PERSONAL, SOCIAL, HEALTH AND ECONOMIC EDUCATION & CITIZENSHIP - Year 9
Teacher in charge - Mr. M. Macaulay
Pupils have one lesson of Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education or Citizenship each week. The two subjects are taken alternately on a termly basis. The course aims to teach pupils about a range of issues which may affect their health as well as to explore ideas about how they relate to others and to the world around them.
Outside speakers such as the Police Schools Involvement Unit are also welcomed in to speak to classes.
Topics covered in Year 9 include:
Personal Identity, Rights and Responsibilities, Relationships, Democracy and Justice, Healthy Lifestyles and Diversity.
Range of Activities
Pupils will be involved in a range of activities such as discussion, debating, role-play, watching videos and creative writing.
There is no homework set in PSHEE and Citizenship
Pupils are encouraged to develop self-assessment skills.