Personal, Social & Health Education

PSHE is an essential part of the curriculum and helps students cope with the decisions and challenges facing them as they approach adulthood.

Our main aim is to prepare and motivate our students for the choices affecting their future education, training, career and life as a responsible member of society.

The lessons will focus on three main areas;

Personal well being

Economic well being

Financial capability

The lessons help students become;

* successful learners who enjoy learning, make progress and achieve
* confident individuals who are able to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives
* responsible citizens who make a positive contribution to society.

PSE lessons will help to develop an understanding in the following areas:

* Personal skills and qualities needed to make the most of talents.
* How to learn in a way that suits the student improving success.
* Developing opinions and respecting those of others
* Respect for the differences between people.
* Good relationships.
* A healthy, safe lifestyle
* Checking Progress, Target Setting and Action Planning to help progress in lessons and in personal life.
* Careers Education.
* Drugs Education.
* Citizenship.
* Personal and social development (eg friendships, relationships, bullying, co-operation).
* Community and environmental issues.

All students partake in PSE for 30 minutes each week with their form tutors. It is a lively and interactive subject in which students benefit from the experience and support of numerous external agencies the school has developed links with including:

* Connexions
* Aim Higher
* School Nurse Services
* Positively MAD Learning Strategies
* Reach for the Stars Learning Strategies
* NIAS Drugs Advisory Service
* B-Live Careers Programme
* EBLO and Local Employers Careers Workshops