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Learning for Life


PHSE Co-Ordinator: Mr.T.Chappelle
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Curriculum

PSHE, RSE and Citizenship education is delivered through our Learning for Life programme.  This is a planned, developmental programme of learning through which children and young people acquire the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to manage their lives now and in the future. As part of a whole-school approach, (for example Health Related Fitness in PE lessons) Learning for Life develops the qualities and attributes pupils need to thrive as individuals, family members and members of society.  From a Jewish viewpoint, the values underlying Learning for Life are based on the fact that we are all created in the image of God and as such we respect others and we respect ourselves.
 
Learning for Life education further contributes to personal development by helping pupils to build their confidence, resilience and self-esteem, and to identify and manage risk, make informed choices and understand what influences their decisions. It enables them to recognise, accept and shape their identities, to understand and accommodate difference and change, to manage emotions and to communicate constructively in a variety of settings. Developing an understanding of themselves, empathy and the ability to work with others will help pupils to form and maintain good relationships, develop the essential skills for future employability and better enjoy and manage their lives.
 
In the Sixth Form, provision is built into the school calendar for guest speakers, themed assemblies (including student-led assemblies), tutorial time Learning for Life sessions and for whole and half day sessions.  Examples of such extended sessions are writing personal statements and workshops on study skills and careers.
 
The overarching aim for Learning for Life education is to provide pupils with:

  • accurate and relevant knowledge
  • opportunities to turn that knowledge into personal understanding
  • opportunities to explore, clarify and if necessary challenge, their own and others’ values, attitudes, beliefs, rights and responsibilities
  • the skills, language and strategies they need in order to live healthy, safe, fulfilling, responsible and balanced lives

Listed below are the main topics that are covered in each year, 7-13.
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Year 7
  • Transition and settling into Year 7
  • World religions 
  • Living in the wider world, including:
    • Aspiration
    • Importance of Self Esteem
    • Wants & Needs
    • Racism & Stereotypes
    • Safe Social Media
    • Ethical Consumers
  • Money, including:
    • Importance of Budgeting
    • Creating a personal Budget
    • Savings, loans & interest rates
    • Financial Products
    • Financial Transactions
  • Relationships, Identity and Safety, including:
    • Maintaining genuine friendships and avoiding toxic ones
    • Bullying or Banter?
    • Online Bullying
    • Keeping safe & positive relationships
    • What does it mean to be a British Citizen?
    • Online Radicalisation
  • Healthy living and responsible health choices, including:
    • What do we mean by a healthy lifestyle?
    • How can I keep a balanced diet?
    • How do I know if I'm eating healthily?
    • Consequences of not living healthily
    • Energy drinks
    • How can I commit to a healthy life?
    • Why is smoking so bad for us?
    • How dangerous are drugs & what are the different types?
  • Puberty, Emotional Health and Wellbeing, including:
    • How can we keep good mental health?
    • How can I control my anger?
    • Puberty - What can I expect?
    • Periods, the menstrual cycle & PMS
    • Types of families
    • Romance, love & teen relationships
  • Citizenship, including:
    • What is Citizenship?
    • How does the British government work?
    • Criminal responsibility & young offenders
    • Political Pressure Groups
    • Asylum seekers & refugees
    • Democracy and dictatorships
    • Genocide
 
Year 8
  • Sex, Relationships & Conflict, including:
    • Consent
    • Contraception
    • Dangers of Pornography
    • Sexting
    • STIs
    • Male Body Image
    • Domestic Conflict
  • Prejudice, Values, Extremism + Cults, including:
    • British Values: Tolerance
    • Who are the radical groups?
    • Where does extremism come from?
    • How do leaders attract converts?
    • Extremism: Sharia Law in the UK
    • Preventing radicalism & extremism
    • Prejudice & Discrimination: Religion
  • Careers & Finance, including:
    • Finance: Income & Expenditure
    • Finance: Tax and National Insurance
    • How tax is spent – public money funding the UK
    • Finance: Budgeting and Saving
    • Careers Skills: Entrepreneurs
    • Careers Skills: Teamwork
    • Careers: Communication Skills
  • My Goals, Behaviour and Emotions, including:
    • Self Confidence and Goals
    • Personal Development and Target Setting
    • Managing my behaviour to achieve
    • Emotional Literacy: Self Awareness
    • Mindfulness
  • Looking After Our Health, including:
    • Vaping, Nicotine and Addiction
    • Cancer Awareness
    • Personal Safety and First Aid
    • Teenage Pregnancy
  • Discrimination, Prejudice and Challenges, including:
    • Stereotypes and Prejudice: Disability
    • Homophobia – LGBT discrimination around the world
    • Discrimination and Stereotypes: Teenagers
    • How can we avoid online groomers?
    • Environmental Issues
    • Personal Hygiene
  • Citizenship – Politics, Including:
    • Local government
    • Devolved government
    • Elections & voting
    • General Elections
    • Parliament
    • Democracy
    • Monarchy & government

Year 9
  • Healthy Relationships With Others And Ourselves, including:
    • Eating Disorders
    • Body Image
    • Child Sexual Exploitation
    • Abusive Relationships
    • Peer Pressure
    • British Community, Religion and Culture
    • British Values: Identity
    • The LGBTQAI+ Community
  • Our Health + Personal Safety, including:
    • Alcohol awareness
    • Drugs and the Law
    • Vaccinations, organ and blood donation stem cells and hygiene
    • Acid attacks
    • Self Harm
  • Achieving with Good Mental Health, including:
    • Behaving to achieve – why do we have rules in the classroom?
    • Human rights: access to education
    • Interpersonal skills
    • Discrimination
    • Growth mind-set
    • Coping with stress
    • Managing anxiety
    • Selfie safety
  • Preparing for the wider world – Careers and Enterprise, including:
    • Taking control of my future
    • Work skills, enterprise and the work environment
    • What exactly is enterprise and what are enterprising skills and qualities?
    • Enterprise and workplace skills and characteristics
  • Preparing for the wider world – Finance and Careers, including:
    • How can we keep financially savvy and avoid debt?
    • How can I successfully manage my money?
    • Consumers and the Law – what are my rights?
    • Employability – Applying and preparing for the world of work
  • Rights and Responsibilities, including:
    • Who are UNICEF and how do they help around the world?
    • Human rights: trafficking
    • How and why does the UK help people in other countries?
    • What is sustainability and how can we personally live in a more sustainable way?
    • How does the law deal with young offenders?
    • Why do teens get involved with knife crime and what are the consequences?

Year 10
  • Mental Health & Wellbeing, including:
    • Managing tough times: change, grief and bereavement
    • Suicide
    • Managing social anxiety
    • Social media and self-esteem
    • Screen time
  • Living Responsibly, including:
    • Managing time effectively
    • Living sustainably
    • Homelessness
    • Hate crime
    • Tattoos and piercings
    • Binge drinking
  • Living in the Wider World 1, including:
    • The right career for me
    • Employability skills: CV
    • Careers in STEM
    • Preparing for work experience
    • Rights and responsibilities
    • Women's Rights
  • Living in the Wider World 2, including:
    • The criminal justice system
    • Anti-social behaviour
    • County lines
    • Money laundering
    • Terrorism and holy war
    • Overt and covert racism
    • Fake news and critical thinking
  • Relationships, including:
    • Conflict management
    • Forced and arranged marriages
    • Harassment and stalking
    • Revenge porn
    • Relationships with role models
  • Relationships and Diversity, including:
    • Same-sex relationships
    • Gender and trans identity
    • Community cohesion
    • Sexism
    • Parenting
 
Year 11
  • Health & Wellbeing 1, including:
    • Why is PSHE so important?
    • Identity and diversity
    • How does privilege affect us?
    • Obesity and body positivity
    • Fertility and reproductive health
  • Health & Wellbeing 2, including:
    • Perseverance and procrastination
    • The importance of sleep
    • Risk taking and decision making
    • Gambling and online gambling
    • Digital footprints
    • Personal safety in the wider world
  • Relationships & Sex, including:
    • Bullying and body shaming
    • Types of relationship
    • Consent, rape and sexual harassment
    • Relationship break-ups
    • Happiness and positivity
  • Living in the Wider World 1, including:
    • Animal rights and sustainability
    • Pollution, plastics, and the environment
    • Globalisation
    • Multiculturalism (British Values)
    • Right-wing extremism
    • Internet safety: the dark web
    • Cybercrime and online fraud
  • Living in the Wider World 2, including:
    • GCSE revision and study skills
    • Applying to college or university
    • Independent living
    • Preparing for job interviews
    • Health and safety at work
    • Trade unions
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