Relationships/Health and Wellbeing are statutory elements of the course.
For more information please refer to the RSE and Drugs Education policies.

Other elements within the Year 8 Living Education programme:
Careers Education.
Citizenship and British Values.
Financial capability (some outcomes also covered in Maths).
Open Water Danger.

Elements of Citizenship education are taught cross-curricular and on CVE days.

MICHAELMAS 1

Topic:
Team St Michael’s. Setting new ground rules. School Council election.
In this unit of work, students learn:
Ground rules for respectful discussions.
Election of tutorial school council representative.
Setting goals for Year 8.

Topic:
Patrons work.
In this unit of work, students learn:
Who is my tutorial patron and what makes them a good role model.

Topic:
Living in the wider world 2. Online safety and digital literacy.
In this unit of work, students learn:
What do you know about online safety?
Digital media use – what is safe and what is excessive use?
Balancing your time online What is digital citizenship?
Online rights and responsibilities.

Topic:
Careers 2. My skills and strengths, my career.
In this unit of work, students learn:
How to do careers research online, including how to use KUDOS.
Key skills and self-reflection.
Starting to plan for your career.
Exploring your values.
Where to get up-to-date, relevant and impartial advice and information about careers.
PSHE Association Programme of Study references:
H = Health & Wellbeing.
R = Relationships.
L = Living in the Wider World.
Y8 Unit J - H20, H22.
Y8 Unit K - H20, H21, H23, R30, R31.
Y9 Unit H - H1, H3, R2, R3, L2, L8, L9, L15.
Y9 Unit J - H1, H3, L1, L2, L8, L7, L9, L10, L12, L13, L14.

MICHAELMAS 2

Topic:
Living in the Wider World 3. Staying safe.
In this unit of work, students learn:
What is knife crime and how common is it?
Why do some people choose to carry a knife?
Knife crime statistics.
Risks and consequences of carrying a knife.
How to live knife free.
What is serious and organised crime?
What are gangs and why might someone join one?
How do gangs influence a person’s behaviour and attitudes?
What is coercion?
Risks and possible consequences of gang membership.
Finding a way out.
Getting help for yourself or a friend.
Links between gangs and knife crime.
What is serious and organised crime?
Developing your assertiveness and resistance to coercion.
PSHE Association Programme of Study references:
H = Health & Wellbeing.
R = Relationships.
L = Living in the Wider World.
Y9 Unit A - H1, H4, H19, R1, R3, R4, R6, R7, R8, R28, R30, R34.
Y9 Unit B -  H20, R3, R30, R31, L1.
Y9 Unit C - H20, H27, R6, R28, R29, R30, R31, R33, R34, R35, L1.

LENT 1

Information letter sent home to parents.

Topic:
Health and Wellbeing 3. Drugs Education 2.
In this unit of work, students learn:
What do you already know about drugs?
Legal and illegal drugs.
Peer influence and the need to belong.
Social norms and isolation.
Risk factors and protective factors Why do people take drugs?
Why should you know about drugs?
What is a unit of alcohol?
Drug myths and finding reliable information on drugs.
Statistics around drug use in young people.
Strategies for dealing with peer influence.
Why cigarettes are bad for health.
Smoking: expectations vs reality.
Being assertive and saying no.
Crunch situations.

PSHE Association Programme of Study references:
H = Health & Wellbeing.
R = Relationships.
L = Living in the Wider World.
Y8 Unit C - H24, H25, H26, H28, H32.
Y8 Unit D - H20, H24, H25, H28, H30, H31, R32.
Y8 Unit E - H27, H28, H30, R30, R31.

LENT 2

Topic:
Relationships 3 Introduction to sexuality, expectations and consent. Readiness and benefits of delaying sex. Contraception: the condom and the pill.
In this unit of work, students learn:
What might people expect from a relationship?
What is sexuality?
Qualities and behaviours within a healthy relationship How might your values and culture impact on your choices?
What skills might be needed to have a healthy relationship?
The importance of friendship and trust prior to intimacy.
Introducing consent and the importance of assertive communication.
The benefits of delaying sexual activity.
Negotiating external influences and pressures.
The importance of contraception.
Why couples use condoms and/or the pill when having sex.
The existence of STIs and HIV.
UK law regarding consent to sexual activity.

Topic:Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
In this unit of work, students learn:
What is FGM?
Where FGM is performed and who might be at risk.
UK laws regarding FGM.
How to get help if you feel someone you know is at risk.

PSHE Association Programme of Study references:
H = Health & Wellbeing.
R = Relationships.
L = Living in the Wider World.
Y7 Unit U - H8, H31, L5, L6.
Y8 Unit P - H1, R1, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R23, R25, R29, R30, R31, L5.
Y8 Unit Q - R3, R5, R6, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19, R20, R21, R22, R23, R25, R28, R29, R30, R31, R36, R37.
Y8 Unit R - H11, H12, R3, R5, R6, R14, R15, R17, R21, R22, R30.

TRINITY 1

 

Topic:
Health and Wellbeing 4 Introducing body image and self-esteem.
In this unit of work, students learn:
What is body image?
Where do appearance ideals come from and how can they affect us?
The changing history of appearance ideals.
Resisting the influence of media and social media Building better self-esteem.
Avoiding comparisons and noticing ‘body talk’.
What you can do to ‘be the change’.
Dealing with change and loss.

PSHE Association Programme of Study references:
H = Health & Wellbeing.
R = Relationships.
L = Living in the Wider World.
Y8 Unit L - H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6.
Y8 Unit M - H2, H4, H5, H6, H14, H16, H17, H18, H19.
Y8 Unit N - H1, H2, H3, H5, H6, H7, H13, H15, H31.
Y8 Unit O - H4, R5, R12.

TRINITY 2

Topic:
Citizenship 2. Rights and responsibilities in a democracy; equality and discrimination.
In this unit of work, students learn:
What are rights and responsibilities?
What does it mean to live in a democracy?
What are stereotypes and how can they affect us? What is discrimination and what forms can it take?
What is equality and how can we try to create it?
Racism and religious intolerance and their effects on society How can we challenge racism and intolerance?

Topic:
Living in the Wider world 4 Consumer rights.
In this unit of work, students learn:
What are consumer rights?
How do I exercise my consumer rights?
How to complain effectively.
The influence of media and advertising.

PSHE Association Programme of Study references:
H = Health & Wellbeing.
R = Relationships.
L = Living in the Wider World.
Y8 Unit F -  L1, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7.
Y8 Unit G - R27, R28, L3, L4, L7.
Y8 Unit H - R27, R28, R30, R31, L3, L4, L7.
Y8 Unit I - H8, H20, R1, R3, R18, R19, R27, R28, R30, R31, L1, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7.
Y8 Unit S - L18, L20