Humanities Faculty

Personal, Social, Health, Education (PSHE) is part of the Humanities Faculty and is taught to all students, in mixed ability groups, once a fortnight. PSHE lessons are taught mainly by PSHE specialists supported by other members of the Humanities faculty. The Tutorial Programme delivered by tutors also supports the delivery of the PSHE curriculum. The PSHE curriculum includes Careers and Financial Education and delivery is supported by external providers, organisations such as the School Nurse Team and local employers.

The content of the curriculum is designed to support students in their personal development and to reflect what it is like growing up in modern Britain and the curriculum meets the Statutory Requirements for ‘Relationships education, relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education’. It also supports the school’s commitment to SMSC, British Values and Wellbeing and therefore is reviewed regularly to ensure it meets the needs of the students. We aim to engage and inspire our students to be passionate about the world in which they live and inquisitive about their place within it. 

Students learn to be effective problem-solvers and risk-managers and are encouraged to question, think, and reflect, not to pre-judge; to be confident in their opinions and not to be afraid to have their opinion challenged by others.

More details about Careers can be found here

The current Programme of Study for PSHE (2024/25) is as follows:

PSHE Lessons

Year 7 

• Unit 1 Relationships Sex Education - Building healthy relationships, including anti-bullying
• Unit 2 RSE/Health Education - Growing up - puberty, personal hygiene & sleep
• Unit 3 Health/Drugs Education - Impact of Nicotine (vaping & smoking)
• Unit 4 Careers Education - Our Values & Careers

Year 8

• Unit 1 Drugs Education - Inhalants & Edibles
• Unit 2 Careers Education - Making Choices
• Unit 3 Relationships Sex Education - Romantic Relationships
• Unit 4 Health Education - Healthy Lifestyles

Year 9

• Unit 1a Citizenship Education - Gang Life
• Unit 2a Relationships Sex Education- Real Love Rocks
• Unit 3a Drug Education - Alcohol awareness
• Unit 1b Internet Safety & Harms - Cyber Security
• Unit 2b Careers Education - Finding my path
• Unit 3b Relationships Sex Education - Dealing with conflict
• Unit 4b Health Education - CPR & Defibrillators
• Unit 5b Relationships Sex Education - Marriage and Long Term Relationships
• Unit 6b Health Education - Mental Health Awareness

Year 10

• Unit 1a Relationships Sex Education - Healthy Sexual life
• Unit 1b Careers Education - Personal Career Development
• Unit 2a Drug Education - Understanding Drugs & the Law
• Unit 2b Internet Safety & Harms/Financial Education - Being a Savvy Consumer
• Unit 3 Health Education - Understanding mental health

Year 11

• Unit 1 Careers Education - Next Steps
• Unit 2 Relationships Sex Education - Reproductive Health
• Unit 3 Relationships Sex Education - Relationship Issues
• Unit 4 Drug/Health Education - Alcohol & Mental Health

Year 12

• Unit 1 Citizenship Education - Being a Safe Driver
• Unit 2 Careers Education - Planning for the Future
• Unit 3 Relationships Sex Education - Healthy Relationships

Year 13

• Unit 1 Financial Education - Finance for Life
• Unit 2 Citizenship Education - Terrorism & Extremism 
• Unit 3 Citizenship Education - the Importance of Voting or independence & safety in adulthood
• Unit 4 Drug/Health Education - Health & Wellbeing

Tutorial Programme

Year 7

• Unit 1 Relationships Sex Education - How to be successful
• Unit 2 Internet Safety & Harms - the basics
• Unit 3 Careers Education - Introduction to Unifrog
• Unit 4 Relationships Sex Education - How to be successful
• Unit 5 Relationships Sex Education - Respecting Differences
• Unit 6 Health Education - Basic First Aid & Prevention of Infection

Year 8

• Unit 1 Health Education - Responsible Health
• Unit 2 RSE/Health Education - Belonging/Community Cohesion
• Unit 3 Health Education - Body Image
• Unit 4 Careers Education - Exploring Possibilities
• Unit 5 Relationships Sex Education - BBFC Choosing what to watch
• Unit 6 Health Education - Personal safety
• Unit 7 Relationships Sex Education - Families
• Unit 8 Internet Safety & Harms/Financial Education - Fraud Awareness

Year 9

• Unit 1 Study Skills
• Unit 2 Citizenship Education - British Politics

Year 10

• Unit 1 Internet Safety & Harms - Your Rights to Your Information
• Unit 2 Careers Education - Preparing for Work Experience
• Unit 3 Health Education - Blood & Organ Donation
• Unit 4 Citizenship Education - Tackling racism
• Unit 5 Citizenship/ Internet Safety and Harms - Online radicalisation
• Unit 6 Careers Education - Health & Safety at work

Year 11

• Unit 1 Careers Education - Preparing for Change
• Unit 2 Study skills/Revision Techniques
• Unit 3 Relationships Sex Education - Parenting
• Unit 4 Health Education - Mental Health Awareness
• Unit 5 Study Skills/Revision techniques

Year 12

• Unit 1: Study Skills
• Unit 2: Health Education - Life Skills
• Unit 3: Revision Skills

Year 13

• Unit 1: Careers Education - Planning for UCAS
• Unit 2: Health Education - Wellbeing
• Unit 3: Citizenship/Financial Education - Real Life

The PSHE curriculum aims to develop students understanding of these values: