PSHCE
Subject Leader: Mrs J Kesterlian
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
PSHCE helps students to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes that they need to flourish as individuals, family members and as members of their community. It helps students to keep healthy and safe, as well as preparing them for life and work in modern Britain. Students are given the space and freedom to investigate, question and evaluate different subject matter in a safe learning environment.
In PSHCE, students are given the opportunity to explore a wide breadth of topics, delivered by learning tutors. Students will explore issues surrounding being safe online, what a healthy relationship looks like, how we look after our mental health, through to learning about British Values and what a wage slip looks like. Helping to equip students with the tools needed to navigate their lives in a complex world. Lessons are taught within the context of Catholic Church teachings.
PSHCE follows subject content set out by government statutory guidance on RSHE, Careers and Citizenship Education.
Autumn term 2023-24 – Relationships and Sex Education
Students will study Relationships and sex education through Ten Ten resources
https://www.tentenresources.co.uk/login/
Parents will be informed of the log in to the parent portal via letter in September 2023.
Year 7 will study
Lesson 1 – Who am I? The value and dignity of the person
Lesson 2 Changing Bodies – exploration of the physical and emotional changes at puberty
Lesson 3 – Healthy inside and out – body image and self-esteem
Lesson 4 – Where we come from – sexual intercourse, scientific, moral and religious relationships
Lesson 5 – My life on screen – digital technology on lives
Lesson 6 – Living Responsibly
Year 8 will study
Lesson 1 – Created not chosen
Lesson 2 – Appreciating differences – gender relationships and transgenderism
Lesson 3 – Feelings – exploring sexual attraction
Lesson 4 – Before I was born – issues around contraception and birth
Lesson 5 – Tough Relationships – equality and protected characteristics
Lesson 6 – Think before you share
Lesson 7 – Wider world – exploring prejudice and discrimination including homophobic bullying
Year 9 will study
Lesson 1 – The search for love – exploring sex as a gift
Lesson 2 – Love people, use things – exploring sexual intimacy
Lesson 3 – In control of my choices – understanding the difference between love and lust
Lesson 4 – Fertility and contraception – Church teaching on contraception
Lesson 5 – Marriage – Sacrament of Marriage
Lesson 6 – One hundred percent – non-physical contact and online consent
Lesson 7 – Knowing my rights and responsibilities – explores physical consent and sexual exploitation
Year 10 will study
Lesson 1 – Authentic Freedom – explores issues such as peer pressure, virginity, love, sex and responsibility
Lesson 2 – Self-image – explores body image
Lesson 3 – Beliefs, values and attitudes- reflection on core values
Lesson 4 – Parenthood – explores what it means to be a parent
Lesson 5 – Pregnancy and abortion
Lesson 6 – Abuse – explores different types of abuse
Lesson 7 – Solidarity – how to make a difference in the wider world
Year 11 will study
Lesson 1 – self-worth – how to respect yourself
Lesson 2 – Addiction
Lesson 3 – eating disorders
Lesson 4 – Birth Control
Lesson 5 – Pornography
Lesson 6 – Sexually Transmitted Infections
Lesson 7 – Coercive Control
Spring term 2023-24 – Citizenship Education
In the Spring term students will follow the National Curriculum for Citizenship Education
Year 7 will study the topic of Liberty and Freedom
Lesson 1 – British Values
Lesson 2 – Protected Characteristics
Lesson 3 – What sort of country do we live in?
Lesson 4 – Democracy and freedom
Lesson 5 Conflicting Rights
Lesson 6 How free should the press be?
Lesson 7 – Who’s watching you?
Lesson 8 – The freedom to protest
Lesson 9 – The right to education
Year 8 will study the topic of Laws and the Justice System
Lesson 1 – Laws and the justice system
Lesson 2 – Youth crime
Lesson 3 – rights and the polic
Lesson 4 – what happens to young offenders
Lesson 5 – The youth court
Lesson 6 – sentencing
Lesson 7 – Inside a young offenders’ institution
Lesson 8 – Adult courts
Lesson 9 – Punishment for adult crimes
Year 9 will study the topic of Parliamentary Democracy
Lesson 1 – A brief history of parliamentary democracy
Lesson 2 – What role does the monarch play in the UK?
Lesson 3 – Political parities
Lesson 4 – How do you become an MP?
Lesson 5 – What does an MP do?
Lesson 6 – What’s going on in the House of Commons?
Lesson 7 – How do parliament make laws?
Lesson 8 – How should the House of Lords be modernised?
Lesson 9 – How does the government work?
Year 10 will study
Lessons 1-3 – Voting
Lesson 4 – Right wing extremism
Lesson 5 – Religious extremism
Lesson 6 – Political extremism
In the Spring term Year 11 will study Health Education
Lesson 1 – Recreational Drugs
Lesson 2 – Cannabis
Lesson 3 – Cocaine and Heroin
Lesson 4 – What is self examination?
Lesson 5 – Screening and smear tests
Lesson 6 – What is the Menopause?
Summer term – Health Education
Year 7 will study Basic First Aid and Healthy Lifestyles
Lesson 1 – How to assess a casualty
Lesson 2 – Recovery position
Lesson 3 – CPR
Lesson 4 – Defibrillators
Lesson 5 – Dental Hygiene
Lesson 6 – The importance of sleep
Lesson 7 – Personal Hygiene
Year 8 will study Families and Mental well-being
Lesson 1 – Long term commitments
Lesson 2 – The legal status of marriage
Lesson 3 – Parenting
Lesson 4 – resilience
Lesson 5 – Loss
Lesson 6 – Friendships
Year 9 will study Online and the media and alcohol and tobacco
Lesson 1 – Understanding gambling
Lesson 2 – Resilience towards gambling
Lesson 3 – recognising gambling problems
Lesson 4 – Introduction to alcohol and tobacco
Lesson 5 – Low risk alcohol consumption
Lesson 6 – alcohol – short term and long-term health risks
Year 10 will study
Lesson 1 – FGM
Lesson 2 – County Lines
Lesson 3 – violence and exploitation by gangs
Lesson 4 – Knife Crime
Lesson 5 – Forced Marriage
Lesson 6 – Violence against women
Drop Down Sessions
Drop down sessions will enhance the delivery of PSHCE and will be delivered in a variety of ways such as speakers and workshops.
Parents will be informed of the content of the drop-down sessions at least one week in advance.
There will be 6 drop down sessions each academic year.