PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education) and RSE (Relationships and Sex Education) are mapped into the curriculum to ensure pupils have the opportunity to cover a wide variety of topics and activities to help pupils lead a healthy, well balanced and productive life.
Units taught in Year 7
AUTUMN |
SPRING |
SUMMER |
Health and Wellbeing PUBERTY & BODY DEVELOPMENT |
Rights, Responsibilities and British Values POLITICS, PARLIAMENT & ME |
Relationships FRIENDS, RESPECT & RELATIONSHIPS |
Staying Safe SAFETY ONLINE & OFFLINE |
Life Beyond School MANAGING CHANGE |
Diversity and Equality CELEBRATING DIFFERENCES UNIT |
Main skills developed in Year 7
- Acquisition of information on a range of health issues that are relevant to age, maturity and understanding
- The development of emotional and social skills, including skills for learning, achieving, managing change and looking after health
- The exploration and clarification of values and beliefs, including respect, morality and an understanding of cultural diversity
- Developing a range of Personal, Listening and Thinking Skills within a variety of contexts
- Selecting evidence to support views
- Collating information from a range of sources
- Developing relevant and specific vocabulary
- Talking and listening with peers
- Organising views into structured pieces of writing
Units taught in Year 8
AUTUMN |
SPRING |
SUMMER |
Health and Wellbeing PHYSICAL HEALTH & MENTAL WELLBEING |
Rights, Responsibilities and British Values LAW, CRIME & SOCIETY |
Relationships IDENTITY, RELATIONSHIPS & SEX EDUCATION |
Staying Safe DANGEROUS SOCIETY - ONLINE & OFFLINE |
Life Beyond School PROUD TO BE ME |
Diversity and Equality LGBTQA+ EXPLORED |
Main skills developed in Year 8
- Acquisition of information on a range of health issues that are relevant to age, maturity and understanding
- The development of emotional and social skills, including skills for learning, achieving, managing change and looking after health
- The exploration and clarification of values and beliefs, including respect, morality and an understanding of cultural diversity
- Developing a range of personal, listening and thinking skills within a variety of contexts
- Selecting evidence to support views
- Collating information from a range of sources
- Developing relevant and specific vocabulary
- Talking and listening with peers
- Organising views into structured pieces of writing
Units taught in Year 9
AUTUMN |
SPRING |
SUMMER |
Health and Wellbeing BODY CONFIDENCE UNIT |
Rights, Responsibilities and British Values COMBATTING EXTREMISM & TERRORISM |
Relationships SAFE SEX |
Staying Safe LEGAL & ILLEGAL DRUGS |
Life Beyond School ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS |
Relationships SEX, THE LAW & CONSENT (RSE CONT) |
Main skills developed in Year 9
- Acquisition of information on a range of health issues that are relevant to age, maturity and understanding
- The development of emotional and social skills, including skills for learning, achieving, managing change and looking after health
- The exploration and clarification of values and beliefs, including respect, morality and an understanding of cultural diversity
- Developing a range of personal, listening and thinking skills within a variety of contexts
- Selecting evidence to support views
- Collating information from a range of sources
- Developing relevant and specific vocabulary
- Talking and listening with peers
- Organising views into structured pieces of writing