PSHE

Personal, Social and Health Education at the Academy

The PSHE Curriculum is continually evolving to deal with the new challenges experienced by our students.

Key Stage 3 (years 7-8) lessons supply our students with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions about their life and activities.

Key Stage 4 (years9-11) gives students the opportunity to practice and reflect on the skills required to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.

Year 7 - Managing the world around me

• Penn Resilience
• Programme
• Media Navigator
• Mindful Me

Year 8 - Moving toward my future

• Schools to Life
• Unplugged
• Media Influences
• Relationship Smarts

Year 9 - Taking control of the decisions I make (From Sept 2015)

• Relationship Smarts
• SHAHRP
• Sexual Health and Safety
• Science of Mental Health

Year 10 - The beginning of adulthood (From Sept 2016)

• Mood Gym
• Informed Choices
• about Substance Use
• Parents of the Future
• Resilience Revisited

Enhancement

Throughout the year, Focus Days are organised to ensure that all areas of need are covered. These days involve the use of outside speakers from a variety of different groups from Magistrates, who come in to teach year 8 about the legal system, to KCA who deliver specialist drug and alcohol prevention work.