Our aims
Rewards
Fundraising
Timetable

Why is it important at Ark Kings to develop pupils’ character?

Character education at Kings is designed to help children and young people develop a robust set of skills and attributes that will enable them to confidently face life’s challenges and opportunities, now and in a fast-changing future. Research suggests that successful development of such skills and attributes underpins future academic, personal and professional success. The core themes within the PSHE curriculum are wrapped in a common language and map out the territory of learning.

PSHE at Kings offers both explicit and implicit learning opportunities and experiences which reflect pupils’ increasing independence and physical and social awareness as they move through the primary phase. It builds on the skills that pupils start to acquire during the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) to develop effective relationships, assume greater personal responsibility and manage personal safety, including online safety.

What are the aims? 

We aim to build pupils' social and emotional development through our school values: "Wisdom. Resilience. Kindness." This creates a whole school ethos and high expectations of behaviour towards others in and beyond the school community, underpinned by a clear understanding of the kinds of young people we wish them to become. We enable our pupils to have a strong sense of identity and belonging by embedding values and virtues. The development of these characteristics will enable pupils to thrive in life, education and employment.

Rewards

On enrolment, pupils are placed into one of four houses, Lancaster, Stuart, Tudor, Windsor or York. House points are awarded for behaviour which demonstrates our school values, this is monitored weekly by the pastoral team. Pupils have the opportunity to receive bronze, silver, gold and platinum badges for their achievements. 

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Fundraising

One of our curriculum aims is to develop pupils' global citizenship. Pupils work towards this through their engagement with charities and good causes. Each year group is a champion for a range of local, national and international charities where they lead running events in school to raise money and awareness. Pupil leadership is an integral part of life at Kings - these charitable projects enable all of our pupils to take a lead in making positive contributions to society.

Below is an overview of the charities and good causes that pupils support across their time in the Primary Phase at Ark Kings Academy:

Nursery and Reception Fundraising

Local Community Project

Community Planter Project (Summer 1)

  • Pupils engage in National Gardening Week: plant flowers, fruit & veg in school and at community planter
Global Citizenship (UK based)

Christmas Toy Project (Autumn 2)

  • Pupils donate toys and create Christmas cards, supporting others that are less fortunate than themselves
Global Citizenship (worldwide)

WWF (Summer 2)

  • As part of their ‘How Can I Protect Our World?’ topic, pupils raise money to adopt an animal

Year 1

Local Community Project

Care Home

  • Pupils engage with the local community by building links with a local care/residential home  where they sing and read to members of the cmmunity
Global Citizenship (UK based)

Harvest Food Bank (Autumn 1)

  • Harvest festival performance/crafts morning for parents
  • Pupils plan and run Harvest collection
Global Citizenship (worldwide)

Comic/Sport Relief (Spring 2)

  • Pupils plan and run whole-school Red Nose Day, raising money and awareness

Year 2

Local Community Project

Care Home

  • Pupils engage with the local community by building links with a local care/residential home  where they sing and read to members of the cmmunity
Global Citizenship (UK based)

Jeans for Genes (Autumn 1)

  • Pupils plan and run whole-school Jeans for Genes day, raising money and awareness
Global Citizenship (worldwide)

Comic/Sport Relief (Spring 2)

  • Pupils plan and run whole-school Red Nose Day, raising money and awareness

Year 3

Local Community Project

Heart of England Forest (ongoing)

  • Pupils engage in a weekly HofE project: outdoor learning, tree planting, being responsible global citizens
Global Citizenship (UK based)

Save the Children (Autumn 2)

  • Pupils plan and run whole-school Christmas Jumper Day, raising money and awareness
Global Citizenship (worldwide)

Water Aid (Spring 2)

  • Pupils plan and run Water Warriors day, raising money and awareness

Year 4

Local Community Project

Shelter (Birmingham)

  • Pupils learn about the work that Shelter perform and the importance of this work within their local community
Global Citizenship (UK based)

Children in Need (Autumn 2)

  • Pupils plan and run whole-school Children in Need Day, raising money and awareness
Global Citizenship (worldwide)

Water Aid (Spring 2)

  • Pupils plan and run Water Warriors day, raising money and awareness

Year 5

Local Community Project

Hospice

  • Pupils learn about the work that hospices do and the importance of this work within their local community
  • Pupils perform acts of kindness, such as planting window boxes
Global Citizenship (UK based)

Macmillan (Autumn 1)

  • Pupils plan and run Macmillan coffee morning for the local community, as well as host a bake sale
Global Citizenship (worldwide)

UNICEF (Summer 1)

  • Pupils plan and run Soccer Aid events in school, raising money and awareness

Year 6

Local Community Project

Women’s Refuge

  • Pupils learn about the work that Women's Aid perform and the importance of this work within their local community
Global Citizenship (UK based)

British Legion (Autumn 2)

  • Pupils plan and run week-long Poppy Appeal, raising money and awareness
Global Citizenship (worldwide)

UNICEF (Summer 1)

  • Pupils plan and run Soccer Aid events in school, raising money and awareness