Parents

The aims of this topic are for students to:

• Understand the option process for GCSE/Key stage 4
• Explore skills such as learning, studying and revision techniques.
• Examine different pathways Post-16 including apprenticeships, T-Levels, A-Levels and University.
• Understand where to access in and out of school support/services

(All students will have at least one careers interview)

In the Personal Development curriculum this is taught:

• Year 8 – Spring 2
• Year 9  - Spring 1
• Year 10 – Autumn 1 and 2
• Year 11 – Autumn  1

Simon Knight - Assistant Principal
 

For more information about our careers programme please click here.

Apprenticeships

• Find an apprenticeship
• Apprenticeships

Colleges

• Barton Peveril Sixth Form College
• Bitterne Park Sixth Form
• Eastleigh College
• Fareham College
• Itchen Sixth Form College
• Peter Symonds College
• Richard Taunton Sixth Form College
• City College
• Sparsholt College
• St Anne's Sixth Form College
• Totton College
• Brockenhurst College

The aims of this topic are for students to:

• Understand the health issues that can be caused by smoking/vaping.
• Understand why people smoke vape and how to reduce/stop.
• Identify what a healthy lifestyle includes and what may contribute to unhealthy habits
• Understand the laws associated with smoking and vaping
• Understand where to access in and out of school support/services

In the Personal Development curriculum this is taught:

• Year 7 – Summer 1
• Year 8 – Summer 2
• Year 9 – Summer 2

Student Entitlement Team
Head Of Year
Assistant HOY
Identity team

Contact information can be found here.

• Quit smoking - NHS
• Free Smoking/Vaping Prevention Sessions available for professionals working with young people - No Limits

The aims of this topic are for students to:

• Have a clear understanding of what makes a healthy and what makes an unhealthy relationship
• Be able to recognise the signs of unhealthy relationships, coercive control
• Understand the challenges that different relationships face
• Understand where to access in and out of school support/services

Students will develop knowledge and understanding of different types of relationships within our society e.g. Friendships, romantic/committed relationships, family relationships and relationship changes such as divorce and bereavement.

In the Personal Development curriculum this is taught:

• Year 7 Autumn 1 & 2
• Year 8 Spring 1
• Year 9 Spring 2 & Summer 1
• Year 10 Spring 1
• Year 11 Spring 2

Student Entitlement Team
Head Of Year
Assistant HOY
Identity team

Contact information can be found here.

• Relationships and Sexuality - No Limits 
• Family - No Limits
• Yellow Door
• Shore

The aims of this topic are for students to:

• Know the impact substances have on physical and mental health.
• Know the impacts of addiction and the available treatments.
• Understand where to access in and out of school support/services

In the Personal Development curriculum this is taught:

• Year 8 – Summer 2
• Year 9 – Summer 2
• Year 10- Summer 2
• Year 11 – Autumn 2

Student Entitlement Team
Head Of Year
Assistant HOY
Identity team

Contact information can be found here.

• Drug and Alcohol Support Hub (DASH) - No Limits

The aims of this topic are for students to:

• Understand the importance of a healthy lifestyle, diet and exercise.
• Understand where to access in and out of school support/services.

In the Personal Development curriculum this is taught:

• Year 7 – Summer 1 and Summer 2
• Year 8 – Summer 2
• Year 9 – Summer 2
• Year 10 – Summer 1
• Year 11 – Spring 1

Student Entitlement Team
Head of Year
PE Team
Identity Team

Contact information can be found here.

Diet/Nutrition
8 tips for healthy eating - NHS

Exercise
Physical activity guidelines for children and young people - NHS

Sleep
Fall asleep faster and sleep better - NHS

The aims of this topic are for students to:

• Understand money issues and how to manage them effectively to ensure good financial health.
• Understand why money management skills are important.
• Understand how to manage their money more effectively,  
• Understand budgeting, debt and borrowing and the impact of gambling on financial health.
• Understand where to access in and out of school support/services

In the Personal Development curriculum this is taught:

• Year 9 – Autumn 2
• Year 11 – Autumn 2

Student Entitlement Team
Head Of Year
Assistant HOY
Identity team

Contact information can be found here.

• Money - No Limits
• GamCare - The leading provider of support for anyone affected by problem gambling in Great Britain

The aims of this topic are for students to:

• Understand the risks of communication/being online.
• Understand how to stay safe online.
• Understand the consequence and law surrounding image sharing.
• Understand where to access in and out of school support/services.

In the Personal Development curriculum this is taught:

• Year 7 – Autumn 2
• Year 8  -Autumn 2
• Year 9  -Spring 2
• Year 10 – Spring 2
• Year 11 – Spring 1

Student Entitlement Team
Head Of Year
Assistant HOY
Identity team

Contact information can be found here.

• NSPCC
• Childline

Citizenship is: Understanding laws within society, how political decisions are made, the purpose of democracy and voting, and how to function and be involved in society e.g., active citizens making changes.

Topics include

• Protected characteristics (e.g. age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion/belief, sex, sexual orientation
• Elections/Voting
• Human rights
• Equality
• Youth violence
• British Values

In the Personal Development curriculum this is taught:

• Year 7 - Autumn 1 and 2
• Year 8 - Autumn 1 and 2
• Year 9 - Autumn 1
• Year 10 - Spring 2

Identity team

Contact information can be found here.

• Crime & Violence - No Limits

The aims of this topic are for students to:

• Understand how a person’s mental health can have an impact on their day to day lives. 
• Have an awareness of the different strategies required to deal with stressful situations e.g. revision
• Understand where to access in and out of school support/services.

In the Personal Development curriculum this is taught:

• Year 7 – Summer 2
• Year 8 – Summer 1
• Year 9 – Summer 2
• Year 10 – Summer 1
• Year 11 – Autumn 2 and Spring 1

Molly Booth - Assistant Principal & SENCo
Student Entitlement Team
Head Of Year
Assistant HOY
Identity team

Contact information can be found here.

• Mind
• No Limits

Bullying is the repeated use of threats or violence in an attempt to harm or intimidate others. (Collins)

Forms of bullying

• Physical (e.g. pushing, hitting, kicking)
• Verbal (e.g. teasing, mimicking, insulting, name calling)
• Cyber/online (e.g. bullying on the internet/messaging apps)
• Intentionally excluding others.

This could be due to:

-Faith based bullying – taunts on a person’s beliefs or symbols of their faith.

• Appearance
• Dislike for that person
• Sexism – derogatory sexual comments or gestures/misogyny
• Homophobic/Transphobic/Biphobia - because of or focusing on the issue of sexuality.
• Disability - Because of learning or physical disabilities (protected characteristics)

Student are taught to understand where to access in and out of school support/services.

In the Personal Development curriculum this is taught:

• Year 7 – Spring 1
• Year 7 – Spring 2
• Year 8 – Spring 1

Student Entitlement Team
Head Of Year
Assistant HOY
Identity team

Contact information can be found here.

• National Bullying Helpline
• NSPCC
• Bullying
• Childline

The aims of this topic are for students to:

Understand the concepts of sexual health which include:

• Contraption
• Unplanned Pregnancy
• STIs (Sexually transmitted infections)
• Reproductive health

Understand where to access in and out of school support/services.

In the Personal Development curriculum this is taught:

• Year 9 - Spring 2
• Year 10- Spring 1
• Year 11 – Spring 2

Student Entitlement Team
Head Of Year
Assistant HOY
Identity team

Contact information can be found here.

• Sexual Health - No Limits
• Shore