Version 1.3 Final July 2026 Pupil Resilience & Self-Efficacy – big picture
Research consistently shows that pupils with strong resilience and self-efficacy achieve better academic outcomes and are better equipped for life beyond school. In an era of increasing childhood anxiety and mental health challenges, explicitly teaching soft skills — such as perseverance, emotional regulation, growth mindset, and self-belief — ensures all children develop the inner resources to face setbacks, take risks in learning, and become independent, confident individuals. Embedding these skills across the curriculum gives them authentic context and ensures consistent reinforcement by all staff.
Pupil Resilience & Self-Efficacy
All staff will promote, teach and embed identified soft skills and life skills (e.g. growth mindset, perseverance, self- regulation, collaborative working) across all curriculum subjects.
Pupil voice surveys, staff lesson observations, and learning walk evidence will show that soft skills are explicitly referenced, modelled, and discussed in lessons by the end of the academic year. Pupil voice will show the majority are able to discuss in an age-appropriate way.
A whole-staff CPD session will establish a shared framework and vocabulary. Subject leaders will map soft skills onto their curriculum plans.
Sept 2026 – July 2027
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