Primary Programme of Study

This course is divided into three terms and separated into individual year groups. Each term’s curriculum is divided up into sequences of lessons which address particular virtues. It is envisaged that the whole school will study the same character quality or virtue at any given time as this will provide a heightened focus and provide opportunities for year group interaction, whole-school assemblies, and making efficient use of visiting speakers. However, the course does allow flexibility to suit each individual teacher and school.

As children progress up through the school, their knowledge and understanding of each virtue will become more and more sophisticated. Lesson plans provide a learning objective, suggested activity, resources and an introductory script for the teacher. The course includes a guide to understanding how virtue development takes place over the life course using 5 stages of virtue development across virtue knowledge, reasoning and practice. The contents of each term, including the individual sessions within each theme, are clearly set out in the tables below, linking directly to the individual resources. Any supplementary materials, for example any worksheets or PowerPoint presentations, are available supplementary materials section.

The Teacher’s Guide is available at the link below: