Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) Curriculum
PSHE (Personal, Social, Health, and Economic Education) at KEVI Handsworth Wood Girls’ Academy is a carefully planned, developmental program that equips students with essential knowledge, understanding, and skills. The goal is to empower students to manage their lives independently and safely, both in the present and the future. The PSHE curriculum is designed in alignment with government guidance, ensuring it provides an age-appropriate learning experience tailored to our pupils’ needs.
The core purpose of PSHE can be summarized in three key statements:
- Equipping Students for an Ever-Changing World: PSHE aims to provide students with the skills, knowledge, and attributes necessary to access a wide range of opportunities in our dynamic world.
- Promoting Responsible, Confident, and Healthy Lives: Through PSHE, students gain an understanding of how to lead responsible, confident, safe, and healthy lives.
- Fostering Values and Virtues: PSHE helps students establish and develop their own values, attitudes, and virtues, enriching both themselves and our community.
Curriculum Overview:
- Dreams & Goals (Careers): Students explore career aspirations and learn about pathways to achieve their dreams.
- Relationships: This topic area covers various aspects of relationships, including friendships, family dynamics, and communication.
- Sex & Relationships Education: Students receive age-appropriate education on sexual health, consent, and healthy relationships.
- Health Me (Health & Well-being): PSHE addresses physical and mental health, emphasizing well-being and self-care.
- Being Me in My World/ Living in the Wider World: Students learn about their roles in society, global issues, and their impact on the world.
- Character Development, E-Safety, and Safeguarding: These themes are woven throughout the curriculum and are relevant across all key stages.
All students, from Year 7 to 13, have one 50-minute PSHE lesson scheduled each week. Our dedicated team of specialist PSHE staff ensures that students acquire essential skills and knowledge in these vital areas.
We run three Personal Development days across the academic year where students get the opportunity to build upon knowledge of the academy’s character education scheme whilst learning about current topics, relevant safeguarding and careers information.
Scholarship, Character and Community Tutor Programme
