PSHE & Citizenship

Overview - Citizenship

At Key Stage 3 students learn about:

• the development of the political system of democratic government in the United Kingdom, including the roles of citizens, Parliament and the monarch
• the operation of Parliament, including voting and elections, and the role of political parties
• the precious liberties enjoyed by the citizens of the United Kingdom
• the nature of rules and laws and the justice system, including the role of the police and the operation of courts and tribunals
• the roles played by public institutions and voluntary groups in society, and the ways in which citizens work together to improve their communities, including opportunities to participate in school-based activities
• the functions and uses of money, the importance and practice of budgeting, and managing risk.

Overview - PSHE

At Key Stage 3 students learn about:

Curriculum Content

Assessment Criteria

Please find below the assessment benchmarks for PSHE. A child progresses across the grid when they demonstrate a deeper knowledge and wider range of skills in each assessment carried out during KS3 and 4.

Overview - Citizenship

At Key Stage 4 students learn about:

• parliamentary democracy and the key elements of the constitution of the United Kingdom, including the power of government, the role of citizens and Parliament in holding those in power to account, and the different roles of the executive, legislature and judiciary and a free press
• the different electoral systems used in and beyond the United Kingdom and actions citizens can take in democratic and electoral processes to influence decisions locally, nationally and beyond
• other systems and forms of government, both democratic and non-democratic, beyond the United Kingdom
• local, regional and international governance and the United Kingdom’s relations with the rest of Europe, the Commonwealth, the United Nations and the wider world
• human rights and international law
• the legal system in the UK, different sources of law and how the law helps society deal with complex problems
• diverse national, regional, religious and ethnic identities in the United Kingdom and the need for mutual respect and understanding
• the different ways in which a citizen can contribute to the improvement of his or her community, to include the opportunity to participate actively in community volunteering, as well as other forms of responsible activity
• income and expenditure, credit and debt, insurance, savings and pensions, financial products and services, and how public money is raised and spent.

Overview 

At Key Stage 5, students have 1 hour per fortnight of PSHE / Personal Development on their timetable. This is a core component of our Sixth Form curriculum. 

Curriculum Content

During the academic year, throughout curriculum subjects and via extra-curricular activities, students are provided with a wide range of enrichment opportunities to enhance their personal development. All students take part in days off timetable for cultural/enrichment activities, designed to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the Citizenship and PSHE themes and to develop essential skills for life beyond the classroom including careers and the opportunity to gain work experience.

At Queen's Park High School, we ensure that all of our students understand the fundamental British Values that underpin what it is to be a citizen in a modern and diverse Great Britain, valuing our community and celebrating diversity of the UK.

The values are: Democracy, Rule of Law, Respect and Tolerance and Individual Liberty.

Throughout the academic year, students will gain:

• an understanding of how citizens can influence decision-making through the democratic process;
• an appreciation that living under the rule of law protects individual citizens and is essential for their wellbeing and safety;
• an understanding that there is a separation of power between the executive and the judiciary, and that while some public bodies such as the police and the army can be held to account through Parliament, others such as the courts maintain independence;
• an understanding that the freedom to choose and hold other faiths and beliefs is protected in law;
• an acceptance that other people having different faiths or beliefs to oneself (or having none) should be accepted and tolerated, and should not be the cause of prejudicial or discriminatory behaviour.
• an understanding of the importance of identifying and combatting discrimination.

What does this mean?

Public bodies, including schools, are covered by the public sector equality duty in the Equality Act 2010 and the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011.

At Queen’s Park High School,  we take our obligation very seriously and ensure that all our students can take part as fully as possible in every aspect of school life. We identify any barriers to learning that they may have and then work to overcome these so that each child can fulfil their potential.

We strive to:

• Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct prohibited by the Equality Act 2010
• Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it
• Foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it.

Queen’s Park High School is committed to ensuring equality of provision throughout the school community.

• Inspiring Individuals • Empowering Minds • Defining Futures
   The Queen’s Park Way

The 'PSHE' Centre is a 'one stop shop' for students and parents to access resources and wesbites that link to the PSHE Curriculum. To access the information please click on the link below:

General information

• The PSHE association: http://www.pshe-association.org.uk/
• BBC learning zone: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/11_16/site/pshe.shtml
• Making Generation R: https://blesma.org/making-generation-r/the-resilience-sessions/ 

Drugs, smoking and alcohol education

• Talk to frank: http://www.talktofrank.com/?&gclid=CJehuJGM77MCFW_KtAodyVoAAw
• Hope UK: http://www.hopeuk.org/
• Kenward trust: http://kenwardtrust.org.uk/
• Drink aware: http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/
• NHS Smokefree: http://smokefree.nhs.uk/
• Quit smoking: http://www.quitbecause.org.uk/
• Drug free world: http://www.drugfreeworld.org/

Discrimination and prejudice

• Tackling racism: http://www.tackling-racism.co.uk/
• Homophobia: stonewall: http://www.stonewall.org.uk/at_home/sexual_orientation_faqs/2697.asp
• BBC challenging stereotypes: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/pshe_and_citizenship/personal_wellbeing/relationships/challenging_discrimination/

Safety

• Get safe online: http://www.getsafeonline.org/
• e-safety kent: http://www.kent.gov.uk/childrens_social_services/protecting_children/e-safety.aspx
• Think u know: http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/.
• Kent fire and rescue: http://www.kent.fire-uk.org/your_safety.aspx
• Think! Road safety: http://think.direct.gov.uk/
• Cyber mentors: http://www.cybermentors.org.uk/
• Brake road safety: http://www.brake.org.uk/

Mental Health

• Don’t call me crazy BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01b86w5
• Depression http://www.mind.org.uk/blog/8784_depression_the_enemy_within
• Male suicide http://www.mind.org.uk/blog/8560_worrying_statistics_show_an_increase_in_male_suicide
• Bipolar http://www.mind.org.uk/blog/9193_bipolar_disorder_and_me
• OCD http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23412085
• Mental wellbeing http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/Pages/improve-mental-wellbeing.aspx -
• Anxiety http://www.mind.org.uk/blog/8509_when_anxiety_kicks_in
• Young minds http://www.youngminds.org.uk/

Finance and Careers

• Natwest money sense: http://moneysense.natwest.com/schools/schools
• National careers service: https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/advice/Pages/default.aspx
• Connexions: http://www.connexions-tameside.com/

Bereavement

• Child bereavement http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/bereavement/Pages/children-bereavement.aspx
• Bereavement http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/bereavement/Pages/coping-with-bereavement.aspx.
• Losing someone life story.http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/bereavement/Pages/sarah-phillips-bereavement-story.aspx

Sexual Abuse

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/i-never-said-yes-jane-s-story-juries-in-courts/14375.html
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/i-never-said-yes-attitudes-towards-sex-and-what-men-think/14372.html
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/i-never-said-yes-attitudes-towards-sex-and-what-men-think/14372.html
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/i-never-said-yes-laura-s-story-partner-rape/14373.html
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/i-never-said-yes-natalie-s-story-gang-rape-and-the-role-of-the-police/14374.html

Self Harm

• Self Harm http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/coping-with-self-harm/11900.html
• Mind http://www.mind.org.uk/mental_health_a-z/8006_self-harm
• Harmless: http://www.harmless.org.uk/