PSHCEE
Personal, Social, Health, Citizenship and Economic Education enables our pupils to understand themselves and their place in the wider world. Covering issues such as equality, values, friendship, money matters, harmful substances and making good choices, as well as working towards and achieving qualifications in First Aid and exploring future plans and careers.
PSHCEE is a safe space to ask, inquire and appreciate other points of view and issues that affect us on a small personal scale to an international scale. Each unit starts with a mind map to clear up misconceptions as well as signposting where to access help and support for any of the issues.
The success criteria, unlike other exam based qualifications, is that the individual will leave Saracens High School with the confidence, skills and deep understanding of themselves to make positive choices to live a happy and safe life and be a positive part of the community.
Delivered in weekly 50 minute lessons to year 7 and 8.
In year 9, 10 and 11, to create space for additional science lessons, the lessons are taught in a 6 week block across from PRE.
In year 12 and 13 the seminar tutors deliver the lessons every Wednesday in the 30 minute time slot.
On Making Memories days we also tackle PSHCEE topics such as Soap Box Enterprise and Stock Market Showdown.
Saracens PSHCEE sessions are 50 minutes per week and are taught in mixed groups in an age appropriate manner.
Every year we invite families to a consultation regarding the RSE topics.
We are proud of the external agencies that we are fortunate enough to work with to enhance our PSHCEE programme. These include: Street Doctors; London Ambulance; Stand Up Education Against Discrimination; The Amy Winehouse Foundation; Brook; Groundswell; First Give; Role Models, and others.
Key Stage 4
Variety of lessons designed to build real life awareness to enable informed choices to be made.
Key Stage 5
The year 12 and 13 PSHCEE course is delivered by seminar coaches one morning a week and ranges from employment rights to health information
Enrichment Opportunities
Within the course from year 7 to 13 we have external visitors that deliver workshops such as Street Doctors, London Ambulance service, Stand Up to discrimination, Amy Winehouse Foundation, Brook, and Talk About Trust. We also have theatre companies that highlight issues to age appropriate audiences regarding alcohol – ‘Smashed’ and Interactive Consent workshop.
Skills
Within PSHCEE we develop opportunities to crucially consider global issues, the law, equalities and stereotyping. We also work closely with fantastic charities and organisations to facilitate workshops with externals to enable the pupils to work with others and learn from people from different backgrounds.
Progression Route
PSHCEE has various topics that can lead to deepening interest in First Aid and medicine, the law, social care, health and safety, researching, finances and economics.
Useful websites
*If withdrawal from the Sex aspects of the RSE curriculum the parent/carer must write to the Principal to express this. Withdrawal however may not be sought with regards to the science lessons that teach Reproduction. LINK to GOV documents
- There is no right to withdraw from Relationships Education or Health Education
Subject lead
Miss Edwards