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Personal Social and Health Education (PSHE)  is an important and necessary part of all students’ education. It studies how society operates, and each student’s place in the world. Important themes are discussed and analysed which will help students develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to manage their lives, now and in the future. PSHE education helps pupils to stay healthy, safe and prepared for life and work in modern Britain. The subject also covers aspects of the Relationships and Sex Education curriculum.


Key Stage 3 Subject Content:

Year 7

Autumn term

Education and Change: 

  1. Getting to know the School

  2. Why do Things Change?

  3. How to Cope with Change

  4. How to Support Friends

  5. Why is education important?

  6. Barriers to Education

  7. Girls in Education

  8. Education in Ghana

Immigration:

  1. History of Immigration

  2. Push and Pull factors

  3. Case study 

  4. Immigration and the Media

  5. Immigrants in Britain

  6. West Indian Immigration

Spring term

Puberty: 

  1. What is puberty?

  2. Puberty in Boys

  3. Puberty in Girls

  4. Period Poverty

  5. Personal Hygiene

  6. Emotional Changes

  7. Peer Pressure

Social Media:

  1. The Growth of Social Media

  2. Social Media around the World

  3. Online Crime

  4. Social Media and Mental Health

  5. Youtube and Influencers

  6. Staying Safe Online

Summer term

Crime: 

  1. What is Crime?

  2. Why do People Commit Crime?

  3. Different forms of Punishment

  4. UK Courts

  5. Acid Attack Case Study

  6. Preventing Crime

Relationships:

  1. Different types of relationships and positive relationships

  2. Trust

  3. Managing negative relationships 

  4. Romantic relationships 

  5. Building confidence and resilience 

Year 8

Autumn term

Government:

  1. Creating Rules

  2. Different Types of Government

  3. Local and National Government

  4. Politicians Personalities

  5. Political Parties

  6. Creating a Political Party

Health and Wellbeing:

  1. What is well-being?

  2. The Importance of Sleep

  3. Young People and Alcohol

  4. What is Mental Health?

  5. Young People and Drugs

Spring term

Rights and Responsibilities: 

  1. What are Human Rights?

  2. How can Human Rights be Abused?

  3. Rights of Women

  4. Children’s Rights

  5. Amnesty International 

Diversity and Multiculturalism:

  1. What is Diversity and Multiculturalism 

  2. How did London become Diverse?

  3. Hate Crime - Anti Semitism

  4. Rise of Racism

  5. Murder of Stephen Lawrence

  6. Becoming a More Open Society 

Summer term

Finance: 

  1. Why do we Need Money?

  2. Credit versus Debit

  3. Loans

  4. Getting into Debt

  5. Case Study: Killed by my Debt

Relationships:

  1. Recap of year 7

  2. Boundaries and consent

  3. Online relationships

  4. Physical intimacy


Year 9

Autumn term

The Media: 

  • Human Rights Recap

  • Declaration of Human Rights

  • MP Scandal and Phone Hacking

  • Super Injunctions

Mental Health:

  1. What is mental health?

  2. Teenagers and Mental Health

  3. Stigma

  4. The Media and Mental Health

  5. The Truth about Eating Disorders 

  6. Supporting those with Mental Health

Spring term

The Economy: 

  1. The Economy and Finance

  2. Economic Crisis

  3. Living in Poverty

  4. Professor Green Case Study

  5. Benefits 

Crime:

  1. Reasons for Crime

  2. Punishment and Rehabilitation

  3. The Criminal Justice System

  4. The Role of the Police

  5. Stop Search

  6. Knife Crime

Summer term

Sex and Relationships: 

  1. Sex and the Law

  2. Consent

  3. Rape Culture

  4. Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships

  5. Domestic Violence

  6. Family planning and miscarriage

Online Safety

Key Stage 4 Subject Content:

Year 10

Autumn term

Living in the Wider World

  • Globalisation and living in the world we do.

  • Challenging injustice

  • Social media campaigns

  • Power of social media

  • Taking back control of the Internet

 

The Changing Family

  • What modern families look like, the difference in each family.

  • Marriage (Catholic and non- Catholic views)

  • Separation and divorce (Catholic and non-Catholic views)

  • Same sex relationships

  • Bereavement and grief

Spring term

My Body

  • Bodily changes and mental health links.

  • Body image

  • Protecting your mental health and building resilience

  • Making healthy choices.

  • Female Genital Mutilation

  • Colourism

 

The World of Work

  • Finance, work experience, CV’s and getting a job. 

  • Young people and work

  • Different types of work.

  • National minimum wage and the London Living Wage.

  • Discrimination in the workplace

  • Gender Pay Gap

Summer term

Healthy Living

  • Preventing cancer and heart disease

  • Peer pressure

  • Puberty built on from KS3

  • Healthy living around drugs and alcohol

  • Personal hygiene

 

Year 11 

Autumn term

 

Drugs/Alcohol/Vaping

  • What are illegal and illegal drugs?

  • What is alcohol?

  • The effects of drugs and alcohol

  • The difference between cigarettes and vaping

  • Harmful effects of these

  • Misconceptions around vaping

  • Effects of vaping and cigarettes

  • Getting help

Spring term

 

Relationships

  • Healthy friendships

  • Unhealthy friendships

  • Learning to say no

  • Support for difficult relationships

  • Consent - Young Hackney Workshop

  • Vaping Workshop - Young Hackney

  • Elements of RSE covered in Science 

  • Sexual Health

Summer term

Government and Monarchy

  • What is the Monarchy?

  • Link to extra day off this year

  • How the Government help society?

  • Young people and Government current topics

  • The Government and education