Personal and Social Development
Head of Subject: Mr M. Duggins
Subject overview:
PSD prepares pupils for both their futures and their present day-to-day lives. They key skills developed and assessed in PSD are: the intrapersonal skills required for self-management, the interpersonal skills required for positive relationships in a wide variety of settings and the skills of enquiry.
Year 7:
Term 1:
- Healthy and unhealthy lifestyles
- Internet safety
- First Aid
Term 2:
Term 3:
- Growing up – puberty
- Dealing with loss
- Families
Year 8:
Term 1:
- Careers Planning
- Options – Key Stage 4
- Sexting
Term 2:
- Financial Capability – Managing money & saving and spending
- Gender stereotyping
- Difference and prejudice
- Racism
Term 3:
- Body Image
- Self-Harm
- Drugs
Year 9:
Term 1:
- First Aid
- Financial Capability – Income, risk and insurance
Term 2:
- Alcohol
- Careers Planning/research
- Work Experience
Term 3:
- Revision techniques
- Sex and Relationships Education – Healthy relationships, Contraception, STIs, Pornography
Year 10:
Term 1:
- Citizenship – Human Rights
- Worcestershire Skills Central/Skills Manager – CV development
Term 2:
- S.R.E. – Mental health, S.T.I.s, contraception, Abortion, Parenthood, Self-checking
- Financial Capability - Income and expenditure, credit and debt, Insurance and loans
Term 3:
- Revision techniques
- Preparation for Work Experience
Year 11:
Term 1:
- Careers Planning – Post-16 Pathways
- CVs/applications, Interview skills
Term 2:
- Citizenship: Government and Liberty
- Financial Capability – how public money is raised and spent
Term 3: