CHALONER PRIMARY SCHOOL

In previous years, Chaloner Primary school has been involved in the Prince William’s Trust “Skills Force” scheme which, through weekly sessions from one of their dedicated team workers, Year 5 children were taught important life skills mainly being team work, self-confidence and resilience. Unfortunately, this scheme has lost its funding. The children gained a great deal from these sessions and the loss of this resource will have a big impact on future year group’s personal, social and emotional development.

Chaloner have sourced an alternative provider for a similar scheme – Commando Joe’s, who will provide a bespoke programme tailored to the needs of the school. We have identified teamwork as a priority. We are looking to instill a whole school approach to building in children the core qualities of resilience, empathy, self-awareness, positivity, excellence, communication and teamwork. The funding will be used to provide equipment to implement this new scheme and to train teachers and TAs in the team building activities to ensure sustainability.