Aims:

• Education for Citizenship aims to equip young people with the knowledge, skills and understanding to play an effective role in public life.
• Personal wellbeing aims to help young people embrace change, feel positive about who they are and enjoy healthy, safe, responsible and fulfilled lives.
• Education for economic wellbeing and financial capability aims to equip pupils with the knowledge, skills and attributes to make the most of changing opportunities in learning and work.

Content:
The PSHCEE programme is broken down into three key components: personal wellbeing, economic wellbeing and citizenship.  Throughout Key Stage 3 PSHCEE students will have the opportunity to develop the following essential skills and processes as part of these 3 components:

• Personnel wellbeing: Critical reflection, decision making and managing risk, developing relationships and working with others.
• Economic wellbeing: Self development, exploration, enterprise and financial capability.
• Citizenship: Critical thinking, enquiry, advocacy, representation and taking informed and responsible action.

The key concepts outlined in the three main components of PSHCEE are delivered through the following topics:

Me and my learning (1) – Settling in to my new community
Me and others (1) – Friendship
Me and others (2) – Bullying
My health and well being (1) – Growing up
Democracy and Justice (1) – Rights and responsibilities
Democracy and Justice (1) - Governments

Assessment:
Assessment occurs through a range of methods, including pupil self evaluation and assessment tasks contained within each unit of work.  Homework is issued once per fortnight and should take approximately 20 minutes.

Extra Curricular:
Personal health and well being is promoted by extracurricular sports.
The school offers a number of opportunities to become active and responsible citizens for example through Eco group, Fairtrade and School Council.