PSHE
he PSHE Curriculum
PSHE (personal, social and health education) is a statutory requirement that all schools must deliver, which must include sex and relationships education. PSHE education is a school subject through which pupils develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to keep themselves healthy and safe and prepare for life and work. Citizenship education is also delivered through PSHE topics through discrete themes. PSHE is delivered one hour a fortnight. It is a non-examined subject, although regular self-assessment is promoted. Below is an outline of what is covered in each year group.
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Term one |
Term two |
Term three |
Term four |
Term five |
Term six |
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Year 7 |
Safeguarding |
Identifying risks |
Health education |
Drugs education |
Democracy and voting (Citizenship) |
Sex and relationships education |
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Year 8 |
First aid |
Drugs education |
The Media (Citizenship) |
You and the law (Citizenship) |
Health Education |
Sex and relationships education |
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Year 9 |
Finance (Citizenship) |
Drugs education |
Prejudice (Citizenship) |
Identity and equality (Citizenship & Sex/relationship education) |
Careers education |
Sex and relationships education |
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Year 10 |
Careers education |
Careers education (preparation for work experience) |
Mental health education |
Standing up for democracy (Citizenship) |
Drugs education |
Sex and relationships education |
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Year 11 |
Careers education |
Careers education |
Sex and relationships education |
Sex and relationships education |
n/a (exams) |
n/a (exams) |
For further information regarding the PSHE curriculum, please contact Mr M Perraton (mperraton@jog.equamead.org). The sixth form also follow PSHE education in the form of PEC (personalised enhanced curriculum) lessons once a fortnight which also follows the themes above in more detail. For further information on PSHE within the sixth form, please contact Mr J Dunbar (jdunbar@jog.equamead.org).