PSHE: Personal Wellbeing
PSHE: Personal Wellbeing Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 (KS4 additions in italics)
| Importance of personal wellbeing | |
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...As pupils explore similarities and differences between people, and discuss social and moral dilemmas, they learn to deal with challenges and accommodate diversity in all its forms. The world is full of complex and sometimes conflicting values. Personal wellbeing helps pupils explore this complexity and reflect on and clarify their own values and attitudes. |
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| 1. Key Concepts | |
| 1.1 | Personal Identities |
| Activity 7: Reds Relationship | |
| c: understanding that self esteem can change with personal circumstances.... | |
| 1.2 | Healthy Lifestyles |
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Activity 4: Living with HIV/AIDS Activity 12: Intergenerational Issues |
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| a: recognising that healthy lifestyles, and the wellbeing of self and others, depend on information and making responsible choices | |
| b: Understanding that physical, mental, sexual and emotional health affect our ability to lead fulfilling lives, and that there is help and support available when they are threatened | |
| 1.3 | Risk |
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Activity 4: Living with HIV/AIDS |
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| b: appreciating that pressure can be used positively or negatively to influence others in situations involving risk | |
| 1.4 | Relationships |
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Activity 12: Intergenerational Issues Activity 14: Sexual Harassment |
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| a: understanding that relationships affect everything we do in our lives | |
| c: understanding that relationships can cause strong feelings and emotions | |
| 1.5 | Diversity |
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Activity 3: Structure of a Soap |
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| a: appreciating that, in our communities, there are similarities as well as differences between people of different race, religion, culture, ability or disability, gender, age or sexual orientation | |
| b: understanding that all forms of prejudice and discrimination must be challenged at every level in our lives | |
| 2. Key Processes | |
| 2.1 | Critical Reflection |
| a: reflect critically on their own and others’ values and change their behaviour accordingly | |
| 2.2 | Decision making and managing risk |
| a: use knowledge and understanding to make informed choices about safety, health and wellbeing | |
| 2.3 | Developing relationships and working with others |
| d: value differences between people and demonstrate empathy and a willingness to learn about people different from themselves / demonstrate respect for and acceptance of the differences between people, and challenge offensive behaviour, prejudice and discrimination safely and assertively | |
| e: challenge prejudice and discrimination assertively | |
| 3. Range and Content | |
| a: The effect of diverse and conflicting values on individuals, families and communities and communities and ways of responding to them |
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| b: how the media portrays young people, body image and health issues | |
| d: the benefits and risks of health and lifestyle choices, including choices relating to sexual activity and substance use and misuse, and the short and long term consequences for the health and mental and emotional wellbeing of individuals, families and communities | |
| e: where and how to obtain health information, how to recognise and follow health and safety procedures, ways of reducing risk and minimising harm in risky situations, how to find sources of emergency help and how to use basic and emergency first aid. | |
| m: the differences and similarities and diversity among people of different race [....] sexual orientation and the impact of prejudice, bullying, discrimination and racism on individuals and communities | |
| j: the diversity of ethnic and cultural groups..... | |
| KS4 | a: The effect of diverse and conflicting values on individuals, families and communities... |
| b: how the media portrays young people, body image and health issues | |
| d: the benefits and risks of health and lifestyle choices, including relating to sexual activity and substance and alcohol misuse.... | |
| j: the diversity of ethnic and cultural groups..... | |
| 4. Curriculum opportunities | |
| c: use case studies, simulations, scenarios and drama to explore personal and social issues and have time to reflect on them in relation to their own lives and behaviour | |
| d: take part in individual and group discussions to consider personal, social and moral dilemmas and the choices relating to them | |
| g: identify sources of help and support and take responsibility for providing accurate information to others | |
| h: make links between personal wellbeing and work in other subjects and areas of the curriculum and out of school activities (i in KS4) | |
| KS4 | a: make real choices..... using a range of sources including the internet, other media sources.... |
| b: form and express viewpoints confidently.... | |
| c: use case studies, simulations, scenarios and drama to explore personal and social issues and have time to reflect on them in relation to their own lives and behaviour | |
| d: take part in individual and group discussions to consider personal, social and moral dilemmas and the choices relating to them | |
| h: identify sources of help and support and take responsibility for providing accurate information to others | |
| i: make links between personal wellbeing and work in other subjects and areas of the curriculum and out of school activities | |
