Personal Development
& Mutual Understanding
Personal Development and Mutual Understanding (PD&MU) focuses on encouraging each child to become personally, emotionally and socially effective, to lead healthy, safe and fulfilled lives and to become confident, independent and responsible citizens, making informed and responsible choices and decisions throughout their lives.
PD&MU Guidance Booklet
This booklet will explain what Personal Development & Mutual Understanding is, why it is important and describe its place within the Revised Curriculum. This document also explains how to implement PD&MU, discusses suitable teaching, learning and assessment strategies and relates PD&MU to broader aspects of school life.
Guidance Booklet (PDF, 467 KB)
Personal Development and Mutual Understanding Progression Grids
The progression grids below aim to give schools a whole school, or key stage, overview, which can assist curriculum leaders to successfully implement PD&MU, and also to be used as a tool for monitoring and evaluating progression throughout the school.
Personal Development and Mutual Understanding Progression Grid (Primary)PDF, 1.8 MB
Personal Development and Mutual Understanding Progression Grid (Key Stage 1) (PDF, 735 KB)
Personal Development and Mutual Understanding Progression Grid (Key Stage 2) (PDF, 806 KB)
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