Our vision is for all students to stay safe, healthy, and prepared for life's opportunities. They will have the knowledge and skills to contribute successfully to society, by accepting differences, valuing others’ opinions, and making the right choices to flourish as individuals.
Personal, social, health and economic education is a vital part of every student’s learning journey at Lightcliffe Academy. Our intent is to provide students with:
Our SHARED character curriculum (PSHE) helps prepare students for opportunities and responsibilities of adult life. Lessons will promote the personal growth of students in terms of attitudes and values, abilities and skills and provide them with the necessary knowledge and understanding to contribute to modern society. Not only will our curriculum prepare students for life after school, but it will also serve to improve the culture and ethos within school, by empowering students to follow the SHARED values.
At KS3, our curriculum will address three core themes: health and wellbeing, relationships and living in the wider world.
Health and wellbeing
Transition and safety.
To know how to transition to secondary school and keep safe.
Emotional wellbeing
To know about mental health and emotional wellbeing.
Peer influence, substance use and gangs.
To understand about peer influences, substance misuse and gangs.
Health and puberty
To understand healthy routines and what happens during puberty.
Drugs and alcohol
To understand alcohol and drug misuse.
Healthy lifestyle
To understand about healthy choices.
Relationships
Building relationships
To understand self-worth, romance, friendships and relationship boundaries.
Identity and relationships
To understand gender identity, sexual orientation and contraception.
Intimate relationships
To understand about sex education.
Diversity
To understand about diversity, prejudice and bullying.
Discrimination
To understand about discrimination in all its forms.
Respectful relationships
To understand about families, parenting and relationships.
Living in the wider world
Developing skills and aspirations
To understand careers and enterprise skills.
Community and careers
To understand equality of opportunity in careers and the different types and patterns of work.
Setting goals
To understand career options and goal setting.
Financial decision making
To understand savings, borrowing and budgeting.
Digital literacy
To understand about online safety, digital literacy, media reliability and gambling hooks.
Employability skills
To understand about employability and online presence.
Students will develop oracy skills through taking part in discussions and debate, role playing and active listening throughout a range of real-life, inclusive scenarios.
Students will develop reading skills through reading for meaning in case studies and scenarios.
The subject itself is termed SHARED for students at Lightcliffe. Each value is taught within the curriculum itself. For example, students learn about service through our work on helping others through topics like first aid. Health and happiness is taught through our health and wellbeing topics, such as the importance of sleep and stress management. Ambition is taught through learning about employability skills and careers. Resilience is taught through topics on relationships where students build knowledge and skills around what is healthy and unhealthy. Equity is taught through work on discrimination and stereotypes and dignity is taught through our work on digital literacy and topics such as creating a positive personal brand online.
Students will be given an attitude to learning grade each term.
This is a mandatory subject that will be taught at KS4, as it empowers students to build the knowledge and skills to stay safe, live healthy and fulfilling lives.
Personal, social, health and economic education is a vital part of every student’s learning journey at Lightcliffe Academy. Our intent is to provide students with:
Our SHARED character curriculum (PSHE) helps prepare students for opportunities and responsibilities of adult life. Lessons will promote the personal growth of students in terms of attitudes and values, abilities and skills and provide them with the necessary knowledge and understanding to contribute to modern society. Not only will our curriculum prepare students for life after school, but it will also serve to improve the culture and ethos within school, by empowering students to follow the SHARED values.
At KS4, our curriculum will address three core themes: health and wellbeing, relationships and living in the wider world.
Health and wellbeing
Mental health
To understand mental health and ill health, including during periods of change.
Exploring influence
To understand the influence and impact of drugs, gangs, role models and the media.
Independence
To understand how to make responsible health choices and keep safe.
Building for the future
To understand self-efficacy, stress management and future opportunities.
Relationships
Healthy relationships
To understand relationship and sex expectations, myths and pleasure, including the impact of the media and pornography.
Addressing extremism and radicalisation
To understand community cohesion and extremism.
Communication in relationships
To understand how to communicate in a relationship and understand relationship challenges.
Families
To understand about different families and parental responsibilities.
Living in the wider world
Financial decision making
To understand the impact of financial decisions, debt, gambling and the impact of advertising on financial choices.
Next steps
To develop an understanding about application processes, skills for further education, employment and career progression
World of work
To understand the world of work, making links with employers.
Students will develop oracy skills through taking part in discussions and debate, role playing and active listening throughout a range of real-life, inclusive scenarios.
Students will develop reading skills through reading for meaning in case studies and scenarios.
The subject itself is termed SHARED for students at Lightcliffe. Each value is taught within the curriculum itself. For example, students learn about service through our work on helping others through topics like first aid. Health and happiness is taught through our health and wellbeing topics, such as the importance of sleep and stress management. Ambition is taught through learning about employability skills and careers. Resilience is taught through topics on relationships where students build knowledge and skills around what is healthy and unhealthy. Equity is taught through work on discrimination and stereotypes and dignity is taught through our work on digital literacy and topics such as creating a positive personal brand online.
Students will be given an attitude to learning grade each term.
Students will be equipped to make informed choices about their next steps through this SHARED character curriculum.
