PSHE
Intent
PSHE at Stepney All Saints School strives to develop students into becoming confident and empowered global citizens, ready for a changing world.
Through our PSHE curriculum Stepney All Saints students will gain critical thinking skills, empathy and resilience. They will understand their social responsibility and the importance of being upstanders.
The Stepney All Saints School PSHE curriculum, creates opportunities for students to develop their emotional literacy, achieve individual excellence and inspire future generations.
The PSHE curriculum aims to support the school’s anti-racist ethos, promotes female empowerment and embodies the Stepney All Saints School values of: Forgiveness, Compassion, Inclusion, Tolerance, Respect for All.
Implementation
PSHE is a part of the teaching timetable and is taught to Key Stages 3 and 4 in timetabled lessons with a designated teacher. Each student has a 55-minute lesson once a fortnight which allows for consistency and creates greater opportunity for deeper learning and understanding to occur.
In addition to timetabled lessons, elements of the PSHE curriculum are taught during Form Time and during ‘drop down days’ where the timetable is collapsed in order for students to engage with specific PSHE content for an extended period of time.
The PSHE curriculum primarily consists of lessons within three main units, Relationships, Health and Wellbeing and Living in the Wider World. These units cover a range of topics which support the holistic development of the students and their understanding of self, others and the world around them.
At Key Stage 5 students have 40 minutes of PSHE over a two-week period. The KS5 PSHE-RE Curriculum facilitates the development of Yr12 and Yr13 students in gaining the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to keep themselves healthy, safe and prepared for life and work. The curriculum also develops their spiritual well-being and religious ethos enabling them to navigate through the modern world.
Impact
PSHE at Stepney All Saints school ensures students are able to reflect on their thoughts, feelings and values, learn about others and share perspectives in a meaningful way. This provides life-long learning which allows students to gain knowledge and insight from a range of sources. This has a positive impact on our students as it prepares them to be productive, positive and empathetic global citizens.
“[PSHE] teaches us about the important parts of everyday life that other subjects won’t teach”- Year 10 student
“I really feel like when we chat to each other, thinking about other people’s opinions stimulates the brain much more” – Year 7 student
“ [We have the] freedom to share our opinions”- Year 8 student
PSHE Curriculum 2024-25
Year 12
Life in Modern Britain (British values), Life in Modern Britain (Democracy and rule of law), Radicalisation and extremism, Healthy lifestyle and Mental Health, Careers and Work Experience, Sexting, Cyberbullying and Online safety, Propaganda, Resilience, Conspiracy Theories, Social Media and Gaming, Drugs and Alcohol, UCAS / IAG, Gangs and Youth Violence, FGM, Forced Marriage, LGBT Rights, Financial Planning, Fake News and Conspiracy Theories, Sexual Exploitation, Nitrous Oxide (laughing gas), UCAS – Writing Personal Statements and Unifrog, Critical Thinking Skills
Year 13
UCAS – IAG, Careers, Employment, Healthy Lifestyle and Mental Health Wellbeing, British Values: Individual Liberty and Rule of Law, British values: Democracy and the Rule of Law, Drugs and Alcohol, Financial Planning and Debt, Body Image, Gender Equality, Stress Management, LGBT Rights, Sexual Exploitations, Nitrous Oxide (laughing gas), SRE – Healthy relationships and Sex Education, Euthanasia and Religion, War and Religion and Gender and Religion
RSE (Relationship and Sex Education)
We have recently planned changes to the way in which we will deliver RSE (Relationship and Sex Education) within our PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education) programme. These changes have been made so as to ensure that we meet the requirements of the new Relationship and Sex Education legislation from the Department for Education.
RSE – Tower Hamlets – Parents Frequently Asked Questions
