PSHE, Mental Health and Wellbeing at Bishops Issue No. 5 | April 2022
We are delighted to bring you the next edition of our newsletter - keeping you updated with the PSHE, Mental Health and Wellbeing topics students will be studying this half-term. If you have any queries or wish to discuss anything further please let us know. Miss C. Robinson Co-ordinator of PSHE, Curriculum Area Leader of Religious Education Miss E. Palmer SENCO/Mental Health Lead
PERSONAL, SOCIAL, HEALTH, ECONOMIC (PSHE) PSHE Dates this Half Term Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 will have five one-hour PSHE sessions. The dates for these sessions are: Friday Friday Friday Friday
29th April 6th May 13th May 20th May
Friday 27th May
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Period 5
A reminder message will be sent home before each session. Please ensure students bring their PSHE (pink) exercise books to school ready for the session. Students should follow their normal timetable and arrive at their usual classrooms.
PSHE Topics This Half-Term During the first half of the Spring Term Years 7-9 will explore a 'Relationships' topic and Year 10 will study a 'Wider World' topic. Additionally each year group will study some safety sessions affecting our local area. Year 11 will have some 'Finance' sessions and time for revision:
Year 7
Building Positive Relationships (including sessions on self-esteem, good friendships, safe relationships and romance). Water Safety.
Year 8
Identity and Relationships (including sessions on consent and safe relationships). Railway and Water Safety.
Year 9
Intimate Relationships (Including sessions on consent, contraception and STI’s). Railway Safety.
External Speakers Involved
Most PSHE sessions this half-term will be delivered by the students usual class teachers, but there will be external speakers and agencies involved as follows: Y8 will be taking part in a workshop called ‘Captured’ which is delivered by the police. This explores the law, risks and consequences of taking, storing or sharing explicit images. Y9 and Y10 will watch a presentation delivered by the Lancashire Sexual Health Team. Y9 will also take part in a CPR workshop delivered by the British Heart Foundation.
Year 10 Wider World (Including sessions on Multiculturalism, Fake News, Extremism and Radicalisation). Railway Safety. Year 11
Finance sessions. Time for independent revision.
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