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Our Curriculum Intent:

RSHE education equips students with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to stay healthy, safe, and make informed, independent decisions both now and in the future.

 

Curriculum Overview

Term

Year 7

Year 8

Year 9

Year 10

Year 11

Autumn 1

Growing & Puberty
What is RSHE, puberty changes, menstrual wellbeing, hygiene, emotional change

Healthy Body & Lifestyle
Drugs introduction, managing risk, saying no, health data

Healthy Body
Alcohol, body image, physical change, teenage brain

Healthy Body
Binge drinking, addiction, substance impact

Finance & Futures
Ethical consumerism, budgeting

Autumn 2

Healthy Body & Lifestyle
Healthy eating, exercise, smoking, vaping, online scams & AI risks

Citizenship
Rules, law, democracy, justice

Citizenship
Magna Carta, Parliament, voting, political power

Citizenship
Government accountability, human rights

Citizenship
Freedom to protest, conflicting rights

Spring 1

Relationships
Types of relationships, communication, commitment

Relationships & Sexuality
Online rights, sexual orientation, consent

Relationships & Sex
Choices around sex, marriage, contraception

Relationships
Pornography, online sexual harassment, consent

Relationships & Sexual Health
Chem sex, alcohol & sex, fertility

Spring 2

Relationships (continued)
Consent, boundaries, bullying, peer pressure

Finance & Online Safety
Fraud, scams, misinformation, digital safety

Sexual Health
Pregnancy, parenting, family change

Finance & Futures
Employment, CVs, interviews, payslips, tax

Healthy Mind
Relationships, wellbeing, revision science

Summer 1

Healthy Mind
Mental health attitudes, feelings, resilience, recognising concern

Healthy Mind
Coping strategies, grief, help‑seeking

Healthy Mind
Mental health conditions, seeking support

Healthy Mind
Stress, anxiety, resilience, adulthood transition

Revision & Exams
Wellbeing, habits, exam preparation

Summer 2

Identity & Community
Identity, diversity, British Values, first aid

Identity & Community
Gangs, knife crime, county lines, first aid

Identity & Community
Anti‑racism, gender stereotypes, CPR (theory)

Identity & Community
Extremism, media literacy, CPR (practical)

Exams & Transition
Post‑16 readiness

 

Tutor Sessions

To supplement our core RSHE curriculum, students also explore a range of topics in their daily vertical tutor sessions and assemblies. Each week in tutor time there is a different debate topic. For example, ‘Do mobiles phones negatively impact our mental health?’ and ‘Does hard work really pay off?’. These themes for each week are planned so students can purposefully and intentionally learn about issues relating to RSHE, British Values and citizenship, Character Education and mental health. Each tutor session also gives students the opportunity to learn and discuss local, national, and worldwide news.

Right to withdraw:

Please see the Relationships and Sexuality Education policy if you would like more information on the right to withdraw from certain aspects of sex education: Microsoft Word - 2023-25 - Relationship & Sex Education Policy (RSE)

M Oxenham - Director of Learning