Astrea Academy Dearne Aspiration Ambition Achievement
Astrea Academy Dearne Aspiration Ambition Achievement
Overview
Our Personal Development (PSHCE) curriculum aims to provide all scholars with access to well-sequenced, high-quality lessons which are tailored to meets the needs of our diverse community.
The PSHCE curriculum focuses on four key strands:
- Health and Wellbeing
- Sex and relationships
- Wider World including CEIAG (Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance)
- Citizenship
These themes are knowledge rich, engaging and afford scholars the opportunity to debate in a safe environment, with clear ground rules promoting respect and compassion.
Our intent is to allow scholars to reflect on and clarify their own values and attitudes as well as explore complex and sometimes conflicting values and attitudes they might encounter now and in the future.
We support our scholars in making effective transitions, informed decisions and career choices and in achieving economic wellbeing. In addition, we seek to ensure all scholars have the knowledge, skills and attributes to keep themselves healthy, safe and prepared for life and work as a citizen in modern Britain.
In essence, our PSHCE curriculum aims to empower our scholars with the ability to make good choices, report concerns with confidence and lead happy, successful lives.
Curriculum Implementation
PSHCE (Personal, Social, Heath, Citizenship and Economic education) is taught within the umbrella of Personal Development and compliments the wider programme of assemblies, enrichment opportunities, character education and drop-down events.
All Astrea schools prioritise PSHCE and ensure there is parity with other academic subjects by providing dedicated timetabled lessons to allow sufficient time for discussion and reflection.
- At KS3, all scholars have 1 lesson of PSHCE every week
- At KS4, all scholars have 1 lesson of PSHCE every fortnight
PSHCE lessons are delivered using booklets which are regularly reviewed to ensure they are age-appropriate and responsive to emerging trends in school, locally and nationally.
Scholar knowledge and understanding is regularly assessed and used to inform future planning. Scholar views are also sought to ensure the PSHCE curriculum reflects their needs and is responsive to challenges they might face.
British Values
All schools have a duty to promote the fundamental British values of:
- Democracy
- The rule of law
- Tolerance
- Mutual Respect
- Individual liberties
British values are embedded into our PSHCE curriculum in a variety of ways for example; scholars are taught about respect and tolerance through relationships and sex education.
In Personal Development lessons, scholars are taught about Parliament, the importance of voting and elections and the legal system in the UK.
Scholars are also taught about discrimination and how everyone should be treated with respect regardless of their background and characteristics.
In addition to Personal Development lessons, scholars are taught about these values as part of the wider Personal Development programme including our daily morning meetings.
Protected Characteristics
All scholars must have an understanding of the world they are growing up in, and learn how to live alongside, and show respect for, a diverse range of people.
Scholars are taught about the nine protected characteristics in an age-appropriate manner and how these are part of the Equality Act 2010. This helps scholars to identify discrimination towards themselves or others. Scholars are signposted to support available in school should this occur. This includes:
- Reporting to safeguarding: aad-concerns@astreadearne.org
- Designated Safeguarding Lead: francesca.poppleton@astreadearne.org
- Reporting via #itstopsnow campaign itstopsnow@astreadearne.org
- Speaking directly with Academic Year Leads and Pastoral Year Leads
Curriculum 2024-2025 Overview
Contact
If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact:
Mr Calverley (Assistant Principal: Personal Development)