Intent

St Gregory’s School understands the importance of Personal Growth and the skills required to allow young people to be given the best opportunities to develop and demonstrate a wide range of personal skills. CoPE challenges learners to explore a range of challenges which provides opportunities for them to broaden their experience and manage their learning in a variety of real-life contexts.

Implementation

Leaners will work through selected modules so they can gain a broad understanding of Personal Effectiveness and learn to develop specific skills alongside the module to help them succeed in a variety of sectors. Modules covered include

• Communication
• Citizenship and Community
• Sport and Leisure
• Independent Living
• The Environment
• Vocational Preparation
• Health and fitness
• Work-Related Learning and Enterprise
• Science and Technology
• International Links
• Beliefs and Values

The Certificate of Personal Effectiveness (CoPE) is a nationally recognised qualification available at Level 1 for our GCSE students. The qualification offers imaginative ways of accrediting young people's activities. It promotes, and allows learners with a wide range of personal qualities, abilities and achievements, as well as introducing them to new activities and challenges. This course provides our students who may struggle with Level 2 qualifications an additional qualification to support them in their future learning.