Learning for Life during GCSE

In Years 10 and 11 the students are taught PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education) on a rotation with Citizenship and Religious Studies. They cover topics such as:

PSHE: emotional wellbeing, personal safety, substance abuse, county lines, gambling, so called ‘honour’ based violence, radicalisation,  FGM, safe sex, healthy relationships, conflict management, pornography, exploitation, harassment and consent. 

Useful resources:

https://www.womensaid.org.uk/

https://thehideout.org.uk/young-people/home/

https://www.victims-first.org.uk/

https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights

Citizenship: the law, human rights, British Values, study skills, careers and personal finance.

The RS lessons cover ‘what is a religion’ with students researching a range of religions which have not been studied at KS3. 

They also explore some philosophical and moral questions through film.