The PE curriculum and vision

The variety of topics covered in PSHE lessons include relationships & sex education, money, personal health, social issues and drug awareness – providing children with vital information to live a healthy life. At Manadon, we feel that an awareness of these topics is crucial to provide children with an understanding of the world we live in and how they can stay safe.

Our staff feel it is important that resilience, confidence and independence are highlighted as attributes that should be developed in our pupils. Moreover, their skill and professionalism enables them to select a wide range of appropriate resources to support and encourage all learners. 

As a school, we are inclusive and support many different charities throughout the year, with children participating in a huge range of fund raising activities.

Furthermore, upper key stage 2 are encouraged to explore wider life issues in preparation for secondary school and beyond. Indeed, we feel proud that through our PSHE curriculum and the ethos of Mrs Gilbride and the whole school team, our children at Manadon leave us as kind, discerning, confident and well-balanced individuals.

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Well-done to the girls and boys who represented Manadon in the cross country at Staddiscombe this afternoon. They were all brilliant!
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🌟 Take a look at Year 1’s fantastic writing! 🌟 This week, we thought about someone special in our lives and explained why they mean so much to us. We were inspired by the beautiful story The Invisible String, which teaches us that we are all connected by an invisible thread of love — no matter how near or far we are.
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🌟 Year 1 Plea! 🌟 We’re on the lookout for some new toys for our classroom for discovery time! 🧸🚗🎭 If you have any role play toys, toy cars/ garage, or other age-appropriate toys at home that you no longer need, we’d be so grateful for your donations. 💛 Thank you for your support.
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📣 Reminder! Tomorrow is the last day to order! 🎉 We’ve raised an amazing amount of money so far and can’t wait to share the final total with you soon — thank you for all your support! 💙
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💙❤️💛 UPDATED TOUR DATES 💛❤️💙 Do you have a child who is due to start school in September 2026? 🏫 Come and visit our amazing school to see all the wonderful opportunities we offer our children. 🤩 Please phone the school office to book onto a tour. ☎️
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⚓️ Year 2 had a jolly good time today following instructions to make a pirate hat ☠️ We also learnt in guided reading that pirates don’t actually say ‘arrrr’ or bury their treasure…it’s all a myth!
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Foundation Stage have been busy in maths over the past few weeks. We have been learning about sorting objects in different ways and height. We have enjoyed measuring and drawing around ourselves to see how tall we are. The children have been using the vocabulary in all areas of the provision. Great job Turtles and Seahorses 👏
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🌍 World Mental Health Day – October 10th 🌍 As a Rights Respecting School, we know every child has the right to be healthy, safe, and listened to. Today, we’re thinking about the importance of mental health and encouraging everyone to talk about their feelings and support one another.
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📢 Check Out Our Up-to-Date Notice Board! 🗓️ Our notice board has been updated with key dates, PTFA news, events, and lots more! 🎉 Make sure to keep an eye on it so you don’t miss any important information or upcoming activities.
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There is a free Harry Potter event this week at Crownhill library on Wednesday after school and at Efford library on Thursday. Here is a picture of the crafts activities that they will be doing with the children - they can make a quill and a fortune teller, colour in a character bookmark (or a colour a sock for Dobby to add to our free-a-house elf display). Thanks, Miss Harris.
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This afternoon our Year 4 boys played in one of the highest quality school games I’ve seen at this age! ⚽️ The standard of football on show was outstanding. Both teams played with skill and game understanding well beyond their years. Thank you to MAP for hosting us in such a brilliant fixture, which also happened to be a family affair as it was also Mr Cuzner vs Mr Cuzner too ha 😆 This was the boys’ first game playing together, and it’s made me incredibly excited to see what lies ahead for this talented group. 💪💙
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🎉 Thank You! 🎉 A heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who donated to our Harvest Festival! 🌾🍂 Your generosity has been incredible, and because of you, we were able to give back to our community in a meaningful way.
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🚓 A Visit from Our Local Police Officers! 👮‍♀️👮‍♂️ This morning, some year groups had the exciting opportunity to meet PC Jones and PC Cavey! The children loved exploring the police car and asking lots of thoughtful questions about the important work our police do in the community. A big thank you for taking the time to visit and inspire our pupils! 💙
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🌟 Happy World Teachers’ Day! 🌟 Today we want to say a huge thank you to all our amazing teachers here at Manadon Vale! 💙❤️💛
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