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Mrs
H Jewer
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(HJ) |
Curriculum Leader,
Personal Development |
Personal, Social, Health
Education
As part of each student's programme,
we undertake a course of personal social and health education which
aims to help our students to understand the issues and situations
they may encounter in their early teenage years. The key idea is to
build self-confidence and develop communication skills. Students
will learn to understand their emotions as well as how to maintain
good relationships with friends and family. An essential part of
the programme is developing the skills of enquiry and communication
and the skills of participation and responsible
action.
The course at KS3 is undertaken as a
descrete subject. This enables the teacher to get to know the
students better and the students to get to know and respect one
another. Learning takes place through active involvement in
role-play and discussions and, although there is no formal
examination, the progress made by each student forms an important
part of the profile which is built up as a record of the student's
school career.
Some of the topics that
will be covered in this year are:
| Communication: |
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- What is
PSE - expressing the real me
- Moving
to a new school
- The need
for rules
- Why
homework
- Listening, Oral and
Presentation Skills
- Bullying
- Friendship
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| Choices: |
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| Relationships: |
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- Myself
as a changing person
- Changing
relationships/ boyfriends/girlfriends
- Physical
and emotional changes
- Kissing
attraction, menstruation, conception, contraception,
HIV
- Friendship
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Some of
the topics that will be covered in this year are:
| Choices: |
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- Making
choices
- Influences on our
choice
- Media
influence
- Fact or
fiction
- Effects
of alcohol
- Alcohol
issues
- Dealing
with alcohol related situations
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| Looking after
me: |
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- What is
healthy
- The
wheel of health
- Personal
hygiene, feet, teeth, nails, hair, skin, sunbathing, leisure,
stress, diet, exercise, personal safety - Stranger
danger
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| Relationships: |
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- Families
- different families
- Importance of
family
- Values
of family life
- Negative
and positive aspects
- Family
backgrounds
- When
things go wrong
- Visit by
the Samaritans
- Starting
a family
- Pregnancy and
birth
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Some of the topics that
will be covered in this year are:
| Communication: |
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- How do
you get what you want
- Looking
at needs
- Preparing for KS4
options
- Emphasis
on decision making
- How do I
make a decision (ceg)
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| Choices: |
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- Risk
Taking
- Risk
with taking illegal drugs
- About
illegal drugs
- First
Aid Course
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| Relationships: |
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- Me and
my relationships
- What we
look for in a partner
- Dealing
with pressure
- Within
close relationships
- The
nitty gritty, of sex
- Sexual
relations
- STD,
HIV
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How will my learning be
assessed?
Your learning will be assessed
through your contributions to classwork; some unit tests and
through your general level of maturity in conversation, discussion
and behaviour. There are no formal examinations in these subjects
but they are all really important to your growth as a young
adult.
How
can i find out more?
Speak to
Mrs Murray-Brown or
Mr Wigley
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