PSHCEe

Head of Department

Mrs H Mars

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PSHCEe

The PSHCEe programme at Ripon Grammar School aims to equip pupils with the skills and knowledge they need to make the most of their lives. The curriculum is designed to encourage pupils to examine their own views and feelings and to consider and respect those of others.

PSHCEe supports the delivery of the National Curriculum for Citizenship, careers education and statutory Relationships, Health and Sex Education.

Our programme is based around three key themes: being safe, being happy and healthy, and being an adult.

Ms. Mars talks about how students are encouraged to thrive both as individuals and active members of society in her classes, which explore everything from personal safety and physical and mental wellbeing to politics and understanding the wider world. Click on the play button below to hear more about the structure, content, delivery and policies of the RGS PSHE department:

Summary of Subject Content

Lower School (KS3)

Pupils have 1 40-minute lesson of PSHCEe each week. The groups are of mixed ability and taught as a form. The programme is supported by form time and assembly content. There are also a number of additional PSHCEe activities during the school year. Progress in PSHE is measured in half termly assessments and reported as an Attitude to Learning grade on written reports.

Year 7 programme

  • Self care
  • Public safety
  • The world around us
  • Feelings and challenges
  • Friendships
  • Our bodies

Year 8 programme

  • Sexual health
  • Relationships
  • Families
  • Risks and choices
  • Online safety
  • Money

Year 9 programme

  • Using the NHS
  • The internet and its impact
  • Good citizenship
  • Our online presence
  • Relationships and boundaries
  • Adult life

Upper School 

KS4

From 2022, PSHCEe lessons have been introduced at KS4 and lessons on the content listed below are taught on a carousel alongside some RE content. Additional content is delivered through the curriculum, in form time and through additional events as appropriate. KS4 students also have more careers and work-related topics supported by their involvement in a Work Experience Week in the Summer Term.

Sex education

Safer relationships

Finances

Leading a healthy life

The media and the law

Marriage, relationships and parenting

The internet

Citizenship

The Curriculum Plan can be viewed Here.

KS5

Appropriate PSHCEe topics are delivered as part of the Personal Development programme on Fridays during Periods 4 and 5, and this is enhanced by topics delivered through the curriculum, in form time and through additional events. Topics include relationships, attitudes, values, health and personal safety and the programme is updated annually and overseen by the Sixth Form Team.

Additional events

The PSHCEe programme lends itself well to special events during the school year. These events vary from year to year but may include:

  • Bewerley Park Outdoor Education Centre residential course for Year Nine
  • Building for the Future (Engineering project with STEM) for Year Eight
  • Careers programme [guest speakers, mock interviews and careers fairs]
  • Work Experience week for Year Ten
  • The chocolate box enterprise challenge for Year Seven