The brand new judgement, personal development, behaviour and welfare

The brand new judgement, personal development, behaviour and welfare in the Ofsted Common Inspection Framework, is one of the latest Ofsted expectations. Many of the things you already do in school help young people become positive, happy members of society. To further help you meet this national priority, we are delighted to offer you a new Ariel Trust resource which will equip you to contribute in further improving young peoples’ physical and emotional well-being.

‘Face Up’ is a two-part, classroom based and whole school, programme, designed to provide young people with the skills to better understand how to protect themselves from any violent/unhealthy relationships they may encounter, now or later in their lives. Through the development of conflict resolving skills, increased knowledge and the ability to intervene and ask for help, the programme focuses on preventing and reducing psychological or emotional abuse in particular coercive or controlling behaviour in young peoples’ relationships.

‘Face Up’ was launched in Liverpool in 2011 and is used by over 50 schools in Greater Merseyside. In 2014/15, over 7500 young people participated in the programme, which is supported by a full online intervention manual.

Ofsted’s definition of safeguarding now includes particular issues affecting children, including domestic violence. We all have a responsibility to safeguard and protect children from relationship violence in the same way we protect them from drugs or gang violence.

In just under half of schools, young people had received lessons about staying safe but few had developed the skills to effectively apply their understanding, such as the assertiveness skills to stand up for themselves and negotiate their way through difficult situations.

Not Yet Good Enough: PSHCE education in schools Ofsted 2013

The ‘Face Up’ programme uses a collaborative learning approach which provides an opportunity for young people to explore teenage relationships and to use the knowledge and understanding gained to make informed choices in the future. The programme is an effective tool that allows young people to gain an understanding of healthy teenage relationships, whilst also supporting academic attainment.

‘Face Up’ includes a wide range of spoken language, listening and creative writing activities that are capable of being assessed within English lessons and are mapped to the curriculum. These activities include debating, role play, and storyboards and all exercises can be tailored to suit the needs of individual groups. The software has a module-based format, with each module exploring more serious forms of abuse, which can also be implemented into any PSHCE curriculum.

We are confident that ‘Face Up’ is an invaluable resource that is beneficial in supporting the personal development, behaviour and welfare of all pupils whilst directly addressing the latest Ofsted expectations.