• The development of a young persons personal and social skills is one of our key aims for every pupil who attends Hopewell. Our focus on character skills and the development of self-regulation and self-management underpin the PDAP programme which is delivered through weekly off site activities as well as through our school based and vocational curriculums.

​

• Our offsite programme is designed to challenge our pupil’s expectations of themselves, to encourage them to take part in new experiences and to develop a greater understanding of themselves and their capabilities and to start believing that “anything is possible”

​

• There is a focus on 8 main character skills Respect, Resilience, Communication, Collaboration, Perseverance, Team building, Adaptability and Problem Solving, within these pupils are also taught skills to self-reflect and recognize how to self-manage and regulate through our 50-50 LAB programme which links directly to our character skill reward system.

​

• We aim that all pupils will be able to develop their self-confidence and self-esteem through the structure of the PDAP curriculum as we recognise the impact these have in a pupil’s overall success and achievement.