PSHE
Curriculum Intent
In PSHE education, we aim to ensure that Oakwood Park students know how to be safe and healthy and how to manage their academic, personal and social lives in a positive way. We aim to equip them with the tools they need to make informed choices when faced by difficult real-world situations. Through a thorough and enriched PSHE curriculum student academic achievement will also benefit from developing resilience, mindfulness techniques and healthy relationships.
Personal, Social, Healthcare, Economic Education develops the knowledge, skills and attributes all pupils need: from mental health and wellbeing to understanding the importance of staying safe online, healthy and safe relationships, making sense of media messages, challenging extreme views and having the skills and attributes to negotiate a potentially volatile labour market.
Oakwood Park follows the PSHE Association programme of study, which covers three core themes – ‘health and wellbeing’, ‘relationships’ and ‘living in the wider world’ from the foundation years up to A level. PSHE has a spiral curriculum, enabling students to build a greater depth of knowledge and understanding throughout their time at OPGS.
Our enrichment programme provides students with the opportunity to engage with speakers from the wider community to improve their own health and wellbeing. Each year group has visits from key organisations, such as Kent Police and Fire Service, sexual health advice from the NHS and Metro Charity, as well as Drugs, Alcohol and Mental Health support from the Kenward Trust, Kooth, Hope not Hate, Mind and Beyond Equality, also all provide an invaluable service to the students of OPGS. Through these close links students learn where to go for help and support if they ever need it.
For further information on statutory RSE please visit the DfE parent FAQs website: Relationships education, relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education: FAQs - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Foundation Years: Year 7 and 8
Year 7
Transition and Safety
- Transition to secondary school
- Maintaining friendships
- Growth Mindset
- Emergency Situations
- Managing Personal Safety
Developing Skills and Aspirations
- Skills and Employment types
- Career progression (inc. Challenging stereotypes)
- Your career aspirations
Diversity
- Rights and responsibilities
- Stereotypes and Prejudice
- Bullying
- Internet safety and Risks online
- AI
Health and Puberty
- Diet and Exercise
- Healthy choices / managing negative influences
- Alcohol, Tobacco, The Law
- Peer Pressure
- Puberty,
- CSE
- FGM
- Being responsible for your body
Building Relationships
- Different Types of Relationships
- Positive relationships
- Conflict resolution
- Real Life Relationships
- Self esteem
- Romantic Relationships
- Family life
Economic wellbeing
- Needs and Wants
- Consumer Rights
- Ethical Decisions
- Spending, saving and budgeting
Year 8
Health and Wellbeing:
- Self-esteem
- Body Image
- Mental Health
- Resilience
- Drugs and Alcohol
Community and Careers:
- Civil Responsibilities
- Democracy
- Government
- MPs
- Laws
Discrimination:
- Rights in the UK
- Challenging Rights
- Discrimination and Intolerance
- Challenging LGBTphobia and Sexism
- Migration
- Group Think
- Standing Up
Relationships:
- Recognising Emotions
- Partners
- Family/ Friend Relationships
- Sex in the Media
- Sexual Orientation
- Consent
Sex Education:
- Contraception
- Sexual Health
- Teenage Pregnancy
Digital Literacy:
- E-Safety
- Financial and Digital Exploitation
- Consumer Rights
- Advertising
- Financial Decisions
- Bank Accounts
Keystone Year: Year 9
Health and Wellbeing:
- Self-esteem
- Body Image
- Mental Health
- Resilience
- Drugs and Alcohol
Community and Careers:
- Civil Responsibilities
- Democracy
- Government
- MPs
- Laws
Discrimination:
- Rights in the UK
- Challenging Rights
- Discrimination and Intolerance
- Challenging LGBTphobia and Sexism
- Migration
- Group Think
- Standing Up
Relationships:
- Recognising Emotions
- Partners
- Family/ Friend Relationships
- Sex in the Media
- Sexual Orientation
- Consent
Sex Education:
- Contraception
- Sexual Health
- Teenage Pregnancy
Digital Literacy:
- E-Safety
- Financial and Digital Exploitation
- Consumer Rights
- Advertising
- Financial Decisions
- Bank Accounts
GCSE: Years 10 and 11
Year 10
Healthy Lifestyles:
- Mental Health
- Healthy and Unhealthy Coping Strategies
- Coping with Grief and Loss
Economic Wellbeing:
- Gambling
- Targeted Advertising
Relationships:
- Unhealthy Relationships
- Pornography and Sexting
- Manipulation
- Coercion
- Consent
- Victim Blaming
Healthy Lifestyles:
- Role Models
- Gang Culture
Healthy Lifestyles:
- Extremism
- Radicalisation
- Group Think
- Misinformation
- Disinformation
Healthy Relationships:
- Modern Families
- Parenting
- Forced Marriage
- Civil Partnership/ Marriage
Year 11
Healthy Lifestyles:
- Stress
- Resilience
- Perseverance
- Substance Abuse
Relationships:
- Healthy Relationships
- Abuse
- Harassment
- Stalking
Healthy Lifestyles:
- Cancer Screening
- Emergency First Aid
- Health Services
- Blood, Organ, Stem Cell Donation
Relationships:
- Fertility
- Abortion
- Miscarriage
A Level: Years 12 and 13
Year 12
Health and wellbeing:
- Mental health and Emotional wellbeing
- Managing stress
- Body image
- Healthy coping strategies
Living in the Wider World:
- Career opportunities
- Preparing for the World of work
- Living in a diverse society
- Challenging prejudice and discrimination
Year 13
Health and Wellbeing:
- Responsible health choices
- Managing change
- Health and wellbeing, including sexual health, into adulthood
Living in the Wider World:
- Application processes
- Future opportunities and career development
- Maintaining a positive professional identity
