Mr Narajos is our PSHE and Citizenship Lead. Read on for more information about our PSHE, Relationships and Sex Education and Citizenship topics.
Personal Social Health and Employment (PSHE)
PSHE at Cheney is divided into four key themes which are explored in each year group. The curriculum has been *5 developed in line with the new government guidelines introduced in 2020, so it is contemporary, interesting and relevant. In each year group, students will cover sex and relationships education; health and wellbeing; risk management and personal attributes and careers. PSHE will be covered once a week during tutor time. Additionally, all Year 9 students are currently receiving an enrichment curriculum in which they will study a number of PSHE topics to prepare them for life outside of school.
Here is an overview of the PSHE topics that will be covered this year:
| Term | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Y7 | Relationships | Sex Education | Wider World | Healthy Lifestyles and healthy minds | Success and resilience | TBC |
| Y8 | Relationships | Sex Education | Healthy Lifestyles and healthy minds | Success and resilience | Diversity, equality, acceptance | TBC |
| Y9 | Relationships | Sex Education | Diversity, equality, acceptance | Body image and identity | Healthy minds and study skills | TBC |
| Y10 | Relationships | Sex Education | Managing risks: gangs, drugs, and alcohol | Body image, identity, social circle | Healthy minds and study skills | TBC |
| Y11 | Relationships | Sex Education | Healthy minds and study skills | Managing risks: online (safety, fraud, gambling) | Careers & financial literacy | NA |
Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)
The statutory relationships and sex education (RSE) lessons will cover: Healthy relationships, including friendships and intimate relationships; families; growing and changing, including puberty; personal hygiene; changing feelings; becoming more independent; keeping safe and consent; developing self-esteem and confidence.
Term 1 Relationships Topics
| YEAR 7 | YEAR 8 | YEAR 9 | YEAR 10 | YEAR 11 |
| Different types of relationships | Our values | Building a relationship | Long term commitments | Characteristics of a positive romantic relationship |
| What makes relationships good/ bad? | Values in a relationship | Recognising and responding to risks online | Forced and arranged marriages | Features of a relationship |
| Behaviours in a relationship | Romantic relationships | Sharing inappropriate images | Why marry? | Identifying unhealthy relationships |
| Relationships with family | Gender expectations | Sexting and the law | Stereotypes in relationships | How much information is too much? |
| Role of parents | Challenging stereotypes | Cyber bullying | Coercion and control | Abusive relationships |
| Different family set-ups | Heteronormativity | Recognising and responding to bullying | The role of friends | Who is responsible for abuse? |
Term 2 Intimate and Sexual Relationships Topics
| YEAR 7 | YEAR 8 | YEAR 9 | YEAR 10 | YEAR 11 |
| Puberty and emotional changes | Growing up and developing romantic feelings | Starting out: expectations in romantic relationships | Healthy and unhealthy intimate relationships | Online Safety |
| Puberty and emotional changes | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Gender identity | Recognising consent | Expectations in Intimate Relationships |
| Healthy romantic relationships | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Sexual orientation | Alcohol and the capacity to consent | Is there a right or wrong way to be intimate? |
| Non-verbal communication & consent | Relationships and sex in the media | Homophobic bullying | Condoms | Media and Pornography |
| Sex & relationships | Sexualised content in the media | Recognising consent / | Contraception | Contraception and Reproductive Health |
| Sex & relationships | Sending, receiving and viewing compromising images | Pornography and distorted picture of sexual relationships | Sexually trans- mitted infections and how to prevent them | When things don’t go as planned |
| Applying Consent in Everyday Life | Managing Expectations from Others | Developing a Healthy Body Image | Contraception and Reproductive Health | Wellbeing and sex |
Response to Parental Survey on Relationship Lessons
KS3 Citizenship
In addition to PSHE, all KS3 students receive citizenship lessons in which they explore other issues that will help them to thrive in the modern world. Our current citizenship topics are:
Active citizenship (Y7)
Identity and values (Y7)
Rights and responsibilities (Y8)
The media (Y8)
The legal system (Y9)