Pupils in Years 7-10 receive off timetable seminars twice per half term, to cover the PSHE curriculum. In Year 11 this is taught through form time, and in KS5 this is taught in timetabled Inauro sessions. Our PSHE programme is based upon, in the first instance, the requirements of the Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education statutory guidance (2019) and is supplemented further by topics selected from the PSHE Association’s Programme for Study Key Stages 1-5 (2020).
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Creation Term |
Advent Term |
Epiphany Term |
Lent Term |
Easter Term |
Pentecost Term |
Year 7 |
Assembly: Introduction to PSHCE
Assembly: Pedestrian safety
PSHE: First aid
Safeguarding focus assembly: Mental wellbeing
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Assembly: Introduction to bullying
Assembly: Young carers
PSHE: Appearance ideals
Safeguarding focus assembly: Extremism and radicalisation
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Assembly: Introduction to British values
PSHE: Advertising influences
Safeguarding focus assembly: County lines
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Assembly: Social media curation
Assembly: Cyberbullying
PSHE: Unhelpful comparisons
Science: Sexual innuendo
Science: Personal hygiene
Science: Self-examination
Science: Puberty
Science: Pregnancy
Safeguarding focus assembly: Internet safety
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Assembly: Sun safety
Assembly: Vaccinations
PSHE: Changing appearance conversations
Safeguarding focus assembly: Domestic abuse
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Assembly: Sexual Harassment
Assembly: Windrush Day
PSHE: Sleep
Safeguarding focus assembly: FGM
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Year 8 |
Assembly: Cyclist safety
PSHE: Study skills
Safeguarding focus assembly: Mental wellbeing
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Assembly: Disablist bullying
Assembly: Young carers
PSHE: Financial choices
PSHE: Budgeting
Science: Healthy eating and health risks
Safeguarding focus assembly: Extremism and radicalisation
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Assembly: British values- Individual liberty
PSHE: Gambling
PSHE: Education and Income
Safeguarding focus assembly: County lines
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Assembly: Catfishing
Assembly: On-line challenges
PSHE: Ethical Spending
PSHE: Meaning of LGBT+
Science: Drugs education
Safeguarding focus assembly: Internet safety
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Assembly: Water safety
Assembly: Calling 999
PSHE: LGBT and language
PSHE: LGBT bullying
Safeguarding focus assembly: Domestic abuse
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Assembly: Image sharing
Assembly: Windrush Day
PSHE: LGBT Stereotypes
PSHE: LGBT rights/support
Safeguarding focus assembly: FGM |
Year 9 |
Assembly: Dog safety
Safeguarding focus assembly: Mental wellbeing
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Assembly: Racism
Assembly: Young carers
PSHE: Mental health and mental illness
PSHE: Stigma of mental illness
RS: Relationships including marriage
Safeguarding focus assembly: Extremism and radicalisation |
Assembly: British Values- Mutual respect and tolerance
PSHE: Resilence
PSHE: Fear of failure
Safeguarding focus assembly: County lines
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Assembly: Grooming
Assembly: Cyberbullying
PSHE: Depression
PSHE: Racism
Safeguarding focus assembly: Internet safety
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Assembly: Rail safety
Assembly: Abuse of NHS staff
PSHE: Racism
PSHE: Racism
Safeguarding focus assembly: Domestic abuse
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Assembly: Flirting vs. sexual harassment
Assembly: Windrush Day
PSHE: Racism
Science: Sex Education
RS: Relationships Education
Safeguarding focus assembly: FGM
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Year 10 |
Assembly: Visibility at night
PSHE: First Aid
PSHE: Free Speech
Safeguarding focus assembly: Mental wellbeing
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Assembly: Homophobia
Assembly: Young carers
PSHE: Fake News
Safeguarding focus assembly: Extremism and radicalisation
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Assembly: British Values- Rule of law
PSHE: Extremism and radicalisation
Safeguarding focus assembly: County lines
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Assembly: Livestreaming
Assembly: Revenge pornography
PSHE: Marginalisation and manipulation
Safeguarding focus assembly: Internet safety |
Assembly: Fire safety
Assembly: Health and Safety
PSHE: Signs and support
Safeguarding focus assembly: Domestic abuse
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Assembly: Dating abuse
Assembly: Windrush Day
Safeguarding focus assembly: FGM
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Year 11 |
Assembly: Motorbike safety
Safeguarding focus assembly: Mental wellbeing
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Assembly: Transphobia
Assembly: Young carers
Safeguarding focus: Extremism and radicalisation
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Assembly: British Values- Democracy
Safeguarding focus assembly: County lines
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Assembly: Phishing
Assembly: Digital footprint
Outside Speaker: Revision
Safeguarding focus assembly: Internet safety |
Assembly: Leave no trace
Assembly: Missing appointments
Safeguarding focus assembly: Domestic abuse
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Year 12 |
Assembly: Seatbelts
PSHE: Importance of sleep
PSHE: Mental illness
Safeguarding focus assembly: Mental wellbeing
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Assembly: Sexism
Assembly: Young carers
PSHE: First aid
PSHE: Self examination
Safeguarding focus: Extremism and radicalisation
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Assembly: British Values- Mutual respect and tolerance
PSHE: Sexual health
PSHE: Consent
PSHE: Sexual harassment
Safeguarding focus assembly: County lines |
Assembly: Passwords
Assembly: Malware
PSHE: Self-esteem and body image
PSHE: Recognise, de-escalate, exit
Safeguarding focus assembly: Internet safety
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Assembly: Drink spiking
Assembly: Festival safety
Safeguarding focus assembly: Domestic abuse
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Assembly: Stalking
Assembly: Windrush Day
Safeguarding focus assembly: FGM
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Year 13 |
Assembly: Alcohol and driving
Safeguarding focus assembly: Mental wellbeing
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Assembly: Inappropriate behaviour in the workplace
Assembly: Young carers
PSHE: Illness and young people
PSHE: Being a sritical consumer of media messages
Safeguarding focus: Extremism and radicalisation |
Assembly: British Values-Voting
Safeguarding focus assembly: County lines
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Assembly: On-line dating
Assembly: On-line purchases
Safeguarding focus assembly: Internet safety
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Assembly: Getting home safely
Assembly: Travelling safely
Safeguarding focus assembly: Domestic abuse
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Our RSE programme enshrines Catholic values relating to the importance of stable relationships, marriage and family life. It also promotes those virtues which are essential in responding to the God’s call to love others with a proper respect for their dignity and the dignity of the human body. The following virtues will be considered, explored, and promoted: faithfulness, fruitfulness, chastity, integrity, prudence, mercy, and compassion.
Three aspects of RSE - attitudes and values, knowledge and understanding, and personal and social skills are provided in three inter-related ways: the whole school/ethos dimension; a cross-curricular dimension and a specific relationships and sex curriculum.
In Science, our programme covers an introduction and exploration of the reproductive system; sex and pornography; drugs, alcohol and consent; fertility and pregnancy; contraceptive; STIs; Responsibility and abortion.
In Religious Studies the programme covers an introduction to the course and consider issues surrounding body image; why are we special? Church teaching on sex and relationships; the benefits of Church teaching; partners and relationships; marriage and commitment; consequences – sexting, grooming, pornography, domestic abuse and the law; and saying no.
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Department |
Work Covered |
7 – Spring Term |
Biology |
Female Reproductive System. Male Reproductive System. The Benefits of Regular Self-Examination. Key facts about Puberty. Key facts about Menstrual Wellbeing. Key facts about Pregnancy. |
9 – Summer Term |
Religious Studies |
Why study RSE? Boundaries. Stereotypes. Personal Perceptions of Self and Media Perceptions. Relationships and Positive relationships. Unhealthy relationships – Domestic Violence, Grooming, Peer on Peer abuse, Up skirting. Tactics to keep Safe. Consent/the Law and Saying No. Catholic Beliefs about Marriage. Forced Marriage and honour based violence. Catholic teachings about Sex/Theology of the Body. Misuse of Sex – Pornography/Sexting. Evaluation with Q&A. |
9 - Autumn Term |
Biology |
Facts about Reproductive Health – Fertility and the Menopause. Miscarriage. |
9 – Summer Term |
Biology |
FGM. Pornography. Contraception; including NFP as the Church’s response to responsible parenthood. STIs. Alcohol and Risky Sexual Behaviours. Responsibilities of Parenting. |
10 – Autumn/Winter Term |
RS |
Sanctity of Life Humanist criticisms of Sanctity of Life. Social Injustice. Catholic Social Teaching. Abortion. Cafod. SVP. Interfaith Dialogue. |
11 – Winter Term |
Biology |
Contraception – recap. |
Our RSE and PSHE policies can be found in the policies section of the website.