PSHE

At Southfield, PSHE empowers students to become confident, resilient and compassionate young people. Through a safe, inclusive and challenging curriculum, students develop the knowledge, skills and values to make informed decisions about their health, wellbeing, relationships, finances, safety and future aspirations.

PSHE matters now because it helps students navigate the opportunities and challenges of adolescence: building positive relationships, looking after their physical and mental health, managing risk, understanding diversity and finding the confidence to use their voice. It matters equally for the future, giving students the life skills, emotional intelligence and critical thinking to succeed in further education, employment and adult life.

Our values run through every lesson. We want students to Be Ready to thrive in an ever-changing world, to Be Respectful of the rights, differences and worth of others and themselves, and to Be Responsible for their choices and for the difference they can make in their communities. Our vision is that every student leaves knowing who they are, valuing who they can become, and with the skills, confidence and self-respect to lead a happy, healthy and successful life, Proud to be Southfield.

 

Qualifications

Key stage

Course

Specification

Key Stage 4

Not examined

 

Key Stage 5

Not examined

 

 

Curriculum by Year

Term

Key topics and skills

Year 7

Term 1

Introduction and managing change

·         What PSHE is: proud to be me

·         Fundamental British values

·         Protected characteristics

·         Diversity in the community

·         Careers, my future and transferable skills

Term 2

Friends, respect and relationships

·         Characteristics of a healthy relationship

·         Different types of relationship

·         Managing friendships and peer pressure

·         Recognising consent in daily life

·         The difference between bullying and banter, and why hurtful jokes are wrong

Term 3

Equality, diversity and British values

·         Celebrating difference: multicultural Britain

·         Breaking down stereotypes

·         Prejudice and discrimination: age, disability, gender and race

·         An introduction to misogyny

·         Hate crime in the UK

Term 4

Healthy bodies and emotional wellbeing

·         Puberty and keeping safe

·         The menstrual cycle and period poverty

·         Female genital mutilation (FGM) awareness

·         Personal hygiene and oral health

·         Accessing health services

Term 5

Personal safety and digital awareness

·         Staying safe online and offline

·         Rights and responsibilities online

·         Online grooming and how to report concerns (CEOP)

·         Online gaming and addiction

·         AI and chatbots

Term 6

Living in the wider world

·         Money

·         Media and modern society

·         Budgeting and money management

·         Financial moral dilemmas

·         Planning and budgeting scenarios

Year 8

Term 1

Dangers in society

·         Substance misuse awareness

·         Alcohol safety

·         Smoking, vaping and energy drinks

·         County lines exploitation

·         Online grooming and how to report concerns (CEOP)

Term 2

Law, crime and society

·         What the law is and why it matters

·         The role of the police in society

·         The criminal justice system

·         Democracy and politics

·         Parliament, political parties and UK voting systems

Term 3

Digital worlds and emerging dangers

·         Social media

·         AI and chatbots

·         Algorithms

·         Deepfakes, image sharing and harmful online content

·         Validation and distorted reality online

Term 4

Relationships and sex education

·         Identity

·         Introduction to relationships and sex education

·         Safe and unsafe relationships

·         Consent

·         Sexually transmitted infections and contraception

Term 5

Careers and future choices

·         Careers and future choices

·         Exploring career options

·         Reflecting on personal interests

·         Young people's employment rights and responsibilities

·         Managing emotions at work

Term 6

Money management

·         Managing money

·         Financial responsibility

·         Saving and types of account

·         Ethical banking

Year 9

Term 1

Future choices

·         Careers and future choices

·         GCSE and post-16 options, including T Levels

·         Career types and taking control of career options

·         Smart spending and budgeting

·         Investment and interest

Term 2

Physical health and mental wellbeing

·         Positive body image, including the effects of airbrushing

·         Promoting emotional wellbeing

·         Mental health and managing stress

·         Screen time

·         Recognising self-harm and suicidal thoughts, and where to get help

Term 3

Society under threat

·         Human rights, equality and protected characteristics

·         Foreign aid

·         Terrorism and counter-terrorism

·         Extremism and radicalisation

·         Antisemitism

Term 4

Healthy relationships

·         Marriage, love and the legal protections of marriage

·         Civil partnerships and other long-term relationships

·         The law and consent

·         Sex and delaying sexual activity

·         Coercive control, sexual harassment and stalking

Term 5

Staying safe and building respect

·         Peer pressure

·         Knife crime and young offenders

·         Upskirting and the law

·         Misogyny and online "incel" culture

·         Personal safety

Term 6

Life events

·         Changing family dynamics, grief and loss

·         Parenting styles

·         The importance of the early years for brain development

·         Pregnancy choices

·         Options in pregnancy, including parenting, adoption and abortion, and where to get help

Year 10

Term 1

Healthy bodies and healthy futures

·         The role of GPs, pharmacists and local healthcare services

·         Antimicrobial resistance

·         Menstrual and gynaecological health

·         Healthy behaviours in pregnancy

·         Unhealthy weight gain and its risks

Term 2

Relationships and sex education

·         Healthy sexual relationships and delaying sexual activity

·         Campaigning against FGM

·         Sharing intimate images, and the myths and realities of online pornography

·         Unhealthy relationships and sexual assault

·         Sexualisation in the media

Term 3

Violence, crime and seeking safety

·         Forced marriage

·         Harmful practices, including breast ironing

·         Online gaming and gambling

·         Modern slavery

·         Causes of knife crime

Term 4

The world of work

·         Preparing for interviews, including body language

·         Writing a CV

·         In-person and hybrid working

·         The financial impact of self-employment

·         Part-time and zero-hours contracts

Term 5

Relationships, respect and modern challenges

·         The harms of virginity testing

·         Sextortion and how to get help

·         Positive male role models and challenging "incel" ideology

·         Financial abuse and ending relationships safely

·         Personal safety

Term 6

Exploring British values

·         Critical thinking and fake news

·         Hate crime

·         British values: mutual respect, tolerance and individual liberty

·         Human rights

·         Democracy

Year 11

Term 1

Stay safe, stay smart

·         Social media and real life

·         Screen addiction and online misinformation

·         Targeted advertising and personal data

·         Cyberflashing and unsolicited images

·         Upskirting and the law

Term 2

Staying safe

·         Live streaming, online reputation and digital footprints

·         Group chats and anti-bullying

·         Vaping

·         Psychoactive substances, festivals and nitrous oxide

·         Substance addiction

Term 3

Relationships and sex education

·         Sexual health and peer-on-peer abuse

·         Alcohol, parties and making safe choices

·         Fertility and what affects it

·         Sexual health, STIs and contraception revisited

·         Respect, love and relationships

Term 4

Adult health and looking after yourself

·         Organ and blood donation

·         Mental illness

·         Teenage pregnancy and parenthood

·         Testicular, prostate, breast and cervical cancer, and screening

·         Recognising abuse in relationships

Term 5

Justice, ethics and modern society

·         Justice, media literacy and digital resilience

·         Music, media and violence: a critical debate

·         Moral and ethical decision-making through debate

·         Abortion law

·         Human trafficking and sexual exploitation

Term 6

 

Year 12

Term 1

Long-term career planning

·         Long-term career goals and planning

·         Challenges and setbacks

·         How AI can support career planning

·         Protected characteristics in the workplace

Term 2

Health and wellbeing

·         Emotional wellbeing

·         Mental health, including nature and nurture

·         Body image

·         Managing anger

·         Managing pressure and stress

Term 3

Relationships and sex education

·         Forming respectful relationships

·         Coercive control

·         Toxic masculinity and misogyny

·         Pornography and its impact on mental health

·         Online dating and personal safety

Term 4

Relationships and sex education

·         Sexual health revisited

·         Contraception

·         STIs revisited

·         Alcohol and making safe choices

Term 5

Stay safe, stay smart

·         Substance misuse

·         Addiction

·         Safe drinking and protecting drinks from spiking

·         Knife crime

·         Gang violence

Term 6

Personal finances

·         Financial planning and choosing a bank or savings account

·         Work, income and deductions

·         Planning a budget

·         Credit and debt

·         Self-employment and freelance work

Year 13

Term 1

Preparing for independent living

·         Budgeting for independent living

·         Staple foods and planning a healthy, balanced diet

·         Student cookery course

Term 2

Healthy eating and nutrition

·         Developing culinary skills

·         Eating well on a limited budget

·         Adapting recipes for different dietary needs

·         Student cookery course

Term 3

Staying safe

·         Respectful relationships and consent

·         Understanding risky sexual practices and the law

·         Staying safe on a night out

·         Psychoactive substances

·         Spiking of drinks and vapes

Term 4

Contraception and parenthood

·         Routes to parenthood

·         Unintended pregnancy and options

·         Fertility and what affects it

·         Pregnancy, motherhood and employment

·         Contraception revisited

Term 5

Religion, human rights and social justice

·         Religion, human rights and social justice

·         Religious freedom

·         Exploitation of the poor

·         Human rights

·         Social justice

Term 6

 

 

Careers

PSHE builds the personal, social and financial skills that underpin success in every career and in adult life.

Transferable skills

Careers linked to the subject

·         Communication and building positive relationships

·         Emotional intelligence and resilience

·         Critical thinking and informed decision-making

·         Financial literacy

·         Respect for diversity and inclusion

·         Self-awareness and goal-setting

·         Teacher

·         Social worker

·         Youth worker

·         Counsellor or therapist

·         Nurse or health visitor

·         Police officer

·         Human resources officer

·         Charity or community worker