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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.

 

Term one

Term two

Term three

Term four

Term five

Term six

Year 7

Safeguarding

Identifying risks

Health education

Drugs education

Democracy and voting (Citizenship)

Sex and relationships education

Year 8

First aid

Drugs education

The Media (Citizenship)

You and the law (Citizenship)

Health Education

Sex and relationships education

Year 9

Finance (Citizenship)

Drugs education

Prejudice (Citizenship)

Identity and equality (Citizenship & Sex/relationship education)

Careers education

Sex and relationships education

Year 10

Careers education

Careers education (preparation for work experience)

Mental health education

Standing up for democracy (Citizenship)

Drugs education

Sex and relationships education

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).