Active Tutorial Curriculum and PSHE
Here at the Academy we are proud of the work carried out to support and develop students personal, social and emotional health and wellbeing. This is done predominantly through our timetabled active tutorial work sessions whilst being supported by weekly assemblies.
Personal, Social, and Health Education (PSHE) has in various forms been part of the National Curriculum for schools in UK since 2000. Some aspects, but not all, have been compulsory. PSHE education is defined by the school’s inspectorate OFSTED as a planned program to help children and young people develop fully as individuals and as members of families and social and economic communities. Its goal is to equip young people with the knowledge, understanding, attitudes and practical skills to live healthily, safely, productively and responsibly.
Topics covered within PSHE are grouped in three core themes:
- Health and wellbeing
- Relationships
- Living in the wider world
Within these themes include
- Alcohol Smoking and Drugs
- Personal Health
- Bullying
- Citizenship, Democracy and Human Rights
- Careers and the world of work
- Personal Finance
- Family and Relationships
- Sex Education
Year 7 Curriculum structure
Transition from Junior to Secondary School – Friends and Friendship
Homework
Bullying
Research Topic – Environment, Poverty, Health, Recycling and Endangered Species
Rights and Responsibilities
Being a good citizen
British Values (Running Throughout)
Year 8 Curriculum structure
Alcohol and Binge Drinking
Research Topic – Globalisation and British Values
E Safety
Government
Crime
Year 9 Curriculum structure
Health and Drugs
Sex and Relationship Education
Careers
Children’s Rights
Business Topic
British Values (Running Throughout)
Year 10 Curriculum structure
Achieving at Key Stage 4
Developing Financial Knowledge and Understanding
Relationships
Media
Drugs and Alcohol
The World of Work
Health and Safety at Work
Charities
Healthy Lifestyle
British Values
Year 11 Curriculum structure
Reviewing, Planning and Looking Ahead
Choices
Stress
Pressures of being a Teenager
Paying your way
Youth Crime
British Values
Year 12&13 Curriculum structure
CV Writing and Applications
Personal Finance
Social Responsibility
Drugs and Alcohol
Careers
Charities
Healthy Minds
Study Skills and Exams
Mindfulness
British Values (Running Throughout)