HT1

Introduction to PSHE:
Emotional and physical well- being

• How to manage anxiety and stress
• Healthy lifestyles
• Sleep and wellbeing
• Mental Health Foundation’s ‘Peer Education Project’

Wellness diary / action plan

HT2

Drugs: focus on smoking and vaping

• What is the difference between medicinal, social and illegal drugs?
• The dangers of smoking
• The potential benefits / risk factors associated with vaping
• Cannabis

E-cigarettes research project / posters

HT3
/4

Bullying

Communities

• Peer to peer abuse and bullying
• What can we do to keep ourselves safe?

• My identity
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Challenging stereotypes
• Homophobia
• Sexism and misogyny

Bullying information booklet

HT5

Relationships and sex education

• Puberty – How our bodies, emotions and relationships change
• Menstruation
• Romance and relationships
• Choices around sex

Tampon tax research assignment / Student workbook

HT6

Managing money

• The difference between credit and debit
• Spending habits and budgeting
• Accounts and online financial management

7-day budget / evaluation

HT1

Online safety

• Your online reputation
• Social media and how to stay safe
• Cyber bullying and online grooming

Student workbook

HT2

Emotional Wellbeing and future plans

• Resilience
• Teamwork and Communication skills
• Personal branding

Resilience chart

HT3

Drugs: focus on recreational drugs such as Cannabis and MDMA

• Case study: Cannabis and MDMA
• Case study: New psychoactive substances
• What impact do such drugs have on individuals, relationships and wider society?

Research the impact of Spice in the Greater Manchester area

HT4

Parliamentary democracy

• What is the House of Commons?
• The importance of parliamentary democracy
• How are MPs elected and what is their role?
• British values

Profile of your local MP - Research project

HT5

Risk and safety

• Gambling
• First aid and CPR
• Knife crime

Essay:

‘Should skins gambling be illegal for under 18s?’

HT6

Relationships and sex education: facts and feelings

• What is contraception?
• STIs– facts and myths
• Case study: HIV and AIDS
• Safe sex and consent
• Positive and healthy relationships

Contraception research presentations / Student workbook

HT7

Alcohol

• Attitudes to alcohol
• Unit guidance
• Risk factors and alcoholism

PP – Risks and dangers of alcohol

Young people and the law

Staying safe

• What is crime and justice?
• The criminal justice system
• Social Justice and social exclusion: BLM protests
• Gangs and Knife crime

• Drugs and the law
• Staying safe at parties
• Staying safe at festivals

Produce a multi-media analysis of the BLM protests – e.g. film, podcast etc

HT3 - 6

Relationships and sex education

• Healthy and respectful relationships
• Marriage and the legal status of other long-term relationships
• Sexual consent, street harassment and sexual assault
• LGBTQ+ inequality
• Gender identity
• Coercive control and abusive relationships
• Pornography – its impact on young people and their relationships
• Sexting and the sharing of images

Independent research record: blogs, articles, film and podcasts