Why do we learn Personal, Social, Health and Economics Education (PSHE)?
Today’s children and young people are growing up in an increasingly complex world and living their lives seamlessly on and offline. This presents many positive and exciting opportunities, but also challenges and risks. In this environment, children and young people need to know how to be safe and healthy, and how to manage their academic, personal and social lives in a positive way. Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education allows pupils to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to manage their lives, now and in the future. These skills and attributes help pupils to stay healthy, safe and prepare them for life and work in modern Britain. PSHE education helps pupils to achieve their academic potential, and leave school equipped with skills they will need throughout later life. From making responsible decisions about alcohol to succeeding in their first job, PSHE education helps pupils to manage many of the most critical opportunities, challenges and responsibilities they will face growing up. Pupils will learn to identify and articulate feelings and emotions, learn to manage new or difficult situations positively and form and maintain effective relationships with a wide range of people.
Our approach
Our PSHE curriculum (key stages 1-5) aims to develop skills and attributes such as resilience, self-esteem, risk-management, teamworking and critical thinking in the context of three core themes: health and wellbeing, relationships and living in the wider world (including economic wellbeing and aspects of careers education). We want to prepare pupils for the future by encouraging the development of characteristics for life such as a love of learning, resilience, integrity, team work, critical thinking and independence.
The PSHE programme aims to
- develop students’ understanding of the world and of personal, social, health, emotional and citizenship concepts and relevant vocabulary
- provide students with a relevant, age appropriate and broad curriculum
- help students understand issues relating to their own health, personal care, sexual development and relationships.
- enable students to make independent choices
- provide students with strategies to maintain personal wellbeing, promote resilience and equip students with skills to keep themselves and others safe
- promote an atmosphere celebrating equality and diversity
- enable students to form appropriate relationships and give them a sense of dignity and respect for each other.
- develop personal responsibility, self-confidence and assertiveness.
- empower students so they have more control over their own life.
- enhance their self-esteem.
Year 7
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Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
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Health & Wellbeing Mental Health: Transition to secondary school and personal safety including inclusion and emotional health |
Living in the Wider World Financial Literacy: using a bank account, budgeting, and keeping your money safe. |
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Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
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Relationships & Sex Education Healthy Relationships: Friendship, Positive online friendships, managing and reporting hurtful behaviour. |
Health & Wellbeing Healthy bodies in puberty and introduction to consent. |
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Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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Political Literacy Democracy, elections and parliament |
Living in the Wider World Inclusion, stereotyping, extremism, disabilities. |
All Year 7 subjects Next Year 7 Subject - Design and Production
Year 8
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Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
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Health & Wellbeing Mental Health: Transition to secondary school and personal safety including inclusion and emotional health; including bereavement and grief. |
Living in the Wider World Financial Literacy: using a bank account, budgeting, debit vs credit card. |
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Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
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Relationships & Sex Education Healthy Relationships: healthy qualities of relationships (school, wider society, family, friendships, online), conflict management skills, managing and reporting hurtful behaviour, discrimination. |
Relationships & Sex Education Identity and relationships: Gender identity, sexual orientation, consent, introduction to contraception. |
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Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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Political Literacy: Democracy, elections, parliament and parties |
Living in the Wider World Digital Citizenship; misinformation vs disinformation, being safe online. |
All Year 8 subjects Next Year 8 Subject - Design and Production
Year 9
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Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
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Health & Wellbeing Emotional Wellbeing: approaching new challenges, reframing negative thinking, recognising mental ill-health, dealing with grief and bereavement. |
Living in the Wider World Financial Literacy: understanding payslip, consumer rights, choices affecting money, keeping finances secure |
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Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
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Relationships & Sex Education Healthy Relationships: Listening and communication, principles of health sexual relationships, healthy and abusive relationships, respecting boundaries, |
Relationships & Sex Education Sexual Education: Intimacy and consent, impact of pornography, recognising pressure and coercion, safe forms of contraception |
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Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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Living in the Wider World Political Literacy: Different sections of government, voting rights and parties beliefs. |
Health & Wellbeing Physical wellbeing: alcohol patterns, vaping, being aware and detecting forms of cancer and first aid. |
All Year 9 subjects Next Year 9 Subject - Design and Production
Year 10
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Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
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Health & Wellbeing Emotional Wellbeing: healthy and unhealthy strategies to thrive mentally and physically. |
Living in the Wider World Financial Literacy: using a bank account, budgeting, currencies and scams. |
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Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
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Relationships & Sex Education Respectful relationships: principles and rights of healthy relationships, harmfulness of sexual content online, reporting abuse. |
Relationships & Sex Education Sexual Health: Understanding our bodies, what is sexual health and contraception. |
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Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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Political Literacy: Democracy, elections and voting. |
Health & Wellbeing Physical Health: Substances and the law, peer influence, harmfulness of vaping.
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All Year 10 subjects Next Year 10 Subject - Business Studies
Year 11
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Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
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Health & Wellbeing Approaching new challenges, daring to lead, reframing negative thinking, grief and loss, accessing support |
Living in the Wider World Financial Literacy: understanding financial risks and rewards, where is financial guidance, choosing financial products, path to independence. |
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Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
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Relationships & Sex Education: Responsibilities and consequences with consent, communicating wants and need in a relationship, recognising unwanted & illegal behaviours. |
Mocks
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Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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Living in the Wider World Political Literacy: Democracy, elections and parliament |
Exams
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All Year 11 subjects Next Year 11 Subject - Business Studies