Form Time
During Form time, we offer Morning Enrichment, a structured period every morning at the start of the school day, where our students engage in activities designed to enrich their learning, well-being, or personal development. The Morning Enrichment is made up of assemblies, form time reading, oracy, careers and cultural capital; the cultural capital and assemblies may sometimes encompass the celebration of our multi-cultural and multi-faith communities in line with the multi-faith calendar
Overview
Personal Development
Through our subject, we believe in educating the whole child and are committed to nurturing personal development and creating forward thinking and responsible citizens. We are committed to ensuring that all OCA students in both KS3 and KS4 understand and respect the ever-changing multi-cultural and multi-faith nature of the community of Great Britain through study underpinned by the British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect and tolerance. We have an exciting and thorough Personal Development curriculum that covers key elements of PSHE, RSE, Citizenship and CEIAG.
Each year group has a themed assembly each week led by a member of staff, a visitor or even the pupils! The theme corresponds to a relevant event in the calendar or commemoration; all themes are connected to the WOW word.
The current timetable for the assemblies is below. Please note this is subject to change.
Cultural Capital is defined as the accumulation of knowledge, behaviours, and skills that a student can draw upon and which demonstrates their cultural awareness, knowledge and competence; it is one of the key ingredients a student will draw upon to be successful in society, their career and the world of work.
The cultural capital topic is dictated by current events; it could be linked to the petrol crisis, refugee awareness, the budget and black Friday.
During literacy sessions, students will participate in different games and activities that promote literacy. In addition, The Family Talking Point will be presented by form tutors to encourage meaningful conversation.
Reading
Years 7-10 have the following form reading books that they read in class with their form tutor using the shared reading model. A few minutes of this time may be spent discussing attendance issues.
Personal Development and Core Values in Form Reading
