The PSHCE programme of study incorporates personal, social and health education, citizenship, work-related learning, careers, enterprise and financial capability. PSHCE involves understanding risk in both positive and negative terms and the ability to manage risk in relation to relationships, health, finance, enterprise and career choices.
To provide opportunities for all students to learn and to achieve.
To promote students’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and prepare all students for the opportunities and experiences of life.
To provide opportunities for students to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes to help them become confident, responsible citizens, with respect for the values and beliefs of others.
To take advantage of and make available labour market (LMI) resources to students.
To enable students to develop the skills and qualities to allow them to become ‘work ready’.
The subject is brought to life by inviting lots of outside agencies in to contextualise classroom-based learning with the ‘real world’.
PCSOs (Police Community Support Officers)
Drugs Workers
Sexual Health Workers
University Student Ambassadors
Hull City Council
Local and national business people
Charity workers, to name a few
In relation to meeting the Gatesby Benchmarks, students also benefit from encounters with further and higher education establishments such as local colleges and sixth forms, as well as apprenticeship providers. Local and national business visits take place in PSHCE for all students, Years 7 to 11.
Teachers are all committed to our students’ learning experience and spend time resourcing quality and interactive lessons which appeal to all styles of learning, to include the following activities:
Pair and group work
Thinking skills
Listening and speaking activities
Video clips, songs and TV programmes
Debate and discussion, to name a few
Students are taught in mixed ability groups about the following topics:
Careers and Work Related Learning – they learn about, labour market information (LMI) including development of research skills relating to job requirements, they develop skills and qualities (linked to the Learner Profile), including communication, teamwork and resilience skills.
Sex and Relationships Education
Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco Education
Bullying/Friendships
Healthy lifestyles – Risk relating to road and rail safety, E-safety, Careers and Work Related Learning
Enterprise and Decision-Making projects
Personal Financial Education
Citizenship – Rights and Responsibilities, environmental issues
Students are taught in mixed ability groups about the following topics:
Career Education and Work Related Learning – for example, Year 11 students produce C.V.s as well as, job, apprenticeship and college applications using the LOGONMOVEON application process. Year 10 students produce letters of interest in preparation for mock interviews with local business leaders. Labour market information (LMI) including research into specific job requirement.
Healthy lifestyles – including Drugs, Smoking and Alcohol Education
Risk – including Homelessness, Gun and Knife Crime, Sexual Exploitation
Relationships – including Sex Education
Citizenship – The Law, Crime and Punishment, Government and Democracy
Career Education – including Work Related Learning, for example C.V. writing / job, apprenticeship and college applications, revision skills. Year 10 pupils also embark on preparation for work experience placements.
Enterprise and Decision-Making Projects