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Curriculum Details - 2023/2024 (Current)
Year | Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 | Term 4 | Term 5 | Term 6 |
7 | HEALTH & WELLBEING Transition and Safety Transition to secondary school, settling-in, core values and personal safety in and outside school, supported by a Stay Safe Day later usually in March | LIVING IN THE WIDER WORLD Developing Skills and Aspirations Careers, teamwork, enterprise skills, and raising aspirations. First aid is also included this term - an introduction to various scenarios and basic first aid in each | REALTIONSHIPS Diversity How to challenge prejudice, stereotypes and discrimination the signs and effects of all types of bullying, including online how to respond to bullying of any kind, including online how to support others | HEALTH & WELLBEING Health and Puberty Healthy routines, influences on health, puberty, unwanted contact, and FGM | RELATIONSHIPS Building Relationships Self-worth, romance and friendships (including online), relationship boundaries, healthy and unhealthy relationships, consent, manipulative behaviour including sexting and the law. | LIVING IN THE WIDER WORLD Financial Decision Making Saving, borrowing, budgeting and making financial choices |
8 | HEALTH & WELLBEING Drugs and Alcohol Alcohol and drug misuse and pressures relating to drug use, supported by the Stay Safe Day in March. | LIVING IN THE WIDER WORLD Community and Careers Equality of opportunity in life and work. Challenging stereotypes in work and pay. Employment, self-employment and voluntary work how to set aspirational goals for future careers and challenge expectations that limit choices | RELATIONSHIPS Discrimination Discrimination in all its forms, including: racism, religious discrimination, disability, discrimination, sexism, homophobia, biphobia and transphobia | HEALTH & WELLBEING Emotional Wellbeing Attitudes towards mental health how to challenge myths and stigma about daily wellbeing. How to manage emotions. How to develop digital resilience. Unhealthy coping strategies (e.g. self harm and eating disorders) vs healthy coping strategies | RELATIONSHIPS Identity and Relationships Gender identity, sexual orientation, consent, sexting/dealing with coercive behaviour, and an introduction to contraception | LIVING IN THE WILDER WORLD Digital Literacy Online safety, digital literacy, media reliability, and gambling hooks |
9 | Health and well-being. Peer influence, substance use and gangs - Healthy and unhealthy friendships, assertiveness, substance misuse, and gang exploitation. | Living in the wider world. Setting goals - Learning strengths, career options and goal setting as part of the GCSE options process. | Relationships. Respectful relationships - Families and parenting, healthy relationships, conflict resolution, and relationship changes. | Health and well-being. Healthy lifestyle - Diet, exercise, lifestyle balance and healthy choices, and first aid. | Relationships. Intimate relationships - Relationships and sex education including consent, contraception, the risks of STIs, and attitudes to pornography. | Living in the wider world. Employability skills - Employability and online presence. |
10 | Health and well-being. Mental health - Mental health and ill health, stigma, safeguarding health, including during periods of transition or change. | Living in the wider world. Financial decision making - The impact of financial decisions, debt, gambling and the impact of advertising on financial choices. | Relationships. Healthy relationships - Relationships and sex expectations, myths, pleasure and challenges, including the impact of the media and pornography. | Health and well-being. Exploring influence - The influence and impact of drugs, gangs, role models and the media. | Relationships. Addressing extremism and radicalisation - Community cohesion and challenging extremism. | Living in the wider world. Work experience - Preparation for and evaluation of work experience and readiness for work. |
11 | Health and well-being. Building for the future - Self-efficacy, stress management, and future opportunities. | Living in the wider world. Next steps - Application processes, and skills for further education, employment and career progression. | Relationships. Communication in relationships - Personal values, assertive communication (including in relation to contraception and sexual health), relationship challenges and abuse. | Health and well-being. Independence - Responsible health choices, and safety in independent contexts. | Relationships. Families - Different families and parental responsibilities, pregnancy, marriage and forced marriage and changing relationships. | N/A |
12 | Transition and study skills- Focus on the demands of A Level study and the study skills that will be required. Recognition of Black history month through cultural and racial tutorial. Wellbeing- understanding your own mental health. | Healthy relationships: An examination of the different types of relationships appropriate to their age including sexual relationships, consent and the risks of STIs. Personal safety online and offline. | Revision prep and guidance for the January exams. Understanding different types of identity including sexual and gender identities. | Careers: Review of middle school career work and planning ahead for the UCAS discovery day. Understanding current affairs- presentations and debates. | Personal Health: Physical personal health and road safety awareness. Prep for June exams. | Post Sixth Form options: Beginning of UCAS applications and apprenticeships. To include creation of personal statements and beginning of applications. |
13 | Transition to Y13. Post Sixth Form: Completion of UCAS applications and transition to uni- to include a look at student accommodation. | Finances: Student finance preparation. Understanding how to budget finances. Wellbeing: Mental health and addictive behaviour | Wellbeing: Alcohol and drugs Healthy Relationships- sexual relationships, consent and harassment. | Wellbeing: Personal health and staying safe as a a young adult both now and post Sixth Form. | Preparation for exams- review of study skills, creation of exam timetables and understanding how to manage exam stress. | N/A |