Personal and Social Education (PSE)

Year 6 (L3): Autumn Term

Year 6 (L3): Spring Term

Year 6 (L3): Summer Term

Year 7 (U3):Autumn Term

Year 7 (U3): Spring Term

Sex Education continued if necessary
Personal Hygiene -
- Care of self e.g. body, hair, eyes, feet and mouth
- Care of clothes,
- Food hygiene
The importance of Personal Grooming
Germs and the spread of infection
Developing a Healthy Lifestyle - Exercise, Fitness and Rest
Personal Safety
End of term assessment, review and target setting.

Year 7 (U3): Summer Term

Bullying and Teasing - in depth including how to deal with bullying and where to go for help. Anti-Bullying Policy.
Friendships - peers and the year at St. Mary's.
The Environment
Self appraisal and setting targets for improvement.
Into the Middle School.

Year 8 (L4): Autumn Term

Introduction to Year 8
Expectations in Middle School
Layout of classroom block
House system
Time Management
Leisure Time - how to use it wisely.
The importance of fitness, exercise and rest
Personal Safety
First Aid - what is it, where to go for help, ABC of resuscitation, helping at an accident etc.
Noise and the effect it has on an individual's health and Noise and stress.
Review and assessment of learning. Setting targets for future improvements.
Compliment work done in form time.

Year 8 (L4): Spring Term

Smoking -
- physical effects on the body,
- the financial cost,
- the environment,
- health and choices
Stress and managing stress
Work and Study skills
Time management
Examination planning and Revision
Influences on behaviour
End of term assessment, review and target setting.

Year 8 (L4): Summer Term

Year 9 (U4): Autumn Term

Introduction to Year 9: Preparing for major milestones e.g. KS3, Options Choices
Decision making
Subject choices
Careers choices
Study skills and coursework
Positions of responsibility
Understanding the GCSE Options Booklet
End of term assessment, review and target setting. Compliment work done in tutor time.

Year 9 (U4): Spring Term

Year 9 (U4): Summer Term

Year 10 (L4): Autumn Term

Introduction to Year 10
Drugs -
- the facts,
- legal and Illegal drugs,
- decision making in the drugs world,
- drugs and the Law
- consequences of drug use
- signs and symptoms of drug use
Social and peer group pressure
Solvents the facts
End of term assessment, review and target setting.
Consider an overall picture to compliment work done with tutors. Greater personal responsibility.

Year 10 (L5): Spring Term

Drugs continued -
- general alcohol information,
- drink and the law,
- alcohol and health,
- drink driving,
- social problems that have arisen through becoming addicted to alcohol,
- where to go for help if needed.
Recognising stress and learning to cope.
The individuals personal responsibility for their own health. How different lifestyle choices with influence an individual's health.
Decision making and influences on life outcomes
End of term assessment, review and target setting.

Year 10 (L5): Summer Term

Mental Illness - understanding mental health and looking at different categories and types of illness.
Personal influences on Mental Health
Progress in Year 11 review
Plans for Year 11

Year 11 (U5): Autumn Term

All the topics mentioned in the Autumn Term block are covered in depth in Year 11 throughout either the Autumn Term and/or the Spring Term. The pace of the lessons and the materials used are determined by the needs of each particular group.
Compulsory topics -
Introduction to Year 11
Deciding on the future - choices to be made - the years plan ahead. Set out an initial timetable. (Tutors provide all follow up from here on).
The following topics are covered in depth -
- Contraception
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Preparation for family life
- Being a parent
- Quality of family life
- Love, courtship and marriage
- Separation and divorce
- AIDS
End of term assessment, review and target setting. Consider an overall picture to compliment work done with tutors. Greater personal responsibility.

Year 11 (U5): Spring Term

These topics are included in the Spring Term if there is time and depending on the make up of the group.
Decisions to be made - choices for the future an opportunity for discussion - a different perspective.
Censorship
Drink Driving
Money matters as a student and beyond
Unemployment
Sexism and Racism
Medical matters - donors
Genetics

Year 11 (U5): Summer Term