Personal Development and Enrichment

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-Deepdale 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
  • Careers Fair with photography, Braille, BAE, bee keeping, textiles, farming, gardening, baby swimming and Street Pastors homeless help
  • Circus school
  • Young Enterprise- children handling budgets and shopping

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