Year 07 PSHE
Curriculum:
Click to Expand Autumn Content:
Transition and Safety
Students Learn:
- How to manage the challenges of moving to a new school
- How to identify personal strengths and areas for development
- How to identify, express and manage their emotions in a constructive way
- How to establish and manage friendships
- How to improve study skills
- Personal safety strategies and travel safety
- How to respond in an emergency situation and basic first aid?
- How to work as a team?
Developing Skills and Aspirations
Students Learn:
- About a broad range of careers and the abilities and qualities required for different careers
- How to be enterprising, including skills of problem-solving, communication, teamwork, leadership, risk-management, and creativity.
- About equality of opportunity
- How to challenge stereotypes, broaden their horizons and how to identify future career aspirations
- About the link between values and career choices
- About what students have learned about careers, choices and skills in the form of a presentation
- How to reflect on their choices and opportunities
Click to Expand Spring Content:
Diversity
Students Learn:
- About identity, rights and responsibilities
- About living in a diverse society
- About how to challenge prejudice, stereotypes and discrimination
- The signs and effects of all types of bullying, including online
- How to respond to bullying of any kind, including online
- How to support others
- How to celebrate diversity
Health and Puberty
Students Learn:
- How to make healthy lifestyle choices including diet, dental health and physical activity
- How sleep affects our bodies
- How to manage influences relating to caffeine, smoking and alcohol
- How to recognise and respond to inappropriate and unwanted contact
- About FGM and how to access help and support
- How to manage physical and emotional changes during puberty
- About personal hygiene
Click to Expand Summer Content:
Building Relationships
Students Learn:
- How to develop self-worth and self-efficacy
- About qualities and behaviours relating to different types of positive relationships
- How to recognise unhealthy relationships
- About romantic relationships
- How to evaluate expectations for romantic relationships
- About consent and how to seek and assertively communicate consent
- How to recognise and challenge media stereotypes
Financial Decision Making
Students Learn:
- How to make safe financial choices
- About banking, debit cards and cash
- About how finances affect aspects of our lives outside of financial consequences
- About ethical and unethical business practices and consumerism
- About saving, spending and budgeting
- How to manage risk-taking behaviour
- How to plan financially for the future
Subject Overview:
Students in Year 7 have 1 PSHE lesson each week.
Students do not receive any PSHE homework.
Assessments:
Students have no official assessments. Instead students are expected to be holistic and reflective on the lessons rather than receive summative judgements on progress.
