Personal, social, health, relationships and sex education (PSHRE)
Lower school Personal, Social, Health, Relationships and Sex Education (PSHRE) is taught for one period per fortnight. In addition, aspects are also covered in in tutor time and through ‘drop down days’, external speaker visits and assemblies.
In lessons and tutor time, students are given an opportunity to learn and discuss a broad range of topics and issues, under the headings of Celebrating Diversity and Equality, Health and Wellbeing, Life Beyond School, Relationship and Sex Education, Rights, Staying Safe Online and Offline, Responsibilities and British Values.
The table below details the subject areas:
| Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 7 | Friends, Respect and Relationships | Staying Safe Online and Offline | Puberty and Body Development |
| Year 8 | Physical Health and Mental Wellbeing | Dangerous Society Online and Offline | Identity, Relationships and Sex Education |
| Year 9 | Body Confidence | Sex, the Law and Consent | Contraception and STI's |
| Year 10 | Mental Health and Wellbeing | Violence. Crimes and Seeking Safety | Risk, Relationships and Sex Education |
| Year 11 | Sexual Health | Staying Safe |
Tutor Time and School Assemblies
To complement our PSHRE sessions, Tutors work with students on a variety of connected topics. These themes are explored further in our school assemblies:
| Week | SLT Assembly Theme | Theme for Year Assemblies and Tutor Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welcome and year ahead | Welcome |
| 2 | International Literacy Day | |
| 3 | International Day of Democracy | Jeans for Genes Awareness |
| 4 | International Day of Peace & European Day of Languages | |
| 5 | Black History Month | World Space Week |
| 6 | World Mental Health Day & World Homeless Day | |
| 7 | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty | Anti-Slavery Day |
| 8 | Guy Fawkes Day & Marie Curie's Birthday | |
| 9 | World Science Day Sixth Form - Armistice/Remembrance Day 11th November | Anti-Bullying Week & Disibility History Month |
| 10 | Road Safety Week | |
| 11 | St Andrew's Day | Termly Reflection of achievements |
| 12 | Advent | |
| 13 | Whole School - Christmas | Human Rights Day / Celebration of the term |
| Week | SLT Assembly Theme | Theme for Year Assemblies and Tutor Time |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Stephen Hawking's Birthday | |
| 15 | World Logic Day | New Year - New You! |
| 16 | Martin Luther King Jr Day & Winnie the Pook Day | |
| 17 | Holocast Memorial Day | Burns Night |
| 18 | LGBTQ+ History Month | |
| 19 | Safer Internet Day | Children's Mental Health Week & Darwin Day |
| 20 | Women's History Month | |
| 21 | No SLT - Yr11 & Yr13 Mock Exams | International Women's Day |
| 22 | Mother's Day | |
| 23 | National Child Exploitation Awareness Day | World Poetry Day |
| 24 | World Water Day & Palm Sunday | |
| 25 | Whole School - Easter (Wednesday) | World Health Day & Celebration of the Term |
| Week | SLT Assembly Theme | Theme for Year Assemblies and Tutor Time |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Earth Day | |
| 27 | World Press Freedom Day | May Day |
| 28 | Screen Free Week | |
| 29 | No SLT - GCSE & A-Level Exams | International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia |
| 30 | Walk to School Week | |
| 31 | No SLT - GCSE & A-Level Exams | World Environment Day |
| 32 | World Oceans Day | |
| 33 | No SLT - INSET Day | World Refugee Day |
| 34 | Windrush Day | |
| 35 | Exams and Revision | Mandela Day |
| 36 | Celebration of the Term and Year | |
| 37 | Whole School - Summer + EOY (Wednesday) | No Assemblies-Sports Day |
Additional topics for Tutor Time throughout the year include Resilience, Wellbeing, Current Affairs and Community. These are also linked to our School Seven Core Values.