Personal Development
At Avenor, personal development is just as important as academic achievement.
Students learn in a safe and respectful environment, where they are encouraged to develop their social and emotional skills, express their views, reflect on their values, and actively participate in the life of the school community.
All our activities promote positive behaviour, responsibility, inclusion, and respect for democratic values, supporting students’ moral, social, and cultural development and preparing them for responsible and active citizenship.
PSHE classes
Personal Development lessons include reflection activities, role play, and discussions about values, relationships, and personal choices.
Students learn how to manage conflict, develop empathy, distinguish between right and wrong, and adopt respectful behaviours, helping to prevent bullying. Through these activities, curiosity, critical thinking, self-awareness, and respect for others are fostered, in line with Avenor’s values.
Assembly
Assemblies offer students the opportunity to share achievements and explore social, ethical, cultural, and civic topics.
These events promote values such as fair play, responsibility, mutual respect, and appreciation of diversity, while providing positive role models and opportunities for responsible leadership.
Form-time
During daily time spent with their form teacher (Form Time), students discuss school rules, values, responsibilities, and real-life situations, learning to make ethical decisions and contribute to a safe and respectful environment.
These sessions support the development of personal discipline, respect for others, and democratic participation, ensuring that students’ behaviour is aligned with the school’s values.
Learning outside of the classroom
Learning beyond the classroom provides students with practical opportunities to apply the values, behaviours, and skills developed at school in real-life contexts.
Trips, projects, and hands-on activities promote collaboration, fair play, responsibility, and inclusion, while supporting students’ understanding of cultural diversity and their role within the wider community.
Community events
One of our key strengths is the Avenor community – students, teachers, and parents.
Community events bring students together to celebrate school achievements and strengthen a sense of belonging. Many of these events are organised with the involvement of parents or in partnership with families, creating authentic opportunities for collaboration between students, teachers, and parents.
Through shared activities and collective projects, students practise mutual respect, responsibility, and civic engagement, building healthy social relationships and contributing to a positive, inclusive, and anti-bullying school environment.
“House points” system
Students across the school are divided into four houses – Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow – and earn points through shared activities and projects, particularly sporting events.
Belonging to a house encourages students to build relationships with both younger and older peers, work collaboratively towards common goals, and practise fair play, responsibility, perseverance, and teamwork, contributing to a culture of respect and healthy competition.
Student council
The Student Council provides a platform for students to actively contribute to school decision-making, practising democratic participation and civic responsibility.
Council members are elected by their peers through a voting process, giving all students the opportunity to engage in democratic practice and express their views. Student Council members learn to represent the interests of others, communicate effectively, and manage projects, developing leadership, responsibility, and collaboration, and contributing to an inclusive and engaged school community.
Students of honour
It is a distinction that is awarded once a year, based on the vote of all teachers and form tutors, following clear criteria. Students of honour demonstrate very good academic and extracurricular results, are role models, have a proactive attitude towards learning, actively participate in school events, are good colleagues and friends.
Brightest Star
It is a distinction that is awarded once a year, based on the vote of all classmates who choose the student who has shown that he/she is supportive, helps them during classes and beyond.
