Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education (PSHCEE)
PSHCEE is incorporated in the Social Studies Department. The curriculum, timetabling and delivery of the subject have been completely overhauled as part of the 2005/6 whole school curriculum review.
The main areas of study are:
- Citizenship
- Health Education including:
- Sex & Relationships Education
- Drug Education
- Healthy Eating
- Work Related Learning
- Financial Capability
- Learning to Learn
Key Stage 3 (Years 7,8,9)
Students in Years 7 & 8 study PSHCEE as part of the timetabled curriculum for 1 lesson of 1 hour per week. Y9 students receive 1 lesson in each 2 week period. These lessons are taught by the PSHCEE Team led by the PSHCEE co-ordinator.
From September 2012 Year 7 will consist of a new scheme of work comprising of a combination of PSHCEE and RE in a similar format to that offered in GCSE Years 10 and 11. This will be the first stage of a rolling three year programme with the aim of merging Year 8 the following year 2013, and Year 9 the year after 2014.
Key Stage 4 (Years 10,11)
All KS4 students will follow a combined Religious Education and Citizenship GCSE course, which covers 80% of the Citizenship and 60% of the PSHE entitlements.
Students in Year 10 will be given additional PSHCEE experience during June when they will take part in an Enterprise Day and the Big Picture.
Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG)
In Years 10 and 11 students have one period every two weeks of IAG whereby they have the opportunity to explore career choices and guidance through an ICT course called U-Explore. This is further enhanced by additional outside speakers and other workshops aimed at developing students' personal and social education.
Sex & Relationships Education
Although legislation allows parents to withdraw their son or daughter from lessons of sex education, we would strongly advise parents to allow their children access to this vital aspect of their education. The statutory aspects of Sex Education in the National Curriculum are mandatory elements of every child’s education delivered mainly through the science curriculum, which considers the physical aspects of sex. PSHCEE lessons consider the emotional and moral aspects of sexual relationships. The School regards both elements as essential and complementary, providing a balance between the biological facts and the context of society, relationships and morality, which should form part of every student’s experience of sex education.
Tutor Period
In addition to the PSHCEE lessons, all students will have a 15 minute Tutor Period each morning. This is taught by their Form Tutor, with assembly time incorporated regularly. Assemblies are organised alternately for a House or Year Group.
The PSHCEE elements of the Tutor Period are focused on a weekly theme, current affairs and discussion of other issues (some of which will involve the work of the Student Council).
Please note that some aspects of PSHCEE are included in the cross curricular sections of most departments’ schemes of work. This is especially the case for Citizenship elements.
