Each & Every
Student

Autumn Term

• What is PSHE, student’s reflection on their primary school education
• Saltash school TEAM values
• The importance of self-esteem and being an aspirational learner – HWB
• Transition to secondary school and school trail – gaining knowledge of the school – LWW
• Introduction of the University passport scheme and the benefits of the scheme – LWW
• Building relationships – what are they and why are they important? – HWB
• Who am I as a person, qualities, and opinions on a range of life areas? – HWB
• How is our Brain structured and why do we react and respond in specific ways? – HWB
• Triggers, reactions and support available for Mental health issues – HWB
• Financial education – how we budget, savings, loans, and interests as well as different financial transactions – LWW
• Barclays Bank visit – opening a bank account
• The difference between wants and needs – LWW
• Social media – understanding safe use – HWB
• The film/book Wonder developing tenacity and resilience – HWB

Spring Term

• Understanding stereotyping and prejudice – LWW
• The components of a healthy lifestyle – HWB
• Eating responsibly – HWB
• Healthy living – exercise and keeping active – HWB
• Legalised drugs – effects of energy drinks on the body – HWB
• ‘Me & My Future’ – students are encouraged to think about their future, their strengths, and areas for development, to ‘aim higher’ and to set personal targets and goals.  They are encouraged to describe their dream job and why they aspire to it.  Students are introduced to sources of information on different career pathways.  Learning the six career principles, they are introduced to a timeline that can be used to map out how you see your life unfolding – LWW
• ‘I Love My Job’ event – speed networking event giving students the opportunity to meet business volunteers from a variety of occupational sectors.  Volunteers answer questions about their job role including how it relates to curriculum subject areas – LWW
• Mental health-what do we mean by this and why might people not want to talk about it – HWB
• Managing anger and understanding the emotion of it – HWB

Summer Term

• British values – what are they and what it is like to be British – R
• British transport police – railway and personal safety – LWW
• Different types of healthy relationships and friendships – R
• Toxic behaviours in friendships – R
• Love and relationships – dealing with new feelings – R
• Bullying – Why and how can we stop it – R
• Online behaviours – Cyber bullying – R
• Puberty & Hygiene – emotional and physical changes to the body in both males and females and the need for personal hygiene – HWB
• Drugs – To learn about the effects of legal drugs, such as alcohol, tobacco, and solvents – HWB
• Drugs – smoking – the effects and consequences presented by the Breathers – HWB
• Drugs – Legal and Illegal drugs – HWB
• Drugs – To consider what we already know about drugs, what myth is & what truth is – HWB
• Personal Identity and why diversity is so important – R

Each & Every
Student

Autumn Term

• Y7 review and audit of key skills, setting targets for what they are going to do better in Y8 – LWW
• Communities – To appreciate how a community may develop & the key elements of a community – LWW
• Community design projects – students to collaborate using our TEAM values – LWW
• Hate Crime awareness and understanding what it is like to be a refugee delivered by the Community police – R
• Dreams – importance of aspirations, students to express their dreams in posters – LWW
• Job Research – allocation of a virtual Job and typical days in different jobs – LWW
• Job descriptions and terms of employment – LWW
• Pocket money and age-related financial responsibility – LWW
• Money, Spending & Personal Belongings – LWW
• Transferable Skills and why they are needed – LWW
• Job Loss & Curriculum Vitae’s – LWW
• Time and how adults spend it compared to children – LWW  

Spring Term

• Following on from Hate Crime awareness workshops – National holocaust memorial competition – R
• Social and moral dilemmas about the use of money – LWW
• Assessment and management of risk in relation to financial decisions that young people take – LWW
• Voting and why – To learn about the importance of voting, and how politics affects all aspects of our lives – LWW
• To consider what MPs do, and why their job is important in a democracy as well as local politics – LWW
• Climate change involving local organisation and plastic pollution – LWW
• Mental health and wellbeing looking at healthy coping strategies – HWB
• Health cancer prevention – HWB
• First aid-basic skills including CPR – HWB

Summer Term

• British values/our school values and what it is to be British – R
• Online behaviours and the law around sharing images and digital footprint – HWB
• YZYP session – Why do people take illegal drugs and the effects of different types of drugs – HWB
• Online resilience and resisting fear of missing out – HWB
• Healthy/Unhealthy behaviours in friends and relationships – R
• Introduction to Tic Tac – What a confidential service is – R
• Brook – Body image session – R
• Family dynamics – how families can be fused in different ways – R
• Drugs – Alcohol – short and long-term effects and addiction – HWB
• Interactive ‘World of Work’ event organised by RIO – LWW
• RSE – What is love, focusing on different types of love – R
• RSE – Healthy/Unhealthy relationships and behaviours – R
• RSE – Trust and reliable sources of information, expelling myths – R
• RSE – Consent – What it is and how to seek it and give it – R

Each & Every
Student

Autumn Term

• Developing self-awareness of skills and attributes – LWW
• Understanding of group dynamics/ethos – LWW
• Picture of me and how I can succeed – LWW
• British values – separate lessons on all five of the British Values – Democracy, Rule of Law, Individual Liberty, Tolerance and Freedom linked to school’s TEAM values – R
• Extremism and PREVENT – session delivered by Devon & Cornwall police – R
• YZUP – Drugs – reasons why people experiment with Drugs – HWB
• How does knife crime impact our communities, why do teens get involved and what are the consequences – LWW
• How does the law deal with young offenders – LWW
• What rights do we have as shoppers and consumers – LWW
• How can I stay financially savvy and avoid debts – LWW
• Acid attacks – why are these on the increase and what we can do if we witness one – LWW
• Why do people become selfie obsessed and consequences this can have on young people – LWW

Spring Term

• Barnardo’s – Healthy relationships project – Stereotypes, Protected Characteristics, and online perception – R
• Barnardo’s – Unhealthy Relationships and types of abuse – R
• Barnardo’s – Negotiation and Managing conflict – R
• Barnardo’s – Peer on peer abuse – R
• Barnardo’s – Relationships and keeping safe online – R
• Barnardo’s – Pornography – R
• Options Support through PD lessons and Options Evening – LWW
• Skills and qualities to base Option choices on – LWW
• Programmes such as Unifrog, Kudos and career pilot – LWW
• The Six principles of Careers Education-Grow through life, explore possibilities, manage career, great opportunities, balance life and work and seeing the bigger picture – LWW
• Post sixteen routes and options, life in our Sixth form – LWW
• Labour Market Information – LWW
• Future First – ‘Where my subjects have taken me’ event
• Employer Q&A about their GCSE Option choices
• CSE and understanding concepts like money mauls – HWB
• FGM – What is it and what would raise alarm or worry – R
• Gender identity and sexuality – terminology and understanding inclusive language and behaviours using stonewall resources – R  

Summer Term

• Contraception-hormonal and barrier methods and signposting for support and sexually transmitted infections – focused on reducing risky behaviours and the signs and symptoms of them – R
• Brook session – What a confidential service is and confidential questions – R
• Options available in pregnancy – adoption, abortion and keeping the baby – R
• Pregnancy, birth, and the facts – R
• Parenting and relationship dynamics including marriage – R
• Mental health conditions – understanding different mental health issues – HWB
• Drugs – Alcohol and the law around it as well as looking into consequences of binge drinking – HWB
• Drugs – A-Z of different drugs and their consequences – understanding visuals on certain drugs including Information from the local police around drug trends. Drugs and the Law Devon & Cornwall police – HWB
• Soft launch of work experience by local employer/organisation, such as Build Plymouth our EA Justine Foccone

Each & Every
Student

Autumn Term

• Work experience – logistics, practical details, and database to research for placements – LWW
• Post sixteen options-Academic routes, College based options and Apprenticeships – LWW
• Rights & responsibilities of employers and employees as well as what students can expect from, WE and what employers will expect from them – LWW
• Apprenticeships – what can I do now to be more successful in gaining an apprenticeship – session by Cornwall College – LWW
• Students to use Unifrog as both a research tool and a recording tool of competencies and experiences – LWW
• Letters of application and different ways to get in contact to obtain work experience – LWW
• The power of volunteering and making a difference – Plymouth Argyle – LWW
• Telephone and online Interviewing skills – LWW
• What a CV is and writing a CV – Understanding personal skills and qualities and how to utilise them within work experience – LWW
• Anti-social behaviour and how this affects communities – HWB
• Gang cultures and targeting the vulnerable – HWB
• What it is to be homeless – HWB  

Spring Term

• Healthy lifestyles – recap over the components of a balanced lifestyle and understanding basic principles of healthy living and the dangers of certain diets and lifestyles – HWB
• Understanding self-harm looking at eating disorders looking at anorexia and bulimia – HWB
• Alcohol – session delivered on addiction and alcoholism from the AA – HWB
• Recap over contraception – session delivered by brook – R
• Sexually transmitted infections – session delivered by Kernow Positive – R
• Smoking and Vaping as well as recapping over dental hygiene – HWB
• Pornography and understanding about where to gain reliable sources of information to make healthy relationship choices – R
• CSE and recap over consent and sexual assault referral – R

Summer Term

• Rise above lesson on sleep – facts and advice – HWB
• Rise above lesson on exam revision and dealing with stress – HWB
• Managing social anxiety – HWB
• Anti-racism and Institutional racism – BBC Documentary – LWW
• Tattooing and piercings – what do you need to know? – HWB
• Health and Safety in the workplace including statutory requirements – LWW
• Preparation for work experience (2-hour session) with employers to talk about how students can get the best out of work experience – LWW
• What you do in a range of situations on work experience – LWW
• Terms and conditions of employment and acceptable behaviours – LWW
• Work experience debrief and evaluation of the importance of thanking employers – LWW

Each & Every
Student

Autumn Term

• One-to-one careers interviews
• Unifrog and Careers pilot – use of packages and online resources to support choices – LWW
• Understanding the Apprenticeship route and the skills gap – LWW
• Post 16 Options & Pathways – 3 main routes – academic, Vocational or Apprenticeship – LWW
• Post 18 Options & Pathways, looking specifically at Higher education – Falmouth University – LWW
• Cornwall College presentation focusing on vocational opportunities – LWW
• Employability skills and what employers look for, as well as transferable skills – LWW
• Labour Market information – focusing on the local labour market – LWW
• CV updates ensuring it is employer/college ready – LWW
• Letters of application and personal statements – LWW
• Interview skills both face to face and online – LWW
• NCS presentation on what I wish I know now – LWW
• Animal rights and sustainability – LWW
• Globalisation and Multiculturism – LWW
• Pollution, plastic, and environment – LWW
• Money laundering – LWW
• Cybercrime and online fraud – LWW    

Spring Term

• City College presentation and learning styles – LWW
• Discovery College presentation and what employers hope to see in interviews – LWW
• ASK Apprenticeships in to do workshops – LWW
• Finance focusing on financial needs at different ages, credit, and debit as well as risk, looking at high risk choices like gambling – LWW
• Revenge porn and what it is – R
• Relationship break ups and different types of relationships – R
• Keeping yourself safe – First Aid – HWB
• Independent Living — HWB
• How do trade unions protect us at work – LWW
• Forced and arranged marriages as well as honour-based violence – R
• Internet safety and the dark web – HWB  

Summer Term

• Revision Techniques and stress management – HWB
• NCS – presentation 2, why doing NCS has so many benefits – LWW
• Exam preparation and getting the most out of – HWB
• How can we make ourselves and other people feel more positive and why is happiness important – HWB
• The Importance of sleep – HWB
• Vaccines and Cancer – HWB
• Fertility and reproductive Health – HWB
• Obesity and body positivity – HWB   

Each & Every
Student

Autumn Term

• Student Life session (University of Plymouth) – LWW
• Marjon assembly (University of St Mark & St John) – LWW
• Writing personal statements (Exeter University) – LWW
• Personal action plans – LWW
• Research and applications – LWW
• Interview preparation – LWW
• Targeted individual interviews (two lessons) – LWW
• How can I manage a professional online identity? – LWW
• Am I able to use social media for employment effectively? – LWW
• What is Extremism – R
• Can I revise consent – R
• What does a safe relationship look like? – R
• What do I need to know about Honour based violence? – R    

Spring Term

• Student Finance session (Cardiff Uni) or Apprenticeship Session (LSSW) – student choice – LWW
• Supporting friends-dealing with change – HWB
• How safe is my alcohol consumption? – HWB
• How can I cope effectively with change? – HWB
• When is support needed? – HWB
• What does safe travel look like? – LWW
• LGBT+ and history month – LWW

Summer Term

• Future First surviving the real-world panel and Future first registration / Careers survey – LWW
• What do I need to know about choosing financial products? – LWW
• What is the cost of living independently? – LWW
• Can I budget effectively? – LWW