PSHE sessions create a safe environment for students to discuss issues on wellbeing, relationships and the wider world.
In the past, students have taken part in workshops run by our partners at the mental health charity, Mind.
Mind have also come into school several times to conduct targeted assemblies.
The delivery of PSHE is based on government statutory guidance. The statutory guidance can be found here.
Summary
Students build on the knowledge and understanding, skills, attributes and values they have acquired and developed during the primary school phase. PSHE education at I&S acknowledges and addresses the changes that young people experience, beginning with transition to secondary school, the challenges of adolescence and their increasing independence. It teaches the knowledge and skills which will equip them for the opportunities and challenges of life. Students learn to manage diverse relationships, their online lives, and the increasing influence of peers and the media.
In Years 7, 8, and 9, PSHE is delivered through dedicated form time sessions once a week.
Curriculum Content
Curriculum
Health & Wellbeing: Return to School
This unit is designed in response to the challenges of COVID-19. By working with Mind and Sport Impact, the unit focuses on emotional & mental health, coping strategies, helping others and setting goals for the future.
Living in the Wider World: Developing Skills & Aspirations
This unit focuses on careers, teamwork, enterprise skills and setting future aspirations.
Relationships: Building Relationships
This unit discusses self-worth, positive friendships & romance, online friendships, relationships boundaries, families, parenting, and relationship changes.
Health & Wellbeing: Health & Puberty
This unit covers healthy routines, influences on health, puberty, managing unwanted contact, basic first aid, and personal safety in and out of school.
Relationships: Diversity
This unit looks at prejudice, bullying, bullying & school policies, conflict resolution, and seeking support.
Living in the Wider World
This unit covers local, national & international politics, non-governmental organisations, exploring politics, and cultural awareness.
Assessment
- A baseline assessment is undertaken at the start of each unit to identify learning gaps for students. These are then addressed during the unit.
- Students are given the opportunity to retake the baseline assessment at the end of the unit to monitor their own progress.
- Assessment data reported for PSHE is based on Attitude to Learning.
Progress & Preparation Activities (PPA)
PPA is set in the form of enrichment activities which can be found here.
Further Resources
The school has a subscription to The Day, an online news service for schools. Click the button to the right, then browse ‘Subjects’ in the top menu to find PSHE resources.
Please see below for a number of resources to maximise students’ progress during their Year 7 curriculum.
- SharePoint – PSHE Lessons – this contains resources from all the lessons
- Teams Sites – PSHE channel in year group Teams with links to guidance and support
- Student Wellbeing – page on this website with useful resources
- COVID-19 – Supporting Wellbeing – page on this website with useful resources for coping with the COVID-19 pandemic
Curriculum
Health & Wellbeing: Addiction & Exploitation
This unit talks about alcohol abuse & binge drinking, smoking & vaping dangers, gambling, addiction, gang exploitation, Domestic abuse and ‘honour’ based violence.
Living in the Wider World
This unit looks at personal presentation & health – obesity, food & eating disorders, personal hygiene, testicular cancer, skin cancer, steroid abuse, and understanding autism.
Relationships: Respectful relationships
This unit discusses sexting, healthy romantic relationships, parenthood including families, parental responsibilities and pregnancy, sexual relationships, healthy & unhealthy friendships, and online relationships.
Health & Wellbeing: First Aid & Helping Others
This unit covers conscious casualties, unconscious casualties, bleeding, choking, heart attacks, and CPR.
Relationships: Intimate Relationships
This unit focuses on consent and the law, early experiences of sex, STIs, contraception, abortion, and dangers of pornography.
Living in the Wider World
This unit talks about financial literacy – wages, taxes, budgeting, debt & impact of financial decisions, loans, bills, fraud, and ethical consumerism.
Assessment
- A baseline assessment is undertaken at the start of each unit to identify learning gaps for students. These are then addressed during the unit.
- Students are given the opportunity to retake the baseline assessment at the end of the unit to monitor their own progress.
- Assessment data reported for PSHE is based on Attitude to Learning.
Progress & Preparation Activities (PPA)
PPA is set in the form of enrichment activities which can be found here.
Further Resources
The school has a subscription to The Day, an online news service for schools. Click the button to the right, then browse ‘Subjects’ in the top menu to find PSHE resources.
Please see below for a number of resources to maximise students’ progress during their Year 8 curriculum.
- SharePoint – PSHE Lessons – this contains resources from all the lessons
- Teams Sites – PSHE channel in year group Teams with links to guidance and support
- Student Wellbeing – page on this website with useful resources
- COVID-19 – Supporting Wellbeing – page on this website with useful resources for coping with the COVID-19 pandemic
Curriculum
Health & Wellbeing: Return to School
This unit is designed in response to the challenges of COVID-19. By working with Mind and Sport Impact, the unit focuses on emotional & mental health, coping strategies, helping others and setting goals for the future.
Living in the Wider World: Community & Careers
This unit looks at equality of opportunity, types & patterns of work, career options, finding career information, review of personal strengths and strategies, and personal targets.
Relationships: Discrimination
This unit discusses racism, discrimination, religious discrimination, disability, sexism, homophobia, biphobia and transphobia.
Health & Wellbeing: Drugs & Alcohol
This unit talks about alcohol misuse, drug misuse, pressures relating to drugs, emotional wellbeing & supporting others, and seeking support.
Relationships: Identity & Relationships
This unit focuses on gender identity, sexual orientation, consent, sexting and the law, marriage & forced marriage, and advice & guidance.
Living in the Wider World: Digital Literacy & Media Influences
This unit covers online safety, digital literacy, media reliability, impact of media on financial choices, fake news, and role models.
Living in the Wider World: Financial Literacy
This unit introduces students to the skills and knowledge required to look after your money. It focuses on savings, borrowing, using money, managing risk and security and fraud.
First Aid and Helping Others
Students will learn basic first aid skills and have the opportunity to practise them. The unit will equip students with basic CPR, handling bleeds, shock, Asthma and Allergic reactions.
Assessment
- A baseline assessment is undertaken at the start of each unit to identify learning gaps for students. These are then addressed during the unit.
- Students are given the opportunity to retake the baseline assessment at the end of the unit to monitor their own progress.
- Assessment data reported for PSHE is based on Attitude to Learning.
Progress & Preparation Activities (PPA)
PPA is set weekly based on lesson content.
Further Resources
The school has a subscription to The Day, an online news service for schools. Click the button to the right, then browse ‘Subjects’ in the top menu to find PSHE resources.
Please see below for a number of resources to maximise students’ progress during their Year 9 curriculum.
- SharePoint – PSHE Lessons – this contains resources from all the lessons
- Teams Sites – PSHE channel in year group Teams with links to guidance and support
- Student Wellbeing – page on this website with useful resources
- COVID-19 – Supporting Wellbeing – page on this website with useful resources for coping with the COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
Students deepen knowledge and understanding, extend and rehearse skills, and further explore attitudes, values and attributes acquired during key stage 3. PSHE education in KS4 reflects the fact that students are moving towards an independent role in adult life, taking on greater responsibility for themselves and others.
In Year 11 PSHE is delivered through dedicated form time sessions once a week. In Y10 PSHE is delivered by a timetabled lesson once a week.
Curriculum Content
Curriculum
Health & Wellbeing: Mental Wellbeing
This unit talks about mental heath and ill health, physical & mental wellbeing, stigma, safeguarding health, and managing health during periods of transition.
Living in the Wider World: Employability Skills
This unit looks at work providers, pathways to education & careers, apprenticeships, CV building, cold calling skills, interviews, soft skills, and online presence. This unit also prepares students for their work experience – presentation for work experience, health & safety for work experience, and readiness for work.
Relationships: Understanding Equality
This unit discusses LGBT, prejudice, bisexual & transsexual, influences, the law, and school policy.
Health & Wellbeing: Exploring Influences
This unit covers drugs and the law, illegal substance abuse, addiction, stereotypes, knife crime, county lines, accessing help, and assertiveness.
Relationships
This unit focuses on Addressing extremism and radicalisation – communities, belonging, challenging extremism, and FGM.
Living in the Wider World – Financial Literacy
This unit builds on their previous topics introducing more advanced terms and skills relating to their financial literacy. It focuses on savings, borrowing, using money, managing risk and security and fraud.
Assessment
- A baseline assessment is undertaken at the start of each unit to identify learning gaps for students. These are then addressed during the unit.
- Students are given the opportunity to retake the baseline assessment at the end of the unit to monitor their own progress.
- Assessment data reported for PSHE is based on Attitude to Learning.
Progress & Preparation Activities (PPA)
PPA is set weekly based on lesson content.
Further Resources
The school has a subscription to The Day, an online news service for schools. Click the button to the right, then browse ‘Subjects’ in the top menu to find PSHE resources.
Please see below for a number of resources to maximise students’ progress during their Year 10 curriculum.
- SharePoint – PSHE Lessons – this contains resources from all the lessons
- Teams Sites – PSHE channel in year group Teams with links to guidance and support
- Student Wellbeing – page on this website with useful resources
- COVID-19 – Supporting Wellbeing – page on this website with useful resources for coping with the COVID-19 pandemic
Curriculum
Health & Wellbeing: Return to School
This unit is designed in response to the challenges of COVID-19. By working with Mind and Sport Impact, the unit focuses on emotional & mental health, coping strategies, helping others and setting goals for the future.
Living in the Wider World: Crime & Punishment
This unit looks at rule of law, British values, the court system, death penalty, responsible citizenship, and sources of help.
Relationships: Building for the Future
This unit discusses self-efficacy, future opportunities & pathways, application process, skills for further education & employment, career progression, and setting goals.
Living in the Wider World: Independence
This unit covers responsible health choices, safety in independent contexts, living away from home, renting, buying, and mortgages.
Assessment
- A baseline assessment is undertaken at the start of each unit to identify learning gaps for students. These are then addressed during the unit.
- Students are given the opportunity to retake the baseline assessment at the end of the unit to monitor their own progress.
- Assessment data reported for PSHE is based on Attitude to Learning.
Progress & Preparation Activities (PPA)
PPA is set in the form of enrichment activities which can be found here.
Further Resources
The school has a subscription to The Day, an online news service for schools. Click the button to the right, then browse ‘Subjects’ in the top menu to find PSHE resources.
Please see below for a number of resources to maximise students’ progress during their Year 11 curriculum.
- SharePoint – PSHE Lessons – this contains resources from all the lessons
- Teams Sites – PSHE channel in year group Teams with links to guidance and support
- Student Wellbeing – page on this website with useful resources
- COVID-19 – Supporting Wellbeing – page on this website with useful resources for coping with the COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
Curriculum Content
Curriculum
Living in the Wider World – Building a Profile
This unit looks at work providers, pathways to education & careers, apprenticeships, CV building, cold calling skills, interviews, soft skills, and online presence. These topics are explored through a series of lessons in the first term in order to help prepare students transitioning to the higher education or the wider world of work and apprenticeships.
Living in the Wider World – Road and Driver Safety
Students visit the ‘Safe Drive, Stay Alive’ event organised by the borough; this aims to highlight the importance of personal safety when driving or getting into a vehicle. Session are then run to explore themes further such and drink and drug driving, peer pressure, road safety and the emotional costs of accidents and poor decision-making.
Health and Wellbeing – Relationships
Students revisit the importance of relationships, looking at consent and the law, and early experiences of sex. These sessions aim to equip students with a deeper understanding of STIs and contraception in preparation for their transition to university.
Health and Wellbeing – Mental Health
These sessions plan to help students identify the difference between good and poor mental health. The session looks at how their own mental health might change and they go through different phases of the academic year (i.e transition to Sixth Form, exams and revision, and dealing with workload).
Living in the Wider World – Healthy Choices: Food and Activity
Students get the opportunity to plan and practice their cooking skills. The unit aims to equip them with the knowledge of healthy food choices and the effects of bad diet on health and mental/emotional wellbeing during the examination period. Students also look at the cost of food and gain an understanding of budgeting for food in the wider world.
Living in the Wider World – Financial Planning (Financial Risk and Reward)
Students look at being financially safe online and identifying identify fraud and money fraud. The topic aims to teach students about mortgages, investments, savings and banking.
Further Resources
The school has a subscription to The Day, an online news service for schools. Click the button to the right, then browse ‘Subjects’ in the top menu to find PSHE resources.
Please see below for a number of resources to maximise students’ progress during their curriculum.
- Sixth Form Independence SharePoint – this contains resources from all Enrichment lessons.
- Teams Sites – PSHE channel in year group Teams with links to guidance and support
- Student Wellbeing – page on this website with useful resources
- COVID-19 – Supporting Wellbeing – page on this website with useful resources for coping with the COVID-19 pandemic
- NatWest MoneySense – website with useful resources for understanding the financial world.