples.

 

Individual liberty (spiritual and cultural)

  • Students are taught that they are free to believe, act and express themselves freely, developing their own spirituality. The majority of this is covered in the PSHE curriculum, with threads throughout each year group as follows: being me in my world, dreams and goals and changing me, using mindfulness as a deeply reflective spiritual technique.
  • Additionally, students are encouraged to participate in extra-curricular activities to enhance their talents and personalities, drawing on cultural learnings within art, drama and music for example.
  • The house system also allows for individual freedom, expression and spiritual creativity: we have a range of competitions for students to enter: The Visual Arts Cup, Light Hall’s Got Talent, the Enterprise Cup and House Athletics. Also, the Macmillan bake sale every year encourages students with culinary talents.
  • There are also many other events students can participate in: termly library competitions, numeracy competitions, as well as students being recognised for student leadership and subject braids, all designed to develop the spirit and character of our students.
  • In tutor time, students follow a half termly programme of reflection against the Light Hall Learning Skills.

 

Mutual respect and tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs (social, moral, spiritual and cultural)

  • We have a very diverse student population at Light Hall, so mutual tolerance and respect is a way of life. This is modelled by the staff and by the students daily. Our discriminatory log shows few examples of our students behaving otherwise, demonstrating a strong sense of morality and social cohesion amongst our students.
  • All students study religious education and spirituality for five years at Light Hall.
  • Students are exposed to a wide range of diverse cultures through art, music and drama lessons in Key Stage Three.
  • Year 7 students complete an inter-faith week project in tutor time as part of their Light Hall Award, studying diverse cultures, spirituality and religions.

Extra curricular clubs and activities are not able to be held currently due to the restrictions of the pandemic.  We hope to resume these as soon as we are able.  

Under normal circumstance we would offer a wide range of lunch time and after school clubs across the following subjects: music, drama, PE, ICT, maths, art, science and board games club. 

All students receive a house point for participation.

Alongside the clubs, we also take part in many sporting fixtures across the borough and the West Midlands, for both winter and summer sports, we hold Christmas and summer concerts, an annual drama production, as well as numerous educational trips and visits, including abroad residential trips – two to Belgium last academic year for music and history, and the annual ski trip to Andorra.

Students begin their Light Hall day within house tutor groups for 20 minutes each morning. They follow the below programme:

All year groups have a ‘thought for the week’ which links to national or global days of awareness. See below for our ‘thought for the week’ calendar for the summer term:

Students are encouraged to discuss the theme and answer key questions related to it, which provokes thoughtful reflection. The theme is also explored in the house assembly of that week too.

All students reflect on our six key Light Hall Learning Skills in tutor time, working towards the key statements on our Skills Matrix:

Learning Skills Matrix

Students in Key Stage Three complete half termly projects which enables them to work towards their Light Hall Award. These projects explore equality and diversity. Examples of which are: inter-faith week, the importance of charities and women over the years.

Please click below for an example project.

Light Hall Award – International Womens Day

In Key Stage Four, students look at current affairs to develop their oracy skills in terms of discussion and debate.

Contact Light Hall School

  • Light Hall School
    Hathaway Road
    Shirley
    Solihull
    West Midlands
    B90 2PZ
  • 0121 744 3835 (Main)
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Light Hall School 3 days ago

Morning! We are delighted schools can return on 8th March. The senior team will be planning over the next few days, updating risk assessments & liaising with the local authority to ensure that the return to school is as safe, and smooth, as possible. Further details will follow. https://t.co/V8BRjEy2kk

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Light Hall School 5 days ago

Hope you have had a lovely half term. We can't wait to greet all our students again tomorrow (virtually of course!). Don't forget the change to lesson times - they can be found here: https://t.co/FLI6gWUjsW

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Light Hall School 2 weeks ago

What a day of positivity! A tremendous thanks to our friends in the community, Palletline Birmingham, for the lovely new laptops they have donated to those students who need them the most. We are so grateful. https://t.co/idwkPr658a

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Light Hall School 2 weeks ago

It may be cold outside, but we are happy to report that when we've checked on our 4 light hall legends (our fish) we have seen them swimming happily. Roll on the Spring! https://t.co/w9CqNt0QO6

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Light Hall School 1 month ago

We just wanted to a pass a huge thank you to one of our parents, who arranged for their company to purchase 20 laptops, for those students in need. We are so grateful for all the support we have received. #TeamLightHall

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Light Hall School 1 month ago

Why don't you take a quick look at our new literacy page - top tips for reading, a competition and..... a poll with a small prize for entering.

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Light Hall School 1 month ago

What an amazing community we live & work in! In April, we made visors for the care homes & gave them to help those in need. Today, Dr Camilla Vindalon, Director - Deepdene Care Home, delivered 30 new tablets to our school, as a gift, to help those students who need them.

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Light Hall School 2 months ago

@hartsarahe Thank you for your query. All the details can be found on our COVID Mass Testing page:

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Light Hall School 2 months ago

Quick glimpse of our COVID testing centre in school for staff and keyworker students.We will get through this together! https://t.co/QCmGc7gh8l

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Light Hall School 2 months ago

A massive thanks to one of our lovely neighbours,who donated his old laptop for us to re-use for our families who are struggling with remote learning. We are so grateful. If anyone else has old devices we'd thankfully receive them,they only need to work & can access the internet.

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