Challenge and Grow – Self

Personal and Social Capability

Students will work through tasks that are designed to challenge them, build and encourage resilience and self-awareness.

	Year 1/2	Year 3/4	Year 5/6	Year 7/8	Year 9/10
Work independently show initiative. (Self-Management)	work independently on routine tasks and experiment with strategies to complete other tasks where appropriate	consider, select and adopt a range of strategies for working independently and taking initiative	assess the value of working independently, and taking initiative to do so where appropriate	critique their effectiveness in working independently by identifying enablers and barriers to achieving goals	establish personal priorities, manage resources effectively and demonstrate initiative to achieve personal goals and learning outcomes
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	describing their daily school routine, identifying areas where it is appropriate and helpful for them to show initiative	recognizing when strategies previously used are not as effective as new strategies	identifying situations where it is preferable to work independently or with others	developing strategies for overcoming obstacles encountered in working independently	identifying learning goals and monitoring effectiveness of their strategies and interventions to achieve them
Become confident, resilient and adaptable. (Self Management)	undertake and persist with short tasks, within the limits of personal safety	persist with tasks when faced with challenges and adapt their approach where first attempts are not successful	devise strategies and formulate plans to assist in the completion of challenging tasks and the maintenance of personal safety	assess, adapt and modify personal and safety strategies and plans, and revisit tasks with renewed confidence	evaluate, rethink and refine approaches to tasks to take account of unexpected or difficult situations and safety considerations
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	continuing to practice a physical activity despite individual limitations	persisting to inform a trusted adult about an unsafe encounter, event or situation	developing coping strategies for managing set backs	recording successful strategies, and drawing on these in unfamiliar and complex situations	reconceptualising a challenging learning task
Recognize personal qualities and achievements. (Self Awareness)	identify and describe personal interests, skills and achievements and explain how these contribute to family and school life	describe personal strengths and challenges and identify skills they wish to develop	describe the influence that personal qualities and strengths have on their learning outcomes	make a realistic assessment of their abilities and achievements, and prioritize areas for improvement	assess their strengths and challenges and devise personally appropriate strategies to achieve future success
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	identifying a personal quality or skill, such as being good at soccer or spelling, and describing how this might be useful to others	listing a range of strengths supported by examples from home, school and community experiences	keeping a journal or blog of how their personal qualities have helped achieve a positive learning outcome	considering what interventions they could have made, and how these may have changed outcomes in study and personal pursuits	designing a personal capability inventory that includes evidence to support their self-assessments