Citizenship

Departmental Staff
Curriculum Leader:	Miss Y Tetra
SLT Line Manager:	Mr D Summers

Citizenship and Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) enables children to become healthy, independent and responsible members of society. We teach them how society is organised and governed and about rights and responsibilities. They learn to appreciate what it means to be a positive member of a diverse multicultural society. 
 
At Key Stage 3 students have 2 lessons each fortnight and are taught in form groups. The main programmes of work in each year of Key Stage 3 are summarised as follows with further details contained in schemes of work: 

Key Stage 3 

Year 7 

• Transitioning to Secondary School
• Growing up
• Smoking and vaping
• British Values
• Independence, money, aspirations and personal hygiene
• Family relationships and keeping healthy

Year 8 

• Crime
• Understating and managing relationships
• Cannabis
• Anti-social behaviour
• Money Management

Year 9 

• Human rights and abortion
• Different types of relationships
• Drugs
• Human Trafficking
• Political systems
• Managing stress and wellbeing

We encourage our pupils to play a positive role in contributing to the life of the school and the wider community. In so doing we help develop their sense of self-worth. 

Key Stage 4

Year 10 Schemes of work

• Autumn 1 – Human Rights e.g. euthanasia, female genital mutilation, radicalisation and extremism
• Autumn 2 –  Alcohol – e.g. mental health, staying safe, binge drinking and assessing risks
• Spring 1 – Body Image – e.g. male body image, eating disorders and cosmetic surgery
• Spring 2 – STIs and Contraception and Relationships e.g. understanding the different STIs, contraception, same sex relationships and managing sexual pressure
• Summer 1 – Personal Well Being – e.g. social anxiety, discrimination in the workplace, online trolling and the impact on mental health
• Summer 2 – CV Writing and Looking After Oneself – e.g. – CV Writing, screen time, stereotypes, improve/support relationships and data sharing

Year 11 Schemes of work

• Autumn 1 – Understanding the World that we Live In – e.g. procrastination, digital footprint, personal safety and fertility
• Autumn 2 – Understanding the World that we Live In e.g. everyday leadership, how to speak so that people want to listen, the power of introverts, sports hidden crisis, money management, gender and Tik-Tok – is it safe?
• Spring 1 – Sex Education e.g. the female and male body, sex and relationships, pornography, revenge porn, consent, the law, rape and sexual abuse, coercive control
• Spring 2 – Revision for other subjects
• Summer 1 – Revision for other subjects
• Summer 2 – Pupils have left for exams