Appendix

   All examples have been collated here to provide an overview which should be useful to teachers in their planning.


EXAMPLES OF PUPILS' POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
 
Self Awareness
Know themselves as unique
individuals;

acknowledge aptitudes and abilities;

understand that they are continually developing and changing;

recognise and express moods and feelings.

  ldentify their own values and attitudes;

begin to have views of their own aptitudes and abilities;

search for evidence about personal performance;

begin to recognise a range of emotions and how they deal with them.		   Have developing attitudes of self-respect through critical appreciation of self;

begin to make a realistic assessment of their abilities and aptitudes;

recognise that developing self-awareness may lead to an increase in self control.
 
Self Esteem

Express positive thoughts
about themselves and their
abilities;

cope with everyday situations;

cope with moderate degrees
of change.
Be positive about themselves and their social and cultural backgrounds;

demonstrate the confidence to tackle situations that they find unfamiliar;

approach new challenges and difficulties with confidence;

recognise that their perception of self is affected by responses from others

Understand the importance of valuing self;

demonstrate enterprise and initiative in appropriate situations;

recognise that making
mistakes can provide
opportunities for learning;

have the confidence to retain a reasoned position.



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