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Curriculum Year 10 / Year 11

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Extended learning

 

Curriculum

10	What students will learn	How it builds on learning
	Work Experience and the World of Work	Moving on from the Options discussions in Year 9, here students are encouraged to be more specific about their possible future lives and start thinking about possible Work Experience options and look at how we build a CV. Here we also refresh our knowledge on Respect Values, the treatment of others and protected characteristics to ensure that students are aware of themselves and how they treat others as they venture into the world of work.
	Young People in the 21st Century Part 1	Referring to the Drugs and Alcohol topic previously looked at, here students re-visit their learning about the dangers of drugs, alcohol and vaping and looks at issues surrounding County Lines dealing. We also look at knife crime, radicalisation, extremism, and terrorism as well as sexual violence, harassment, and abuse.
	Study Skills and Revision	Building on students' learning about themselves as individual learners, here we look at how to revise and prepare for exams and consider how much preparation is required for success.
	Young People in the 21st Century Part 2	Students build on their digital literacy learning by examining their social influence both online and off. We look at how misinformation is spread and build further on the idea of positive behaviours in relationships. We examine self-awareness and mental health and emotional well-being and look at how stress and sleep factors affect our progress and success.
11	What students will learn	How it builds on learning
	Options Post-16	Building onn their Work Experience challenges and opportunities, here students begin to look more specifically at Post-16 choices and options and start looking at how to write the perfect personal statement to get them into the sixth form or college of their choosing. We also hold mock interviews, preparing the students for any hurdles tthey may have to face when applying for Further Education.
	Life and the Future	Our final chance to examine the full personal development of each student and ensure they are ready for their futures in social, emotional, health, and economic terms. We look at managing personal finance and the dangers of gambling and financial exploitations, revisit all aspects of RHSE and healthy relationships, and look at changing family structures. All this feeds into examining how we manage stress in a healthy manner and then we have a final revisit to lifesaving skills and first aid, ensuring all our students are ready to go out and meet the world, fully equipped for all that life may throw at them.
	Study Skills and Revision	In the final few weeks of school before study leave, all Year 11s will receive some ‘top-up’ advice on revision and study skills, ensuring they make the most of their study leave and are appropriately and properly prepared for their final GCSE exams in May and June of their final year at CamVC.

Assessment

Students are assessed both on their engagement and understanding of the subject. We have regular knowledge checks using Microsoft Forms, Mentimeter and in-class discussions/polls, to ensure the students understand the content and have retained the key information. Retrieval Practice is also used throughout the year to ensure that topics are not forgotten once we’ve moved on. However, our main focus is that students are engaged in their PSHE lessons and taking these vital life lessons on board and remembering them for the future. Here parents can support us by continuing these topical discussions at home.

Supporting your child

What you can do at home:

As with the delivery of RSHE education, we see PSHE as a partnership between home and school, providing the opportunity for all pupils to learn about important topics in safe environments and support their journey to becoming healthy, happy, and secure adults. The most important way to support your child with their PSHE learning and progression is to be ready to have open and honest conversations with your child about the topics covered in the classroom. If you would like any support with this or feel nervous about how to broach certain topics, do please email for help and guidance.

There are also many excellent websites out there offering help, advice, and guidance for parenting in the 21^st century. We have included links below in the Extended Study Suggestions and Reading Lists section as a starting point. There is also an excellent section in our school library on issues covered within PSHE such as dealing with bullying, processing puberty changes and emotional and physical health.

Please note, we will offer support to parents and carers to extend their knowledge where we can, such as our annual online safety training, and are always available to answer questions and help in any way we can. Just because we have all been teenagers does not mean we are experts in raising them!

Equipment:

All students will be expected to attend their PSHE lessons with the core school equipment. Please also ensure they always have their iPad charger with them.

Extended learning

Homework policy:

Students are not set formal homework in PSHE. We only ask that the students go away from each lesson and are prepared to continue the discussions facilitated in lessons with their friends and their adults at home. Thinking through the issues covered and how they relate to the individual student is the ongoing aim of PSHE.

Clubs/ Enrichment opportunities:

As a subject that supports emotional and physical health and well-being, any and all clubs that are offered at CamVC, whether it be a sporting club, of which there are many that run throughout the year, or something more meditative like Art Club or Reading Club, are beneficial to furthering elements of learning in PSHE. There is an excellent LGBTQ+ and Allies club called We Are All Made of Molecules that offers a safe space and wonderful support for all students wanting to find out more about LGBTQ+ issues.

Extended study suggestions and reading lists:

If you would like to look further into any of the issues studied in PSHE, then the Internet is usually the best place to start. However, research in PSHE is a very personal thing and the needs of one student might be totally different to the needs of another. Below are a few websites that are more specific to the areas of interest that might come up:

NSPCC | The UK children's charity | NSPCC (excellent help with childhood issues, particularly surrounding abuse, and mistreatment.)

Sexual Health & Wellbeing - Brook – Healthy lives for young people (Brook is an amazing service that offers help and guidance for all young people on many different topics surrounding sexual health, identity, drugs, alcohol, and many others.)

Honest information about drugs | FRANK (talktofrank.com) (Focusing specifically on all issues and concerns surrounding drugs, this site is informative and helpful if you have any queries or concerns. It details all illegal drugs and explains the law relating to them, as well as side-effects and alternative names.)

YoungMinds | Mental Health Charity For Children And Young People | YoungMinds A comprehensive guide for both students and parents, this website contains lots of information pertaining to mental health and emotional well-being.

If Your Child is Aged 13 or Over - Get Safe Online (This is an excellent website about digital safety for all. I have linked specifically to the area for young adults, but there is so much useful information here for everyone.)

Teenagers | Family Lives This website has information useful to all elements of family life but this specific section is all about how to communicate and help your teenage children as they navigate through young adulthood.

Possible trips and visits:

Unfortunately, at this point, there are no specific PSHE trips or visits. However, the last week of the school year sees all Year 10 students take part in Work Experience, an excellent opportunity for students to put a lot of their PSHE learning into practice, from planning their future careers, to understanding how the world of employment functions and progresses with the help of individual workers.

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