Chadwick High School Lancaster PSHE

PSHE

PSHE education aims to support pupils’ spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development and prepare them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life.

PSHE education is a planned programme of learning though which pupils acquire the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to manage their lives now and in the future. As part of a whole school approach, it develops the qualities and attributes pupils need to thrive as individuals, family members and members of society.

The Programme of Study is based on three ‘core themes’ within which there will be overlap and flexibility:

1. Health and Wellbeing
2. Relationships
3. Living in the Wider World

Core theme 1: Health and Wellbeing

In Key Stages 3 and 4, pupils will be taught:

How to manage transition
How to maintain physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing including sexual health*
About parenthood and the consequences of teenage pregnancy
How to assess and manage risks to health and to stay, and keep others, safe
How to identify and access help, advice and support
How to make informed choices about health and wellbeing matters including drugs, alcohol and tobacco, maintaining a balanced diet, physical activity, emotional health and wellbeing and sexual health
How to respond in an emergency including administering first aid
The role and influence of the media on lifestyle.* Sexual health is included within this core theme however it is important that it is also considered within the context of healthy relationships.

Core theme 2: Relationships

In Key Stages 3 and 4, pupils will be taught:

How to develop and maintain a variety of healthy relationships within a range of social/cultural contexts and to develop parenting skills
How to recognise and manage emotions within a range of relationships
How to deal with risky or negative relationships, including all forms of bullying and abuse, sexual and other violence and online encounters
About the concept of consent in a variety of contexts (including in sexual relationships)
About managing loss, including bereavement, separation and divorce
To respect equality and be a productive member of a diverse community
How to identify and access appropriate advice and support.

Core theme 3: Living in the Wider World

In Key Stages 3 and 4 pupils should focus on ‘economic wellbeing, careers and the world of work’ and will be taught:

About rights and responsibilities as members of diverse communities, as active citizens and participants in the local and national economy
How to make informed choices and be enterprising and ambitious
How to develop employability, team working and leadership skills and develop flexibility and resilience
About the economic and business environment
How personal financial choices can affect oneself and others and about rights and responsibilities as consumers.

RSE

RSE Policy – SRE Policy September 2024

Chadwick High School’s Relation and Sex education (RSE) programme is an integral part of our whole school PSHE provision.

In 2020, Relationships and Sex Education was made compulsory for all secondary school pupils in England. This is delivered via the PSHE curriculum. Parents/carers will be notified by phone call prior to the topic starting and given the opportunity to withdraw their child from these lessons. Staff will ensure parents are given ample time to discuss with the PSHE lead any concerns and as per government guidance lesson resources can be made available prior to the lesson to ensure parents make an informed decision.

Parents/carers do not have the right to withdraw their child from those aspect of RSE that are taught in National Curriculum subjects such as science.

The intended outcomes of teaching RSE at Chadwick High School are:

To help pupils make good decisions about their own health and well-being.
To encourage openness and reduce stigmas attached to issues such sexuality and relationships.
To give pupils the information they need to help them know and develop healthy, nurturing relationships of all kinds, not just intimate relationships.
To enable pupils to identify what is acceptable and unacceptable behaviour within a relationship and understand the lasting negative impact of unhealthy relationships on mental wellbeing.
To give pupils the knowledge about safer sex and sexual health.
To educate pupils on the law about sex, sexuality, sexual health, gender identity and discrimination.
To education pupils on keeping personal information private online. This includes images and videos.

Chadwick High School’s RSE is inclusive to all our pupils and respects how people choose to identify themselves. RSE lessons ensure that LGBT+ and gender equality are paramount. When delivering RSE staff ensure that all forms of discrimination and bullying are challenged and dealt with appropriately.

PSHE Curriculum Map Overview

		KS3	Year 10	Year 11
Year 1	AT1	Transitions and Safety	Mental health	Building for the future
Year 1	AT2	Developing skills and aspiration	Financial decision making	Next Steps
Year 1	SPR1	Diversity and discrimination	Healthy relationships	Communication in relationships
Year 1	SPR2	Health, puberty and lifestyle	Exploring influence	Independence
Year 1	SUM1	Building relationships	Addressing extremism and radicalisation	Families
Year 1	SUM2	Digital literacy	Work experience
Year 2	AT1	Drugs, alcohol, substance use and gangs
Year 2	AT2	Community and careers
Year 2	SPR1	Respectful relationships
Year 2	SPR2	Emotional wellbeing
Year 2	SUM1	Relationship and intimacy
Year 2	SUM2	Financial decision making and employability skills