PHSE & RHSE
Relationships and Sex Education alongside Health Education have become statutory in both Primary and Secondary maintained schools.
The department for Education believe that, 'Todays young people are growing up in an increasingly complex world and living their lives seamlessly on and offline. This presents many positive and exciting opportunities, but also challenges and risks.
In this environment, children and young people need to know how to be safe and healthy, and how to manage their academic, personal and social lives in a positive way.
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Intent
Core theme - Relationships and Sex Education –
Through our PSHE curriculum we at Tor Bridge strive for young people to acquire the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to manage their lives for now and for the future, dealing with life’s ever-increasing challenges and a fast-moving digital world.
PSHE, RSHE will develop the personal qualities, knowledge and attributes pupils need to thrive as individuals, family members, friends and ambitious members of our community and society.
Building and nurturing, collaboration, courage, aspiration, uniqueness, embracing difference and tolerance of individual personal characteristics, in line with our culture and values.
We want the them to fully armed with age appropriate information and decision-making capabilities about relationships both in real and online life, including intimate and sexual relationships.
Core theme - Health
We want our students to know the facts about potential risk-taking activity such as drugs, vaping and alcohol and be able to make safe judgements and choices in tricky situations where they could be influenced negatively, building reserve and self-confidence
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PSHE programmes of study have the common theme running through them on how the way we live our lives can impact our mental health, giving young people real and relevant strategies to recognise and deal with mental health issues in ourselves and others.
They reflect on their experiences and learning, understanding how they are developing physically, personally and socially, tackling many of the various and challenging issues that are part of growing up.
Core them - Wider world
They learn to understand and respect our common humanity, diversity and differences so that they can go on to form the effective, fulfilling relationships that are an essential part of life, learning about our British Modern society and values.
In all cases we endeavour for our young people to learn about their rights as set out in the 2010 Equality Act, responsibilities, knowing facts about the law surrounding illegal and harmful activities.
We want them to map out an aspirational future pathway and have a proactive plan in place for their career as well as work on improving personal skills - being self-aware of the self-management skills needed for personal growth and for them to achieve. Alongside this we give them sound knowledge of adulting such as finances and important economic / money management.
Implementation
From 2020 RSHE became mandatory in all secondary schools. The recommendation that PSHE and RSHE should be taught in discrete lessons, supported by other learning opportunities across the curriculum, including the use of enhancement days where possible.
We have used the PSHE associations 3 core themes structure to facilitate the PSHE curriculum to date. The association has provided a very coherent that has helped to map the PSHE programme to facilitate the new framework, most of which is already in our programme of study.
The core themes run alongside the topics as laid out in the statutory framework – although there is no core theme 3 – living in the wider world in the Statutory Framework which we teach this as it is an important part of personal development and preparation for adult life.
We have structured our programme in a flexible way that covers the core themes and the statutory framework. There will be some cross overs and some topics are taught in different within the term that we think suit it best.
The programme has not only been based on the Statutory topics but has been designed based on a on student need and survey analysis, local data, national trends and events.
KS 3 and KS4 - In our school, we choose to deliver RSHE through a weekly timetabled PSHE program in each year in KS 3, alongside the pastoral element to tutorial program and assembly’s. Where ever opportunity arises, we will also bring in outside agencies such as The Zone.
KS 5 provision comes in the form of drop-down days, staying safe workshops and weekly guest speakers.
Impact
The personal nature of PSHE education means that it cannot be assessed in the same way as most other subjects and it would be inappropriate for assessment in PSHE education to imply passing or failing ‘as a person’. As such assessment will involve:
Student participation during discussions, use of vocabulary and a shift in attitudes
Student knowledge tracker at the start and end of the cycle to monitor progress of understanding in topics
Student Knowledge and understanding within written work and tasks, learning review tasks that are relevant to topics and themes, these will always have a what would you do / advise task showing individual development
Pre and post knowledge quiz used for monitoring and assessment
Independent tasks and presentations to build resilience and confidence
Booklet trawls by PSHE and RSE leads
Drop ins completed to access impact of curriculum, teaching and learning
Responsive lessons to at the end of each cycle to act swiftly to emerging trends within the school community, linked to CPOMS.
Our knowledge of our impact on student’s personal development also comes from the QA process, annual students and parental surveys which are analysed to inform planning.
KS3 Curriculum Content
Tor Bridge strives for young people to acquire the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to manage their lives for now and in the future, dealing with any of life’s challenges in a fast paced real and online life, being safe, happy and healthy. PSHE, RSHE will develop the qualities, knowledge and attributes pupils need to thrive as individuals, family members, friends and ambitious members of society.
What Will I Study?
Students will gain an understanding of the physical and emotional aspects of growing up, learning that lots of changes will happen on this journey. We will encourage them to think about safety in relationships, setting boundaries and being a good friend.
They will learn about our British Modern values and be encouraged to celebrate difference and diversity.
Key to personal growth is an understanding of our own and others' mental health and having key strategies that are real and relevant to recognizing and coping with mental health issues.
Our students will be guided and encouraged to consider their aspirations, making plans to develop interpersonal and enterprising skills to ensure success and growth.
During year 9 students will gain age appropriate and factual information surrounding Sex Education.
The structure and themes of our whole school curriculum are in line with the PSHE associations guidance and are -
Health and wellbeing
Relationships and Sex Education
Living in the Wider World to broaden the student's experience.
Cycle topics throughout KS3 include -
Year 7
Cycle 1: Growing up
Cycle 2: Changes
Cycle 3: Dreams and goals
Year 8
Cycle 1: My Peers
Cycle 2: Celebrating difference
Cycle 3: Enterprise
Year 9
Cycle 1: Mental Health and Peer Influences
Cycle 2: Changing relationships
Cycle 3: My voice
How Will I Be Assessed?
Students will be assessed in the form of a formative pre cycle quiz, mid and end of cycle assessment that will be linked to their learning.
It is very important to remember that PSHE is not a pass or fail subject, success is about young people developing positively and proactively and this is a journey.
Other PHSE Experiences
We work with external agencies such as The Zone, Banardos and the NSPCC to ensure that our young people are gaining a wide variety of experience.
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
KS4 Curriculum Content
Tor Bridge strives for young people to acquire the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to manage their lives for now and in the future, dealing with any of life’s challenges in a fast paced real and online life, being safe, happy and healthy. PSHE, RSHE will develop the qualities, knowledge and attributes pupils need to thrive as individuals, family members, friends and ambitious members of society.
What will I learn?
Students will reflect on their experiences and understand how they are developing personally and socially, tackling many of the spiritual, moral, social and cultural issues that are part of growing up. They learn to understand and respect our common humanity; diversity and differences so that they can go on to form the effective, fulfilling relationships that are an essential part of life and learning, deepening and developing knowledge and understanding gained in KS3.
Students experience a range of activities and develop their understanding of the core topics that may arise in an individual personal development. Students will look at a number of elements ranging from personal physiological, social and psychological development to risk taking behavior and building positive relationships.
Cycle topics throughout KS4 include -
Year 10
Cycle 1: My career
Cycle 2: Health and risk
Cycle 3: Relationships and Religion
Year 11 from 2025
Cycle 1: Challenge and Control
Cycle 2: Making decisions
Cycle 3: My Future
How will I be assessed?
As in KS3 students will be assessed in the form of a formative pre cycle quiz, mid and end of cycle assessment that will be linked to their learning.
It is very important to remember that PSHE is not a pass or fail subject, success is about young people developing positively and proactively and this is a journey.
Year 10
Year 11
KS5 Curriculum Content
Through the Post 16 Tutorial programme and outside professional workshop, students will learn about –
· Self-Concept- Successfully managing transitional life phases and strategies to manage self-esteem and body image
· Mental health and wellbeing - Recognising changes in mental health, how to maintain positive mental health and recognise the signs of common mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders in themselves and each other. To know how to access help or who to ask for referrals and attend mental health workshops
· Healthy lifestyles - Personal health and wellbeing, learning how to access reliable sources of information and how to register for health services. Managing risk and personal safety and how to stay safe in the real and online world. Gaining knowledge on drugs, alcohol and tobacco, the consequences and effects and the dangers of drink and drug driving
· Sexual Health. Contraception, STIs, pregnancy and parenthood and how to take responsibility for their sexual health
· Relationships- To understand different types of relationships and to recognise, respect and challenge unhealthy relationships. To understand consent and the right to withdraw consent at any time
· Living in the wider world.Making ambitious, yet realistic, choices. Understanding the next steps and gaining skills for the job market. Employment rights and responsibilities and financial choices through the young money course
· County Lines presentation
· Rob Walker talk on resilience
· Plymouth options workshops
· Live well presentations.
Year 12