Life Skills

Life Skills is an amalgamation of Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural Education and Guidance. The Life Skills programme is taught by tutors P1 on a Friday and is supplemented by outside speakers. Through Life Skills, students have the opportunity not only to visit relevant topics for their personal development, but also to build their skills of critical thinking, communication and problem solving. The programme covers both British Values and our own Academy Values.

As of September 2020 Sex and Relationship Education and Health education will be compulsory in all secondary schools.

Activities and teaching in Life Skills contributes to achievement of the curriculum aims for all young people to become:

Successful learners who enjoy learning, make progress and achieve
Confident individuals who are able to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives
Students being aware of their health (physical, mental and sleep)
Educated on sex education and related topics
Responsible citizens who make a positive contribution to modern society

Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE), is described in new interrelated units of study for both Key Stages 3 and 4.

THESE UNITS COVER
PERSONAL WELLBEING	ECONOMIC WELLBEING	FINANCIAL CAPABILITY	SOCIAL EDUCATION
	SEX RELATIONSHIP EDUCATION	HEALTH EDUCATION
INCLUDING
SEX EDUCATION	SLEEP EDUCATION	MENTAL HEALTH	RELATIONSHIP EDUCATION
INTERNET SAFETY	CRIME	RACISM	EXTREMISM
EMERGENCY SERVICES	FIRST AID	ALCOHOL	DRUGS
HUMAN RIGHTS	OPTIONS	SOCIAL ASPECTS OF LEARNING	EMOTIONAL ASPECTS OF LEARNING
CAREERS EDUCATION	ENTERPRISE	FINANCIAL CAPABILITY	WORK-RELATED LEARNING