GROWTH Enrichment

Our GROWTH values are integral to everything that we do at Hollywell Primary School and these values are the driver for our GROWTH Enrichment personal development curriculum.

Growing

Resilience

Open-Minded

Wonder

Teamwork

Happiness

GROWTH Enrichment is an important personal development strand that is interwoven within the current curriculum at Hollywell Primary School. It is based on developing growth mindsets, so it is named the GROWTH project. It aims to challenge our children by taking risks, learning new skills and to step outside their comfort zones in a fun, practical environment. Building resilience is crucial during GROWTH and in ensuring that our children are lifelong learners and have positive mental health and well-being. Children will be helped to develop their growth mindset through learning new skills and  believing that with hard work and determination, anything can be achieved.

GROWTH enrichment is a golden thread which runs through our school. We have developed this bespoke programme over a number of years and are very proud of what it brings to the children at Hollywell. During a child's time at Hollywell, they will experience a range of activities as part of GROWTH. These will include:

• Forest Schools
• Learning to play instruments
• Healthy Cooking
• Orienteering
• Growing, harvesting and cooking their own food
• Chance to make a community film
• Sewing
• Range of sports, such as: fencing, archery, bocha, boxercise, curling
• Disability Sports, such as: wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair archery
• Ice skating
• Chance to produce and run a community fundraising event
• Emergency first aid

It is extremely important to us that our curriculum inspires and unlocks potential in all children and allows them to flourish. Developing the whole child is of upmost importance and, with this in mind, we offer a broad and balanced curriculum which is interwoven with GROWTH enrichment.

GROWTH Enrichment programme 

GROWTH Enrichment starts in EYFS and develops through 4 strands of personal development learning which continue through the curriculum into Y6:

1. The Great Outdoors
2. A Sporting Difference
3. Healthy Body and Mind
4. Community Action

• In EYFS, GROWTH Enrichment is done throughout the first 5 terms of the year and the class is split into two groups of 15 who complete weekly alternative blocks of forest school activities.
• In Y1 & 2 pupils are split into 4 groups for the duration of the 2-year cycle and complete 1 of the 4 GROWTH activities over two yearly 6-week blocks.
• In Y3 & 4 pupils are split into 4 groups for the duration of the 2-year cycle and complete 1 of the 4 GROWTH activities over two yearly 7-week blocks.
• In Y5 & 6 pupils are split into 4 groups for the duration of the 2-year cycle and complete 1 of the 4 GROWTH activities over two yearly 7-week blocks.