The Tottington Pledge: Preparing Students for Life Beyond the Classroom

At Tottington High School, we believe that education is about more than just academic achievement — it’s about preparing our students to thrive in an ever-changing world.

That’s why we are proud to offer The Tottington Pledge — our commitment to every student to ensure they receive a rich and diverse experience beyond the classroom. This pledge outlines the opportunities available to all students to develop essential life skills, build character, and discover their full potential.

The Tottington Pledge is built around five key pillars that reflect our holistic approach to education:

 

 

  • Careers

We prepare students for the future by offering guidance, workshops, employer encounters, and real-world experiences. From mock interviews to workplace experiences, we help every student explore career paths, gain confidence, and make informed decisions about their next steps.

  • Cultural Experiences

We encourage students to step outside their comfort zones and engage with the wider world through foreign trips, theatre trips, museum visits, music, the arts, and multicultural events. These experiences enrich their understanding of the world and broaden their horizons.

  • Community

Our students are empowered to give back and make a difference. Through volunteering, charity work, and local community projects, they learn the value of empathy, social responsibility, and active citizenship.

  • Enrichment

Beyond academic lessons, students can take part in a wide range of clubs, sports, creative arts, STEM activities, and more. Enrichment helps young people discover new talents, build friendships, and grow in confidence.

  • Leadership

We develop tomorrow’s leaders today. From Student Council roles to House Captains and peer mentoring opportunities, we offer students the chance to take responsibility, shape school life, and inspire others.

 

Why It Matters

The Tottington Pledge is more than a promise — it's a pathway to personal growth. By engaging in these opportunities, our students leave Tottington not only with strong academic results but also with the skills, experiences, and mindset to succeed in further education, training, or the workplace.

 

Unlock Your Potential at Tottington High School

Through The Tottington Pledge, we ensure that every child has access to the experiences that will shape their character and unlock their future. It’s all part of our mission to provide a well-rounded, ambitious, and inclusive education for all.

 

 

 

Tottington Trailblazer Award

We believe that by actively engaging in our extra-curricular offer our students will develop skills and friendships, whilst also encouraging them to be part of the school and wider community. They will be given numerous opportunities to do this by representing their form, house and school with pride. Throughout the academic year students in Year 7 would achieve points by demonstrating a commitment and skills in enrichment, community experiences and leadership. Students in Year 7 are expected to commit to 2 clubs a week and at the end of each term, pupils will graduate with a bronze, silver or gold award. There will also be an end of year presentation to recognise individual success in a range of activities. Continuing into Year 8, students will focus on all five strands of the Tottington Trailblazer’s Award and understand the importance of each one. Each half term and under the leadership of the Tottington Trailblazer Ambassadors who are selected at the end of Year 7, each subject will run a project which demonstrates skills in leadership, creativity, STEM, sport or community. Furthermore, to celebrate the commitment to all 5 strands over the 2 years, Year 8 pupils will be awarded a final THS Trailblazer Award either at bronze, silver or gold level depending on how well they have engaged in the THS pledge

 

 

Careers

Personal Development in Key Stage 3 and 4 directly supports the provision of careers at Tottington High School through quality first teaching of modules around employment opportunities, academic and vocational skills, financial management, face-to-face encounters with employers, FE and HE providers and practical skills such as letters of application, CV creation and interview techniques.  Personal Development encourages our students to understand the world of work and how they can engage with this as they enter adult life.  For more information on this, please consult the programme of study in our careers section of the school website: Careers | Tottington High School. 

To find out more about our fantastic Student Leadership opportunities, please click on this link.

The Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural education of students at Tottington High School is of great importance. This is visible through our emphasis on SMSC within departmental schemes of work, PSHE lessons, House System, Comprehensive CEIAG strategy and regular CPD for staff in areas of SMSC. Pupils at Tottington High School benefit greatly from our SMSC programme and this is visible through their positive attitudes, ability to express themselves in an articulate manner, the volume of their achievements and their involvement in our school community.

Fundamental British Values are defined as: democracy, individual liberty, rule of law, and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. It is considered that they are values that are important for people to hold if they live in Britain today, and it has been suggested that this is the reason that the term ‘British Values’ was chosen.

All Staff members are encouraged to promote British Values and SMSC through lessons and conversations with our pupils. This helps their personal development, understanding of a variety of race, cultures, and opinions that equips students for life beyond our Academy doors. Within our Academy we have an effective behaviour policy, aspirational targets and a commitment to prepare our students for their next stage of education, training or employment. SMSC and British Values support all of these aims; in encouraging confidence, developing character, responsibility and helping our pupils to contribute to the wider community.