Curriculum Design
- The ‘formal’ curriculum for PSHE at Chailey School is designed to be broad, balanced and engaging with a view to developing skills and understanding to prepare them to play a full and active part in society.
- Key Stage 3 equates to 3 years, with Key Stage 4 equating to 2
- Students are grouped according to tutor groups in Years 7,8 & 10, with Year 9 being grouped based on their GCSE PE option.
- Year 10 PSHE takes place in PE groups every 2 weeks
- Year 11 PSHE taking part in tutor time weekly.
- At the start and end of every module students are asked to take a survey as homework which assesses their knowledge and confidence in the topics being covered that term. PSHE lead teachers then analyse this data and we use it to inform our curriculum and any further support that students need.
Coherence and continuity
- PSHE teaching is based on a spiral curriculum which runs from years 7 to year 11. All students will take the same module theme at the same time but with increasing complexity and sophistication.
- The themes that students study are: My wellbeing, my lifestyle, my relationships, influences in my life, life skills and my future.
- By the end of Key Stage 4 students are expected to know a variety of different social skills, personal development, be able to make informed choices, understand democracy and politics in the UK and abroad, understand the consequences of consuming alcohol, tobacco, and controlled substances, understand topics surround SRE, including the law.
- To achieve this, the curriculum in PSHE is planned in coherent sequences of lessons – knowledge, skills and understanding will be built on and applied in a cumulative manner
The ‘Informal’ curriculum
- PSHE contributes hugely to the school’s ‘informal’ curriculum – the experience and opportunity for students in PSHE is not just about set of exam results, very important though those may be. PSHE’s aim is to allow the personal development of every student.
- Key opportunities for this are in our drop down days and events which take place throughout the year.
- The drop downs events that we are have are: Theatre productions in year 9 on calling out harmful sexualised behaviour, enterprise day in year 10, Sex and relationships day in year 10, first aid training in year 9, HSBC banking advice sessions in year 9.
- PSHE also contributes to the development of cultural literacy in particular when covering topics such as the law or politics where other nations cultures and views are discussed, as well as “British Values”
- Our PSHE curriculum equips students with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to make safe, healthy, and responsible choices in their personal and social lives. It fosters emotional resilience, wellbeing, and informed decision-making for lifelong personal development.
- Careers Links: PSHE supports careers in counselling, social work, education, healthcare, youth work, community development, and public services.
