Welcome to PSHE, RSE & Citizenship
Why learn PSHE, RSE & Citizenship?
PSHE at ACSC provides students with the opportunities to reflect on their own experiences and empathise with those of others. It helps students to understand and manage a range of relationships, both within and outside the school environment, and how to adapt as they mature. Students will also know the importance of showing respect for the diversity and differences between people.
The curriculum also develops students’ well-being and self-esteem encouraging belief in their ability to succeed and enabling them to take responsibility for their learning and future choice of courses and career.
All students study PSHE for one hour per week. It is a non-examined subject which is considered paramount to our student’s personal development and health and well-being. PSHE helps students to develop life skills to ensure they are well prepared to respect and contribute to the wider society and life in Britain. High expectations are set for the promotion of tolerance, understanding and appreciation of the diverse communities in which we live.
The key British Values lie at the heart of all we do and all students transpose these values into their books at the start of the academic year and make reference to them at the end of each half term, demonstrating which values have a clear link to the topic studied.
The values are:
- Democracy
- The rule of law
- Individual liberty
- Mutual respect
- Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs
Within our PSHE provision will also ensure the national statutory requirements are covered which include:
Statutory Health and Mental Wellbeing Education
- Mental wellbeing
- Internet safety and harms
- Physical health and fitness
- Healthy eating
- Drugs, alcohol and tobacco
- Health and prevention
- Basic first aid
- Changing adolescent body
Statutory Relationships and Sex Education
- Families
- Respectful relationships, including friendships
- Online media
- Being safe
- Intimate and sexual relationships, including sexual health
Additional topics studied in PSHE
- Citizenship
- Personal Finance
- Enterprise
- Gangs
- Knife Crime
PSHE Curriculum Overview
Please click the year group and half-term to view additional information.
| Half Term 1 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic: Life as an ACSC Student |
| Rights Responsibilities + BV |
| Diversity + Equality |
| Relationships |
| Health and Wellbeing |
| Life as an ACSC Student |
| Transition |
| Expectations |
| British Values Introduction |
| Important Relationships – Friendship |
| Resources |
| British Values - Young Citizens |
| Supporting school transitions | Resources | YoungMinds |
| Respectful relationships: Respect and friendship |
| Half Term 2 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic: Bullying & Discrimination. |
| Rights Responsibilities + BV |
| Diversity + Equality |
| Relationships |
| Staying Safe online + offline |
| Health and Wellbeing |
| Bullying & Discrimination. |
| ACSC does not tolerate any forms of bullying or discrimination. |
| Types of bullying. |
| Types of discrimination. |
| Types of harassment. |
| Resources |
| An introduction to the Equality Act 2010 (youtube.com) |
| Unit: Respectful relationships: Stereotypes and bullying | KS3 RSHE (PSHE) | Oak National Academy (thenational.academy) |
| The Colour of my Skin - Real stories of racism in the UK - BBC Teach |
| Half Term 3 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic: Mental & Physical Wellbeing – Changing Body |
| Diversity + Equality |
| Health and Wellbeing |
| Mental & Physical Wellbeing – Changing Body |
| Importance of wellbeing |
| Body Confidence |
| Mental Health related to puberty |
| Resources |
| KS2 / KS3 PSHE: An exploration of mental health issues - BBC Teach |
| Your Body, Your Image - BBC Teach |
| Unit: Changing adolescent body: Puberty and menstrual wellbeing | KS3 RSHE (PSHE) | Oak National Academy (thenational.academy) |
| Football, Prince William and Our Mental Health - BBC Teach |
| Unit: Mental wellbeing: Talking about emotions | KS3 RSHE (PSHE) | Oak National Academy (thenational.academy) |
| Physical fitness and healthy eating |
| Half Term 4 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic: Dangers of substance abuse |
| Rights Responsibilities + BV |
| Staying Safe |
| Health and Wellbeing |
| Drugs, Alcohol & Tobacco |
| Dangers of substance abuse |
| Addiction |
| Peer Pressure |
| Laws associated with substances |
| VAPING |
| Resources |
| Unit: Drugs and alcohol: Smoking and Alcohol | KS3 RSHE (PSHE) | Oak National Academy (thenational.academy) |
| Half Term 5 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic: Managing Risks |
| Staying Safe |
| Health and Wellbeing |
| Managing Risk |
| Sun |
| Water |
| Fire |
| Road |
| Railway |
| Resources |
| Water Safety Advice And Tips - Know The Risks (rnli.org) |
| Safety education - Network Rail |
| THINK! – Road safety |
| Half Term 6 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic: Charities |
| Rights Responsibilities + BV |
| Diversity + Equality |
| Health and Wellbeing |
| Life Beyond School |
| Charities |
| Employability Skills |
| Community initiatives |
| Resources |
| Q1 | Discover your skills and careers | National Careers Service |
| Half Term 1 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic: Healthy Body, Healthy Mind & Healthy Relationships |
| Diversity + Equality |
| Relationships |
| Staying Safe online + offline |
| Health and Wellbeing |
| Body Confidence |
| Dangers of social media / online trolling |
| Self-harm introduction |
| Healthy Life Style |
| Eating well |
| Sleeping |
| Screen time / Online Game addiction |
| Exercise |
| Resources |
| KS2 / KS3 PSHE: An exploration of mental health issues - BBC Teach |
| Your Body, Your Image - BBC Teach |
| Football, Prince William and Our Mental Health - BBC Teach |
| Unit: Mental wellbeing: Talking about emotions | KS3 RSHE (PSHE) | Oak National Academy (thenational.academy) |
| Mental wellbeing: Common types of ill health |
| Half Term 2 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic: Knife Crime & Gangs |
| Rights Responsibilities + BV |
| Relationships |
| Staying Safe |
| Knife Crime / Gangs |
| Dangers of joining gangs |
| Grooming |
| County lines |
| Resources |
| Lesson: County Lines |
| Half Term 3 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic: Modern Families |
| Rights Responsibilities + BV |
| Diversity + Equality |
| Relationships |
| Life Beyond School |
| Modern Families |
| Marriage |
| Forced / Arranged |
| Domestic abuse |
| Resources |
| Families: Stable relationships and marriage |
| Half Term 4 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic: Skills and Qualities for life |
| Life Beyond School |
| Skills and Qualities for life |
| Essential skills |
| Personal Branding |
| Self Self-Awareness |
| Money Management |
| Resources |
| Managing your ins and outs - Financial decisions - GCSE Learning for Life and Work (CCEA) Revision - BBC Bitesize |
| Q1 | Discover your skills and careers | National Careers Service |
| Careers - BBC Bitesize |
| Half Term 5 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic: Skills and Qualities for life |
| Life Beyond School |
| Skills and Qualities for life |
| Essential skills |
| Personal Branding |
| Self Self-Awareness |
| Money Management |
| Half Term 6 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic: Basic First Aid |
| Staying Safe online + offline |
| Health and Wellbeing |
| First Aid |
| Keeping safe |
| Keeping others sage |
| Basic First Aid |
| Resources |
| Dr Emeka’s Essential First Aid - BBC Teach |
| Unit: First aid | KS3 RSHE (PSHE) | Oak National Academy (thenational.academy) |
| Half Term 1 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic: Politics & Parliament |
| Rights Responsibilities + BV |
| Diversity + Equality |
| Relationships |
| Life Beyond School |
| Politics & Parliament |
| Citizenship N/C |
| Skills / application of knowledge |
| The development of the political system of democratic government in the UK including the roles of citizens, Parliament, and the monarch. |
| The operation of Parliament, including voting and elections |
| The precious liberties enjoyed by the citizens of the UK |
| The precious liberties enjoyed by the citizens of the UK |
| The importance of a free press |
| The different electoral systems used in and beyond the United Kingdom |
| Other systems and forms of government, both democratic and non-democratic, beyond the Uk |
| UK’s relations with the rest of Europe, the Commonwealth, the United Nations and the wider world |
| Diverse national, regional, religious and ethnic identities in the UK and the need for mutual respect and understanding |
| The different ways in which a citizen can contribute to the improvement of their community |
| Resources |
| § Free KS3 Citizenship teaching resources | Oak National Academy (thenational.academy) |
| § Free KS4 Citizenship teaching resources | Oak National Academy (thenational.academy) |
| Half Term 2 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic: Heart Stopper |
| Rights Responsibilities + BV |
| Diversity + Equality |
| Relationships |
| Staying Safe online + offline |
| Health and Wellbeing |
| Discrimination / Equality / Stereotyping |
| Skills / application of knowledge |
| The legal rights and responsibilities regarding equality (particularly with reference to the protected characteristics as defined in the Equality Act 2010) and that everyone is unique and equal. |
| How stereotypes, in particular stereotypes based on sex, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or disability, can cause damage (e.g. how they might normalise non-consensual behaviour or encourage prejudice). |
| Consent / Bullying / Peer Pressure |
| That there are a range of strategies for identifying and managing pressure, including understanding peer pressure, resisting pressure and not pressurising others. |
| Resources |
| § Lesson: Unlawful discrimination and stereotyping | KS3 RSHE (PSHE) | Oak National Academy (thenational.academy) |
| An introduction to the Equality Act 2010 (youtube.com) |
| Half Term 3 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic: Sex & Relationships |
| Relationships |
| Staying Safe online + offline |
| Health and Wellbeing |
| Sex & Relationships |
| Skills / application of knowledge |
| How people can actively communicate and recognise consent from others, including sexual consent, and how and when consent can be withdrawn (in all contexts, including online). |
| How to recognise the characteristics and positive aspects of healthy one-to-one intimate relationships, which include mutual respect, consent, loyalty, trust, shared interests and outlook, sex and friendship |
| That all aspects of health can be affected by choices they make in sex and relationships, positively or negatively, e.g. physical, emotional, mental, sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing. |
| How the use of alcohol and drugs can lead to risky sexual behaviour. |
| That there are a range of strategies for identifying and managing sexual pressure, including understanding peer pressure, resisting pressure and not pressurising others. |
| That they have a choice to delay sex or to enjoy intimacy without sex. |
| The facts about the full range of contraceptive choices, efficacy and options available. |
| How to get further advice, including how and where to access confidential sexual and reproductive health advice and treatment. |
| How the different sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDs, are transmitted, how risk can be reduced through safer sex (including through condom use) and the importance of and facts about testing. |
| About the prevalence of some STIs, the impact they can have on those who contract them and key facts about treatment. |
| The concepts of, and laws relating to, sexual consent, sexual exploitation, abuse, grooming, coercion, harassment |
| Resources |
| § Contraception Guide - the methods and how to get them – Brook |
| § Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs): Worried You have an STI? (brook.org.uk) |
| § Unit: Being safe: The law (consent, exploitation, and harassment) | KS3 RSHE (PSHE) | Oak National Academy (thenational.academy) |
| Unit: Intimate relationships: Positivity and health | KS3 RSHE (PSHE) | Oak National Academy (thenational.academy) |
| Half Term 4 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic: Online Safety |
| Relationships |
| Staying Safe online + offline |
| Health and Wellbeing |
| Online Media / Safety |
| Online Grooming |
| Sexting |
| Pornography |
| Digital Footprints |
| Skills / application of knowledge |
| The impact of viewing harmful content. |
| That specifically sexually explicit material e.g. pornography presents a distorted picture of sexual behaviours, can damage the way people see themselves in relation to others and negatively affect how they behave towards sexual partners. |
| That sharing and viewing indecent images of children (including those created by children) is a criminal offence which carries severe penalties including jail. |
| The concepts of, and laws relating to, sexual consent, sexual exploitation, abuse, grooming, coercion, harassment how information and data is generated, collected, shared and used online. |
| Resources |
| § KS3 / KS4 Computing: Online Grooming - BBC Teach |
| § Unit: Online and media: Indecent image sharing | KS3 RSHE (PSHE) | Oak National Academy (thenational.academy) |
| Lesson: Pornography and the law | KS4 RSHE (PSHE) | Oak National Academy (thenational.academy) |
| Half Term 5 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic: Online Safety |
| Rights Responsibilities + BV |
| Diversity + Equality |
| Relationships |
| Staying Safe online + offline |
| Extremism / Terrorism |
| Skills / application of knowledge |
| https://educateagainsthate.com/ |
| What is extremism? |
| What is terrorism? |
| Radicalisation |
| Examples of extreme/terrorist groups |
| The laws associated with extremism and terrorist acts |
| Resources |
| § Radicalisation and child protection | NSPCC Learning |
| Advice For Young People | Counter Terrorism Policing |
| Half Term 6 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic: Extremism |
| Rights Responsibilities + BV |
| Diversity + Equality |
| Relationships |
| Staying Safe online + offline |
| Extremism / Terrorism |
| Skills / application of knowledge |
| https://educateagainsthate.com/ |
| What is extremism? |
| What is terrorism? |
| Radicalisation |
| Examples of extreme/terrorist groups |
| The laws associated with extremism and terrorist acts |
| Resources |
| § Radicalisation and child protection | NSPCC Learning |
| Advice For Young People | Counter Terrorism Policing |
| Half Term 1 |
| Knowledge |
| Career Management |
| Life Beyond School |
| Career Management |
| Post 16 Options |
| CV /Personal Statements |
| Skills / application of knowledge |
| Explore career pathways and careers of interest |
| Understand the importance of LMI information and the impact of using it to decide a career |
| Post 16 pathways including A – Levels, Vocational routes and apprenticeships. |
| Developing a personal CV and Personal Statement |
| Resources |
| § KS3 PSHE: Growth mindset case studies - BBC Teach |
| § Portal – Lancashire Careers Information – Lancashire Careers Hub |
| Careerometer – LMI For All |
| Half Term 2 |
| Knowledge |
| Independent Life/Finance Skills |
| Rights Responsibilities + BV |
| Staying Safe online + offline |
| Life Beyond School |
| Independent life skills |
| Financial skills |
| Budgeting |
| Credit Cards / Loans |
| Tax |
| Mortgages |
| Skills / application of knowledge |
| Income and expenditure, credit and debt, insurance, savings and pensions, financial products and services, and how public money is raised and spent |
| The functions and uses of money, the importance and practice of budgeting, and managing risk |
| Interest rates on borrowing and saving |
| Resources |
| § KS3 PSHE: Growth mindset case studies - BBC Teach |
| Half Term 3 |
| Knowledge |
| RE |
| Rights Responsibilities + BV |
| Diversity + Equality |
| Relationships |
| Health and Wellbeing |
| RE |
| Religion and Life |
| Capital Punishment |
| Skills / application of knowledge |
| "RE – Religion and Life |
| Origins and the value of the world. Animal rights |
| Origin of human life |
| Abortion |
| That there are choices in relation to pregnancy (with medically and legally accurate, impartial information on all options, including keeping the baby, adoption, abortion and where to get further help). |
| Euthanasia |
| Death and the Afterlife |
| Capital Punishment (adapted from AQA GCSE Theme E) |
| What is meant by good and evil? |
| The causes of crime |
| Types of crime |
| Law versus sin |
| The aims of punishment |
| Christian attitudes to crime and punishment |
| Forgiveness in Islam and Christianity |
| The aims of specific punishments |
| Corporal Punishment |
| Capital Punishment |
| Resources |
| § Matters of life and death - BBC Teach |
| Half Term 4 |
| Knowledge |
| RE |
| Rights Responsibilities + BV |
| Diversity + Equality |
| Relationships |
| Health and Wellbeing |
| RE |
| Religion and Life |
| Capital Punishment |
| Skills / application of knowledge |
| "RE – Religion and Life |
| Origins and the value of the world. Animal rights |
| Origin of human life |
| Abortion |
| That there are choices in relation to pregnancy (with medically and legally accurate, impartial information on all options, including keeping the baby, adoption, abortion and where to get further help). |
| Euthanasia |
| Death and the Afterlife |
| Capital Punishment (adapted from AQA GCSE Theme E) |
| What is meant by good and evil? |
| The causes of crime |
| Types of crime |
| Law versus sin |
| The aims of punishment |
| Christian attitudes to crime and punishment |
| Forgiveness in Islam and Christianity |
| The aims of specific punishments |
| Corporal Punishment |
| Capital Punishment |
| Resources |
| § Matters of life and death - BBC Teach |
| Half Term 5 |
| Knowledge |
| Addiction |
| Relationships |
| Staying Safe online + offline |
| Health and Wellbeing |
| Addiction |
| Skills / application of knowledge |
| Alcohol |
| Drugs – illegal and legal |
| The risks related to online gambling including the accumulation of debt, how advertising and information is targeted at them and how to be a discerning consumer of information online. |
| Other types of addiction such as shopping, sex, gaming. |
| Impact addiction can have on people, their work life and relationships |
| Resources |
| § Lesson: Spiral of addiction | KS4 RSHE (PSHE) | Oak National Academy (thenational.academy) |
| § Unit: Drugs and alcohol: Prescription and illegal drugs | KS3 RSHE (PSHE) | Oak National Academy (thenational.academy) |
| Half Term 6 |
| Knowledge |
| Dangerous Relationships - (Pre & Post WEX lessons) |
| Rights Responsibilities + BV |
| Diversity + Equality |
| Relationships |
| Staying Safe online + offline |
| Health and Wellbeing |
| Dangerous relationships |
| Skills / application of knowledge |
| The concepts of, and laws relating to, sexual consent, sexual exploitation, abuse, grooming, coercion, harassment, rape, domestic abuse, forced marriage, honour-based violence and FGM, and how these can affect current and future relationships. |
| That some types of behaviour within relationships are criminal, including violent behaviour and coercive control. |
| What constitutes sexual harassment and sexual violence and why these are always unacceptable. |
| Resources |
| § KS4 PSHE: Is this sexual harassment? - BBC Teach |
| § Is this coercive control? - BBC Teach |
| § Lesson: Domestic violence | KS3 RSHE (PSHE) | Oak National Academy (thenational.academy) |
| § Lesson: Harassment, abuse and rape | KS3 RSHE (PSHE) | Oak National Academy (thenational.academy) |
| Half Term 1 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic: CV/Personal Statement |
| Life Beyond School |
| College Decision and course selection |
| Resources |
| § CV advice | National Careers Service |
| § Preston College |
| § Myerscough College | Inspiring Excellence |
| § Welcome to Cardinal Newman College |
| § Runshaw College – Further and Higher Education |
| § Where your future matters - Training 2000 |
| Half Term 2 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic: College application / Interview |
| Life Beyond School |
| (2x Revision Lessons for Nov Mock) |
| Application and Interview preparation |
| Resources |
| How to ace your UK college interview : Unifrog Blog |
| Half Term 3 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic: RE |
| Rights Responsibilities + BV |
| Diversity + Equality |
| Relationships |
| Staying Safe online + offline |
| Health and Wellbeing |
| Life Beyond School |
| RE |
| Resources |
| § Matters of life and death - BBC Teach |
| Half Term 4 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic: RE |
| Rights Responsibilities + BV |
| Diversity + Equality |
| Relationships |
| Staying Safe online + offline |
| Health and Wellbeing |
| Life Beyond School |
| RE |
| Resources |
| § Matters of life and death - BBC Teach |
| Half Term 5 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic: Life after ACSC |
| Rights Responsibilities + BV |
| Relationships |
| Staying Safe online + offline |
| Health and Wellbeing |
| Life after ACSC |
| Resources |
| § Is this coercive control? - BBC Teach |
| § Stephen Lawrence: The murder that changed a nation - BBC Teach |
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