Personal, Social, Health, Citizenship and Economic Education (PSHCE)
PSHCE continues through the senior school years with timetabled weekly lessons… The spiral curriculum is based on the aims and ethos of the school and in addition to statutory topics, also includes issues raised via the annual pupil survey. Pupils are encouraged to explore issues that affect them now or may affect them in the future. It is taught by members of the pastoral team which include the Head, Deputy Head (Pastoral and Wellbeing), Assistant Head (Pastoral) and Heads of Year. Mrs Grainger (Head of Futures) also comes in to deliver bespoke lessons on future pathways and careers.
The topics covered within PSHCE are divided into three core themes:
- Health and Wellbeing: Encompassing Mindfulness (a course of 13 Mindfulness lessons is delivered at the start of Year 10), substance use and risk, First Aid, as well as mental health and wellbeing.
- Relationships: including Sex and Relationships education, including consent, choices and decision making.
- Living in the wider world: covering valuing diversity, understanding and preventing extremism, radicalisation and also careers.
The scheme of work offers many opportunities for group discussions and the exploration of ideas and opinions within a safe, supportive and fun environment.
