PSHE
Aims
Personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education is a planned programme delivered to all students in Years 8 – 11 for one lesson a week. It aims to help young people to grow and develop as individuals and as members of groups and communities.
PSHE education:
· equips young people with knowledge, understanding, attitudes and practical skills to live confident, healthy, safe, productive, fulfilled, capable and responsible lives.
· encourages them to be enterprising and supports them in making effective transitions, positive learning and career choices and in managing their finances effectively.
· enables children and young people to reflect on and clarify their own values and attitudes, and explore the complex and sometimes conflicting range of values and attitudes they encounter now and in the future.
Keystage 3 and Keystage 4 themes
The following themes run through the course at both key stages:
· Sex & Relationships
· Health - including Drug Education
· Careers - including post 16 opportunities and awareness of the world of work,
· Building self awareness and self esteem
· Relationships with others e.g. friends & family
· Enterprise skills and Financial Capability – including personal budgeting, money management and a range of financial
· products and services
· Citizenship – raising students’ awareness of their role as a citizen within society and the contribution they can make
In Y11 students are entered for the Certificate in Preparation for Working Life qualification offered by AQA. This is equivalent to a GCSE short course qualification.
Teaching methods and resources
Much of our work is discussion based. We do not lecture students or tell them what to think and do in their lives. We:
· raise issues
· encourage students to form their own opinions
· enable students to express their opinions and be able to justify them
· question and challenge students’ opinions, attitudes and judgements in order to encourage them to think things through for themselves.
Some of our lessons are delivered by visiting speakers. We use DVDs to stimulate discussions as well as a variety of visual and written resources.
