Personal Development Profle (tutor Programme)

Tutor Programme – TERM 6 Kingdown School

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FILE

Name: ________________________ Tutor group: ___________________ 1

INTRODUCTION

In order to make a positive difference to what happens in your life, the lives of others in your family, and to the lives of those in your community, you will need to develop a variety of personal qualities and skills. It is important that you understand the qualities and skills which are essential in preparing you for a successful and fulfilling adult life. This Personal Development File provides you with advice about how to collect and record evidence which demonstrates your personal qualities, skills and achievements. It will also provide you with a portfolio of evidence which can be used by you to write your Personal Statements; by admissions tutors at sixth forms and colleges; and by future employers. Some examples of the kinds of evidence you might collect are: coursework, work-experience reports, newsletter or newspaper articles, digital photographs or video-clips, and reward certificates.

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Your Personal Development File will be divided into eight sections, each focusing on a quality or skill which you will need to develop. The eight skills are explained in the table below. There is some overlap between these skills and qualities.

COMMUNICATION

ICT

The ability to discuss and present ideas or information in a one-to-one situation, and in groups (both small and large). It also means communicating in formal and informal situations.

Being able to use computers and related technology to communicate, solve problems and present information.

APPLICATION OF NUMBER

The ability to use statistics, measurement, calculations, formulae and financial information

WORKING WITH OTHERS

Being able to work successfully with others and working as hard as other members of a team. It means you need to be supportive, organised, flexible, patient, cooperative and supportive.

CREATIVITY

Using your imagination, coming up with new ideas, or making things.

PROBLEM-SOLVING Being good at working out solutions to deal with a wide range of problems. It involves being keen to find answers, being practical and logical.

COMMITMENT

Working hard and maintaining high standards. It often involves giving up your own time and supporting others. It also means persevering with something.

LEADERSHIP

Motivating others, making decisions, using your initiative; setting an example; making things happen; taking responsibility

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How confident are you in…? Before you begin to collect evidence it is worth reflecting on which of the eight qualities/skills you feel most confident about. Read through each question and think about how you have shown each of these qualities or skills. Give yourself a score for each question 1 = need help 2 = not very confident 3 = fairly confident 4 = very confident COMMUNICATION

Year 7

Speaking to groups of people? Summarising information in reading materials? Writing good essays or reports?

Total ICT Using ICT to search for information, e.g. database, Internet Using ICT to develop information (text, images, numbers) Using ICT to present information (text, images, numbers) Total APPLICATION OF NUMBER Understanding numbers in charts, graphs and diagrams? Making calculations e.g. to work out costs, amounts, sizes? Presenting your results, e.g. using charts or diagrams? Total WORKING WITH OTHERS Helping plan a group activity and share out tasks? Organising and completing your own tasks safely? Helping others to meet their responsibilities? Total CREATIVITY Thinking up new ideas? Developing and adapting an idea? Creating e.g. words, music, DT, Art? Total PROBLEM SOLVING Collecting information about a problem? Coming up with different ways of solving it? Checking if the problem has been solved? Total COMMITMENT Planning how you will achieve something? Working steadily? Sticking with a task or project even if it’s difficult? Total LEADERSHIP Taking a leading role in a group task? Getting people to follow your instructions? Making decisions? Total

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Year 8

Year 9

Year 10

Year 11

Year 12

COMMUNICATION

This means the ability to discuss and present ideas or information in a one-toone situation, and in groups, both small and large. It also means communicating in formal and informal situations. e.g. giving a presentation in assembly; taking part in a group discussion in a PSHE lesson; one-to-one interviews; part-time jobs; work-experience. ACHIEVEMENT

EVIDENCE

5

Date & Year

ACHIEVEMENT

EVIDENCE

6

Date & Year

ICT

This means being able to use computers and related technology to: (a) communicate e.g. sending e-mails; PowerPoint presentations; spreadsheets; curriculum vitaes; designing web-sites; multi-media (b) solve problems e.g. spreadsheets, programming, CADCam in DT (c) present e.g. PowerPoint; web-pages; word-processing. ACHIEVEMENT

EVIDENCE

7

Date & Year

ACHIEVEMENT

EVIDENCE

8

Date & Year

APPLICATION OF NUMBER

This means the ability to use statistics, measurement and financial information e.g. using calculations and budgets in a design project for DT; dealing with money in a part-time job; personal budgeting like saving up for an item. ACHIEVEMENT

EVIDENCE

9

Date & Year

ACHIEVEMENT

EVIDENCE

10

Date & Year

WORKING WITH OTHERS

This means being able to work successfully with others and working as hard as other members of a team. It means you need to be supportive, organised, flexible, patient, co-operative and supportive. e.g. Duke of Edinburgh; Enterprise Day; group presentation; work-experience; team games; planning an event; Student Council; part-time job. ACHIEVEMENT

EVIDENCE

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Date & Year

ACHIEVEMENT

EVIDENCE

12

Date & Year

CREATIVITY

This means using your imagination, coming up with new ideas, or making things e.g. practical work in Art and DT; any performing arts like music, dance and drama (in or out of school); writing poetry or other forms of creative writing. ACHIEVEMENT

EVIDENCE

13

Date & Year

ACHIEVEMENT

EVIDENCE

14

Date & Year

PROBLEM-SOLVING

This means being good at working out solutions to deal with a wide range of problems. It involves being keen to find answers, being practical and logical e.g. problem-solving in lessons; Duke of Edinburgh; peer mentors; workexperience. ACHIEVEMENT

EVIDENCE

15

Date & Year

ACHIEVEMENT

EVIDENCE

16

Date & Year

COMMITMENT

This means working hard and maintaining high standards. It often involves giving up your own time and supporting others. It also means persevering with something e.g. improving coursework; attending extra-curricular lessons or activities; commitment to school sports or outside sports teams; school productions; charity work; clubs outside school; prefects, Student Council and other roles of responsibility. ACHIEVEMENT

EVIDENCE

17

Date & Year

ACHIEVEMENT

EVIDENCE

18

Date & Year

LEADERSHIP

This means motivating others, making decisions, using your initiative; setting an example; making things happen; taking responsibility e.g. holding a position of responsibility; sports teams; Duke of Edinburgh; Student Council; prefect; form reps; peer mentors; showing leadership qualities in group projects like drama; finding your own work-experience placement. ACHIEVEMENT

EVIDENCE

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Date & Year

ACHIEVEMENT

EVIDENCE

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Date & Year

REVIEW PAGES

These pages are for you to review your progress at key points during your Upper School years. This will give you the opportunity to recognise which skills or qualities you have used the most and which are the ones you need to target.

Review 1:

Date:

Which of the eight skills/qualities have you used the most? Any comments?

Which skill area are you going to target next year? What sorts of things will you do to help you achieve this target?

What achievement are you most proud of this year and why?

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REVIEW PAGES Review 2: Date: Which of the eight skills/qualities have you used the most? Any comments?

Which skill area are you going to target next year? What sorts of things will you do to help you achieve this target?

What achievement are you most proud of this year and why?

Review 3: Date: Which of the eight skills/qualities have you used the most? Any comments?

Which skill area are you going to target next year? What sorts of things will you do to help you achieve this target?

What achievement are you most proud of this year and why?

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REVIEW PAGES Review 4: Date: Which of the eight skills/qualities have you used the most? Any comments?

Which skill area are you going to target next year? What sorts of things will you do to help you achieve this target?

What achievement are you most proud of this year and why?

Review 5: Date: Which of the eight skills/qualities have you used the most? Any comments?

Which skill area are you going to target next year? What sorts of things will you do to help you achieve this target?

What achievement are you most proud of this year and why?

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REVIEW PAGES Review 6: Date: Which of the eight skills/qualities have you used the most? Any comments?

Which skill area are you going to target next year? What sorts of things will you do to help you achieve this target?

What achievement are you most proud of this year and why?

Review 7: Date: Which of the eight skills/qualities have you used the most? Any comments?

Which skill area are you going to target next year? What sorts of things will you do to help you achieve this target?

What achievement are you most proud of this year and why?

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