PSHE

The PSHE curriculum reflects the belief that all students are entitled to a high-quality, inclusive education that prepares them for life beyond school. High expectations and equity underpin learning, ensuring students develop confidence, resilience and self-awareness.

The curriculum is carefully sequenced to address physical and mental health, relationships, safety, citizenship and future pathways in an age-appropriate manner. Knowledge and skills are built progressively, enabling students to make informed decisions and manage increasing responsibility.

PSHE supports personal development by fostering empathy, self-efficacy and the ability to seek support when needed. Lessons provide a safe environment for discussion, reflection and exploration of real-life challenges.

By the time students leave school, they are equipped with the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to manage wellbeing, relationships and responsibilities, preparing them to contribute positively to their communities and wider society.

Year 7

• Celebrating differences
• Puberty and Body development
• Managing Change
• Politics and Parliament
• Staying Safe online/Offline
• Friends, respect & relationships
• Consent & boundaries
• Friendships
• Online & Offline relationships
• Being Positive
• Pressures & Influences
• What does it mean to be a man

Year 8

• Equality & Diversity Explored
• Physical health & Mental Wellbeing
• Proud to be me
• Law, crime and Society
• Dangerous Society – Online/Offline
• Identity, Relationships & Sex education
• Being yourself
• Healthy, respectful relationships
• What is love
• Dealing with conflict
• Periods & Menstrual Cycle
• Introduction to Contraception

Year 9

• Body Confidence
• Essential Skills
• Combatting extremism & Terrorism
• Legal & illegal drugs
• Sex, The Law & Consent
• Sexual Consent
• FGM & the Law
• Relationships
• Domestic abuse & violence
• Delaying Sexual Activity
• Sexual harassment

Year 10

• Exploring World Issues
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Rights & Responsibility
• Exploring British Values
• Violent crimes & seeking safety
• Risk, relationship & sex education
• Pleasure & delaying sex
• FGM
• Sexting
• Pornography
• Porn & impact on society
• Unhealthy relationships & sexual abuse
• Sexualisation of the media

Year 11

• Adult health & looking after yourself
• Your future & beyond
• Staying Safe
• Sexual health
• Child on child abuse
• Fertility & what impacts it
• Alcohol, parties & bad choices
• Importance of Sexual health
• Revisiting STI’s, Contraception & sexual health
• Respect, Love & relationships