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2023/2024 teaching staff: Mr P Hagan, Mr L Shilling, Miss A Rogers, Mrs K Jones, Mrs C Bartlett, Miss K Dingwall and Mr R Bridges.

Oakwood School – Curriculum Overview

 

Faculty Beliefs & Values
Head
of Faculty
Mr P Hagan
Contact for more details of Beliefs & Values curriculum
Head of PSHCE Mr P Hagan
Statement of Intent

At Oakwood School Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education (PSHCE) is at the heart of all that we do.  The course content is organised into the three core themes of Health and Wellbeing, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Living in the World and aims to develop core competencies related to resilience, choices and influences, and consent and respect.   These themes and competencies are also reinforced by the wider academic and pastoral curriculum and the Oakwood 7cs values. Citizenship topics are also covered in PSHCE as well as in other subjects such as History.  Positioned within the Beliefs and Values faculty, learners are provided with the knowledge and skills to live healthy, safe, productive, and responsible lives and are supported in making effective decisions about their future learning, career, and finances. We promote students’ self-esteem and emotional well-being and help them to form and maintain worthwhile and satisfying relationships, based on respect for themselves and for others. The course encourages students to play an active part in political and civil society and to have the confidence to affect change in their communities.

 

 

 

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Rationale

Year 7

Topic Area/Key Question

 

Resilience

Personal Health & Healthy Relationships

Personal Safety and Wellbeing

 

The PSHCE programme at Oakwood School serves to provide students with the skills, knowledge and understanding to lead confident, healthy, happy, independent lives, now and in the future. The curriculum takes inspiration from the PSHE association’s programmes of study which are organised around the key themes of Health and Wellbeing, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Living in the World. The curriculum aims to provide every opportunity for students to develop their well-being, self-esteem and self-confidence, as well as the ability to make informed choices regarding their careers and their economic wellbeing, thus preparing them to be able to take their place in society with all the skills they need for life in the 21st Century.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Content covered

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transitions from primary to secondary school

 

Resilience – Bounce forward, this unit of work allows students to explore resilience, things that prevent them from being resilient and how to overcome these barriers.

 

 

Gender and puberty and healthy routines surrounding puberty.

 

Friendships and healthy relationships

 

Anti-bullying week – sessions are run on the theme of Anti-bullying week of the academic year.

 

Consent and respect in friendships.

Respect - prejudice and diversity (no outsiders) racism and homophobia

 

Drugs and Alcohol - Caffeine

 

Tobacco/Vaping

 

Personal Safety

 

End of year reflection – Students reflect on what they have learnt during their first year at Oakwood.

Assessment

 

 

Students complete a poster or essay on resilience that asks them to draw on all the things they have learnt throughout this unit of work.

No formal assessment in this term. Formative assessment is ongoing throughout the term using questioning techniques by the teacher.

Students complete either a detailed spider diagram or a poster on the theme of healthy relationships.

Literacy focus

 

 

 

Students partake in a story about 2 students in Year 7 exploring the effects of resilience vs a lack of resilience.

There are opportunities for further reading on aspects of puberty and healthy relationships. This is encouraged by the PSHCE Department staff team – students are encouraged to ask if this is something they are interested in.

Students read an article on racism. This is then explored as a class discussion.

Opportunities (links to careers/EDI/PSHCE)

 

 

Students learn skills and appropriate coping mechanisms that can be used throughout their lives.

Students learn skills and appropriate coping mechanisms that can be used throughout their lives.

A special emphasis is placed on our “no outsiders” ethos when taking part in lessons on respect and prejudice.

National Curriculum links / GCSE connections

Feeds into statutory guidance from the Government.

Students will cover similar themes in KS4 in a more detailed and age appropriate way.

The PSCHE curriculum builds so that students cover similar themes in KS4 in a more detailed and age appropriate way.

 

 

 

 

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Rationale

Year 8

Topic Area/Key Question

 

Health and Relationships

Health and Wellbeing

Personal Safety and Wellbeing

 

 

 

 

The PSHCE programme at Oakwood School serves to provide students with the skills, knowledge and understanding to lead confident, healthy, happy, independent lives, now and in the future. The curriculum takes inspiration from the PSHE association’s programmes of study which are organised around the key themes of Health and Wellbeing, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Living the World. The curriculum aims to provide every opportunity for students to develop their well-being, self-esteem and self-confidence, as well as the ability to make informed choices regarding their careers and their economic wellbeing, thus preparing them to be able to take their place in society with all the skills they need for life in the 21st Century. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Content covered

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self- worth and target setting

Resilience recap

Making choices about diet and exercise

Boundaries, assertiveness and peer pressure

Online relationships

Online Sexual Harassment

Digital resilience

Body image and social media influences

Gender identity

Mental health

Respect - Challenging misconceptions

Unhealthy coping strategies

 

 

Drugs and alcohol - Tobacco/Vaping

 

Drugs and Alcohol – Alcohol

 

Anti-social behaviour /

Young offenders

 

Personal Safety

Assessment

 

 

Students complete a poster or essay on resilience, health and relationships. This should bring together the core knowledge and skills that students have learnt during their first term in PSHCE.

No formal assessment in this term. Formative assessment is ongoing throughout the term using questioning techniques by the teacher.

Students create a poster or write an essay on the theme of “navigating year 8”. This should bring together the core knowledge and skills that students have been learning this year in PSHCE.

Literacy focus

 

 

 

Students read and learn from particular situations that are aimed to make students think about the topics studied and how they can be applied to their own lives/the lives of others.

There are opportunities for further reading on aspects such as online safety/diet and exercise. This is encouraged by the PSHCE Department staff team – students are encouraged to ask if this is something they are interested in.

Students read and learn from particular situations that are aimed to make students think about the topics studied and how they can be applied to their own lives/the lives of others.

There are opportunities for further reading on aspects such as gender and mental health. This is encouraged by the PSHCE Department staff team – students are encouraged to ask if this is something they are interested in.

Students read and learn from particular situations that are aimed to make students think about the topics studied and how they can be applied to their own lives/the lives of others.

There are opportunities for further reading on aspects such as drugs and alcohol. This is encouraged by the PSHCE Department staff team – students are encouraged to ask if this is something they are interested in.

Opportunities (links to careers/EDI/PSHCE)

 

 

Students learn skills and appropriate coping mechanisms that can be used throughout their lives.

A special emphasis is placed on our “no outsiders” ethos when taking part in lessons on mental health.

Students learn skills and appropriate coping mechanisms that can be used throughout their lives.

National Curriculum links / GCSE connections

All aspects of our PSCHE curriculum feed into statutory guidance from the Government.

Students will cover similar themes in KS4 in a more detailed and age appropriate way.

The PSCHE curriculum builds so that students cover similar themes in KS4 in a more detailed and age appropriate way

 

 

 

 

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Rationale

Year 9

Topic Area/Key Question

 

Mental Health and Wellbeing

Living in the Wider World

Healthy Relationships and Personal Wellbeing

 

 

 

 

 

 

The PSHCE programme at Oakwood School serves to provide students with the skills, knowledge and understanding to lead confident, healthy, happy, independent lives, now and in the future. The curriculum takes inspiration from the PSHE association’s programmes of study which are organised around the key themes of Health and Wellbeing, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Living the World. The curriculum aims to provide every opportunity for students to develop their well-being, self-esteem and self-confidence, as well as the ability to make informed choices regarding their careers and their economic wellbeing, thus preparing them to be able to take their place in society with all the skills they need for life in the 21st Century. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Content covered

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Students think about and discuss 50 things to do before they turn 20.

This is to let them start thinking about their peculiar interests and how these can be positively channelled to improve their quality of life and general wellbeing.

Students also learn more about resilience and how it can improve their mental health and general wellbeing.

Students then learn about how to recognise circumstances that could lead to intense emotions which may be difficult to manage. They then learn about a range of positive/healthy coping strategies that can help manage these difficult emotions, and the importance of asking for support when it’s needed.

 

 

Students think about and discuss what makes a good life at 40. They think about and discuss careers, hobbies, relationships and their responsibilities in the wider world as they grow. Students then learn about what makes a good job, where they discuss their interests, career expectations such as salary, hours of work, holidays, working conditions, opportunities to progress, etc.

Finally, students think about and discuss what makes a good option choice. This helps them to start preparing for their option choices, linking them to what they’ve learned so far about living in the wider world.

 

Students deepen their knowledge and understanding of consent and respect in a healthy relationship. Students also learn about attitudes to and impact of pornography, contraception and STIs, understanding and challenging discrimination, drugs and alcohol, first aid (CPR) and personal safety.

These lessons are aimed at helping students stay safe, keep others (friends and family) safe and maintain healthy relationships.

Assessment

 

 

Students complete a poster or essay on mental health and wellbeing. This should bring together the core knowledge and skills that students have learnt during their first term in PSHCE.

No formal assessment in this term. Formative assessment is ongoing throughout the term using questioning techniques by the teacher.

Students create a poster or write an essay on the theme of “navigating year 9”. This should bring together the core knowledge and skills that students have been learning this year in PSHCE.

Literacy focus

 

 

 

 

Students read and learn from particular situations that are aimed to make students think about the topics studied and how they can be applied to their own lives/the lives of others.

There are opportunities for further reading on aspects such as resilience and positive coping strategies. This is encouraged by the PSHCE Department staff team – students are encouraged to ask if this is something they are interested in.

 

The Recovery Letters: Addressed to People Experiencing Depression : Read, Watch, Listen library (unifrog.org)

 

Students read and learn from particular situations that are aimed to make students think about the topics studied and how they can be applied to their own lives/the lives of others.

There are opportunities for further reading on different career paths. This is encouraged by the PSHCE Department staff team – students are encouraged to ask if this is something they are interested in.

 

Keywords: career : Read, Watch, Listen library (unifrog.org)

 

Students read and learn from particular situations that are aimed to make students think about the topics studied and how they can be applied to their own lives/the lives of others.

There are opportunities for further reading on aspects such as discrimination, drugs and alcohol. This is encouraged by the PSHCE Department staff team – students are encouraged to ask if this is something they are interested in.

 

Keywords: discrimination : Read, Watch, Listen library (unifrog.org)

 

Sex Ed: An Inclusive Teenage Guide to Sex and Relationships : Read, Watch, Listen library (unifrog.org)

 

The Truth About Alcohol : Read, Watch, Listen library (unifrog.org)

Opportunities (links to careers/EDI/PSHCE)

 

 

A special emphasis is placed on our “no outsiders” ethos when taking part in lessons on mental health.

 

Keyword: mental health : careers library (unifrog.org)

Students learn skills and appropriate coping mechanisms that can be used throughout their lives.

Students have a lesson in a computer room, where they use Unifrog to carry out job searches.

 

 

Students learn skills and appropriate coping mechanisms that can be used throughout their lives.

 

Health and safety adviser : careers library (unifrog.org)

National Curriculum links / GCSE connections

All aspects of our PSCHE curriculum feed into statutory guidance from the Government.

All aspects of our PSCHE curriculum feed into statutory guidance from the Government.

All aspects of our PSCHE curriculum feed into statutory guidance from the Government.

 

 

Exam Board N/A

 

Subject Documents Date  
Delivery of Relationships and Sex Education 21st Oct 2021 Download
PSHCE policy 13th Jan 2022 Download
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