Personal development at St.Francis’ is developed and promoted through a variety of initiatives, experiences with others, theme weeks, trips and much more. Have a look at some of the things we enjoy here in terms of a broader curriculum…

TRIPS:

• Canal boat trips
• Pantomime
• Singing in and visiting local care homes
• Eureka trip
• Science museum
• Linking Network-Deppdale Primary and English Martyrs other schools and St.Mary’s children
• Mosque visit with our partner school St.Mary’s children
• Clitheroe castle –ks1 and EYFS
• UCLAN
• Curling AT THE FLOWER BOWL
• Last choir singing competition
• School floats and field day weekends
• Myerscough college
• Lancashire Sings 2025
• Bowling
• Zoo trip
• Performing at village concerts –drama and music
• High school links and Advent services
• Street pastors homeless collections links with CAFOD club and many fundraising links to local food banks

Personal school involvement and working with visitors/other agencies:

• Diana Award Anti-Bullying
• Wheelchair rugby KS2 all experience what it is like to be in a wheelchair and nurture care, compassion and empathy
• Parliament outreach programme and parliament week
• MP visits to our school and youth social action work
• Tower Wood residential
• Inter schools competitions small schools and with St.Marys triatholon, Judo, fencing lessons
• Primary Futures-When I Grow Up’ initiative-we won!
• Black History month
• PTFA and socials-children with stalls
• Careers fair in the hall
• Virtual visitors-marine bioligst, Windrush, history topics
• Plague assembly and workshops
• MacMillan music charity events
• Start of day current affairs/British Values links
• Extra-curricular clubs
• National week and theme week engagement eg. Refugee Week, Anti-bullying
• NSPCC –Speak out stay safe, school visits and workshops, types of abuse, Techosaurus, Pantosaurus etc
• Online information for families and the community
• A diverse curriculum to provide reflective, rich and diverse experiences.
• CAFOD world gifts
• Safety talks from visitors, RNLI, fire service, police, ambulance, different careers
• Bikeability
• Big thinking questions support wider thinking
• Child lead children: Young enterprise –making things to sell at school events to support charities, music monitors, librarians, school council
• Year 5 buddies to Reception children

After school clubs:

• Chess
• Archery
• Fencing
• Glee
• School band and choir
• Art
• Geography
• Science
• Football, netball, forest school summer term

SMSC

• Shalom Academy Kenya links
• Many sports competitions throughout the year for all children
• Season of Creation, Pilgrims of Hope, spiritual development constantly through RE curriculum.
• Linking Network
• HRSE curriculum
• SMSC audits completed and reflected upon
• Catholic Life and mission through CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING
• Care home visits and links
• Linking Network
• Paralympian visit and we fundraise linking with sports
• Virtual visits to enhance our curriculum and ethical thinking questions

 

At St.Francis’ we love outdoor learning. We have a ‘Millennium Walk’ area-a special place full of beauty just beyond our playing field, creation and growth, chickens, a prayer garden and planting areas. We have an outdoor fire pit, math’s trail, mud kitchen,  swings and much more. It is great for orienteering, collaborative team building and having fun!