Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) inc. Careers and Relationships Education.

Vision / Intent:

We aim to develop students into well-rounded, caring and aspirational people who know and understand their rights and responsibilities in their local, national and global communities.

Approach / Philosophy / Implementation:

PSHE is taught in one 60-minute lesson per week. The curriculum is divided into 3 main areas of study: Relationships, Living in the Wider World and Healthy Living. The Holywell values and restorative practices are embedded in the curriculum and teaching methods. Teachers create a safe and caring environment in which students can explore their thoughts and feelings with growing confidence, encouraged by both their peers and teachers.

Relationships and Health Education

To view the materials being used for Relationships Education for each year group, please click HERE.

PSHE Enrichment Day

In addition to the weekly PSHE lessons, all students will participate in our PSHE Enrichment Day.

• Year 6 theme is mental well-being and stress management.
• Year 7 theme is celebrating diversity and British values through sports and the arts.
• Year 8 theme is careers.
• Year 9 theme is safety.

To see our PSHE curriculum in detail please open the documents below.

KS2 PSHE Curriculum

KS3 PSHE Curriculum

KS3 Year 9 PSHE Curriculum

Department Members

Mrs P Gough PSHE Subject Leader

Teaching Staff  

Year 6 - Mrs Simpson, Mr Eames, Ms Stephens

Year 7 - Mrs Simpson, Ms Stephens, Mr Inskip, Mrs Gough

Year 8 - Mrs Gough, Ms Stephens, Mr Eames, Mrs Aldous

Year 9 - Mrs Gough, Mrs Gittins, Miss Mayles, Mr Eames

Topic Overview:

Year 6

Autumn Term – Healthy Relationships

• Establishing community time and restorative practices
• Identifying risks and keeping safe online
• Diversity
• Stereotypes
• Relationship skills and challenges
• Anti-bullying
• Living in the Wider World – Goal Setting, Rules and Democracy
• Rules and laws
• Democracy
• S.M.A.R.T target setting

Spring Term – Physical Health and Mental Wellbeing (RHE)

• Physical and emotional changes during puberty
• Families
• Sleep hygiene
• Caring for mental health
• Dental health
• Identifying legal and illegal drugs
• Understanding the risks of drugs

Summer Term - Living in the Wider World

• Caring for the environment and media literacy
• Positive and negative effects of human activity on the planet
• Plastic pollution, climate change, food waste, the oceans, sustainability and recycling.
• How data is shared and used online
• Fraud
• Evaluating reliability of sources
• Misinformation and targeted information
• Choosing age-appropriate TV, games, apps and online content

Year 7

Autumn Term – Relationships – Managing Emotions and Keeping safe

• Getting to know and appreciate peers
• Managing feelings
• Parts of the brain
• Peer pressure - strategies for resisting unhelpful peer influence
• Anti-bullying
• Discrimination
• Recognising early-warning signs
• Managing risk
• Making decisions

Spring Term – Physical Health and Mental Wellbeing

• Healthy Lifestyles
• Recap on main physical aspects of puberty.
• Personal Hygiene
• Emotional aspects of puberty
• Keeping Healthy – diet, fitness and good sleep routines.
• Screen time
• Alcohol and tobacco– dangers, effects and the law
• Respectful relationships

Summer Term – Living in the Wider World

• Accidents, economic wellbeing and the Political System
• Dealing with accidents
• First aid
• Economic wellbeing
• The role of banks
• The economy and budgeting
• How government works
• The political system of the United Kingdom
• Democracy, voting and elections
• Rules and laws

Year 8

Autumn Term - Belonging and Community and Human Rights

• Identity and Community
• Bias and Stereotypes
• Discrimination and Protected Characteristics
• Values and Constructive Disagreement
• Diverse and Supportive Communities
• Human Rights
• Rights and responsibilities
• Anti-bullying
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Asylum seekers

Spring Term - Physical Health and Mental Wellbeing

• Healthy Lifestyles
• Healthy relationships
• Body image and the media
• Sex and the law
• Contraception
• Dangers of illegal drugs

Summer Term - Living in the Wider World, - Careers and Critical Consumers

Careers and Employability Skills

• Concept of career
• Understanding the qualities, skills and attitudes needed for employability
• Gender stereotyping at work
• Developing and maintaining self-esteem and envisaging a positive future for themselves
• Goal setting

* PSHE Day – Careers education, employer encounters, post 16 routes, introduction to different industries and jobs.

Critical Consumers

• Critical consumers of goods and services
• Rights and responsibilities
• Ethical employers
• Fairtrade

Year 9

Autumn Term - Mental health and wellbeing, Careers and future choices

• Managing string emotions, disappointments and distractions
• Heathy and unhealthy coping strategies
• Stress resilience
• Body modifications
• Exploring career interests
• Work patterns and places
• Managing pressure and seeking support
• Preparing for KS4 options
• Showcasing personal strengths
• Managing online presence

Spring Term - Drug education, Intimate sexual relationships

• Vaping
• Exploring attitudes to drug use
• The law and managing risk
• Managing influence
• Alcohol and Cannabis
• Consent
• Relationship values
• Contraception
• Sexual health
• Managing relationship endings

Summer Term - Managing risk in relation to the law, Navigating online harms

• Preventing involvement in crime
• Cyber crime
• Digital deception
• Motivations and consequences
• Deep fakes