Dear Parent

I write to inform you about our Personal, Social and Health Education and Citizenship programme for all Year 11 students.

Students will follow a series of lessons/presentations based around the National Curriculum Programmes of Study on:

1. Economic wellbeing and Financial capability
2. Personal wellbeing
3. Citizenship

The five topic areas covered are:

1. Understanding Yourself
Identifying personal skills and qualities, budgeting, finance and Study Skills.

1. Keeping Healthy
Sex education and exam stress

2. Developing Relationships
Communication skills, responsible attitudes with regard to sexual relationships.

3. Careers
Choices post 16, the World of Work and Work Experience.

4. Developing as a Citizen
Global issues and making a difference in the community and wider world.

Some of the sessions will be led by Sister Shirley Crawford (from our Medical Centre). These will include Contraception, STI’s and Healthy Lifestyles. On some occasions presentations will be done separately to boys and girls.

Our Personal, Social and Health Education and Citizenship programme along with other departments which compliment and reinforce it aims to provide students with a broad knowledge and understanding of many issues. We promote to ensure each individual develops the ability to deal with a variety of situations, moral and social dilemmas, develop skills, acquire knowledge and make informed choices and decisions so they grow into responsible citizens.

If you have any questions about the course, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely

Anne Howard
Head of PSHE