Year 7
Year 7
Purpose:
Knowledge
Empowerment & Emotional Maturity
Staying Safe online and offline (Theme: Staying safe online and offline) * Delivery begins in January 2021 due to remote learning
Politics, Parliament & Me (Theme: Rights, Responsibilities and British Values)
This theme will support students to prepare for the changes that This theme will support students to prepare for some of the are ahead of them, both academically, as we welcome them into physical and emotional changes that will begin to occur during year 7, and personally. puberty.
This theme will support students to recognise the importance of staying safe digitally as well as staying safe offline.
This theme will support students to gain an understanding into the UK Parliament, Politics across Britain and support them in becoming knowledgeable, active citizens.
Building on empowerment, students will continue to learn about themselves, asking questions and challenging perceptions. This theme will allow students the opportunity to learn about puberty, the physical, social and emotional changes. Students will be encouraged to take care of themselves by learning about oral health and personal hygiene. Emotional Maturity will be further developed here, with students linking puberty to transitions in their lives.
Students will learn about the risks to their safety, online and offline such as online gaming, grooming and county lines. Students will learn how to protect themselves from these risks and in turn promote students in being empowered to seek support and report any concerns they may have.
Students will discuss their role as a young person, as a student as and a citizen. They will learn about British Values and how they can embed them and how they can be used to promote independence (Democracy for example). Learning about becoming an active citizen will allow students to investigate how they can be empowered to make a change in the world
Students will investigate the importance of being independent, adaptable and resilient. They will learn about the impact of stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination. Students will also learn how it is important to celebrate who they are and to take care of themselves.
Students will learn how to become empowered in managing their friendships and relationships and analyse the impact this will have on them in future relationships as they mature and enter adulthood. Students will also learn about the importance of taking care of themselves.
Students will be learning about body development which will support them in understanding their personal identity and gain support in becoming responsible for their behaviours and actions during puberty. Students will discover how important it is to be supportive of peers and have an understanding of how puberty impacts people differently.
Students will discuss the benefits and risk of online gaming and social media. And consider what responsibilities they have in keeping themselves safe. By doing this students will analyse how personal safety can seek to reduce criminal activity such as 'fake accounts and grooming'.
Students will investigate their role within LECA, considering student voice, house system and the behaviour system. Students will critically think about their morals and values and how they are going to be responsible for voting in the near future.
Students will explore their identities and investigate what 'identity' means to them. Students will investigate the role of The Equality Act 2010 and consider their morals and values when it comes to diversity and equality. This will promote students to challenge their perceptions and discuss how they can promote inclusivity and the potential impact this could have.
Students will be learning about the idea of "Being positive" and how it supports their development as a young person and how it can help shape them in their adult years. Students will also be learning about "what does it mean to e a man in 2021?"
Students will learn about puberty and be introduced to The Equality Act 2010 (9 Protected Characteristics). This will support students in learning how they are protected by the Law during all stages in their life. As part of this students will learn about FGM and be encouraged to advocate for change, criminalising FGM globally.
Discussing how the world of technology is changing, students will learn about Laws such as GDPR and explore safeguarding responsibilities. Students will analyse how keeping themselves safe has the potential to improve the communities that they live in.
Students will discuss a range of questions which will seek to support them in being able to be advocates for diversity, within their school community and beyond. Students will investigate a range of historical and current campaigns which seek to promote equality
Students will be learning about the importance and legal definitions of Consent and Boundaries. This will encourage students to investigate the potential they have to advocate for individuals in unhealthy friendships/ relationships. Students will also investigate mental health within males.
Students will champion diversity, be respectful and enthusiastic to make a positive change within themselves and their communities. Students will learn the benefits globally by being a positive and INSPIRED citizen.
Students will learn how to question themselves on what it means to have INSPIRED qualities within friendships and how this links to being respectful and feeling safe.
Students will continue to embark on developing their life skills, learning Students will continue learning and embedding life skills, with an the importance of being able to problem solve, be innovative and make emphasis on leadership, decision making and problem solving.. positive decisions.
Public speaking will enable students to analyse and debate the importance of celebrating diversity and inclusion. This will allow students to investigate the importance of teamwork.
Students will develop core life skills such as being innovative, being positive and being resilient. By doing this students will learn key skills in taking care of themselves within a friendship/ relationship
Students will be given a scenario and or questions and will be asked to consider their journey within PSHE and how they can apply their Puberty magazine article knoweldge outside of school and into the future. (Aspect of Star Anaysis)
Students will be given a scenario and or questions and will be asked Students will be given a scenario and or questions and will be asked to to consider their journey within PSHE and how they can apply their consider their journey within PSHE and how they can apply their knoweldge outside of school and into the future. (Aspect of Star knoweldge outside of school and into the future. (Aspect of Star Anaysis) Anaysis)
Students will be given a scenario and or questions and will be asked to consider their journey within PSHE and how they can apply their knoweldge outside of school and into the future. (Aspect of Star Anaysis)
Students will be given a scenario and or questions and will be asked to consider their journey within PSHE and how they can apply their knoweldge outside of school and into the future. (Aspect of Star Anaysis)
Reflection and creativity task (Infographic task) & Confidence checker
Online poster & Confidence Checker (remote assessment)
Group work task: Creating a magazine article on diversity and equality
Poem - This is me.
Welcoming students to secondary school will enable students to learn what is needed to take care of themselves during different transition periods and events that will occur in their life, including their recent move to LECA. During this students will be demonstrating their resilience in becoming a secondary school student by developing new friendships and support networks.
Students will begin to explore what the term 'identity means' and will learn about what makes them unique and what they have in common with other young people their age. Students will begin to Personal Identity and Responsibilities (personal and legal) explore what personal responsibilities they are going to have during their time at LECA, considering the importance of school, exams and beyond
Global Citizen and Contributing to the world
Assessment
Puberty & Body Development (Theme: Health and Wellbeing)
Managing Change (Theme: Life beyond School)
Students will learn about the importance of sleep and relaxation and the impact of sleeping patterns. This will be the first step at LECA, for year 7 to understand global challenges that Young People face. They will begin to explore how they can contribute to the world by taking care of themselves and their peers.
INSPIRED
Students will champion Diversity in this unit by learning how Students will be exposed to INSPIRED and what it means at LECA. physical, social and emotional changes can impact a young person Throughout their learning journey students will demonstrate being during puberty. Discussions around LGBTQ+ will facilitate students in INSPIRED. For this theme, students will focus on diversity and being understanding how they can be INSPIRED in championing diversity progress driven. at LECA and beyond.
Life Skills
Students will be introduced to Life Skills and how PSHE will support them in developing their life skills. Students will demonstrate their abilities of the various life skills including public speaking, being organised and staying positive.
(The question) Who am I and where do my views sit? Learning Demonstrations (Quizzing) Life Skills
Ever changing world
Careers
Challenging Perceptions
Oracy
Practitioner Exposure Repertoire
Written assessment - blog post & Confidence Checker
Persuasive speech & Confidence Checker
Friendships, Respect & Relationships (Theme: Relationships and Sex Education)
This theme will support students to have an appreciation of the This theme will promote the importance of positive friendships, respect multicultural society they live in. It will encourage students to and relationships to support students in their development as consider their identity as well as understand challenges that individuals individual face as a result of prejudice and discrimination
In each unit the students will be asked to complete a reflective piece In each unit the students will be asked to complete a reflective piece In each unit the students will be asked to complete a reflective In each unit the students will be asked to complete a reflective piece of of writing in which they consider how they have developed their "life of writing in which they consider how they have developed their "life piece of writing in which they consider how they have developed writing in which they consider how they have developed their "life skills" skills" skills" their "life skills"
In each unit the students will be asked to complete a reflective piece In each unit the students will be asked to complete a reflective piece of of writing in which they consider how they have developed their "life writing in which they consider how they have developed their "life skills" skills"
Students will be exposed to real life issues, case studies and have their knowledge of the world broadened. This means that students Students will be given the opportunity to discuss identity (gender will have the opportunity to develop an understanding of the moral, and sexual orientation). This will be delivered by using a diverse social and cultural issues that exist in the world. References to the range of resources and materials. local area, as well as national and international issues will be covered
Students will be exposed to real life issues, case studies and have their knowledge of diversity expanded. They will study stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination - looking at the impact it has on society today
Students will be exposed to education and risks around online gaming (such as Fortnite) as well as issues such as gangs and county lines. Links will be made to local and national issues.
Students will opened up to the world of politics, laws and political parties. They will discover some of the key issues facing the world. This will be delivered by using relevant and current news articles.
Friendships can be ever changing and students will study the importance of friendships as well as the boundaries required to make them successful. Being a man in 2021 will cover key issues of emotional wellbeing and the importance of everyone being able to express themselves.
Students will have the opportunity to consider their own sense of wellbeing, their futures and support networks available to them.
Students will gain awareness of puberty and what changes they will Students will have the opportunity to delve into personal identity and personally go through, as well as the changes that their peers will go privacy settings online. Developing an awareness of how to stay safe through online and offline Being aware of 'fake profiles'
Students will develop and awareness of what is important to them, Students will be given the opportunity to consider their own identity developing their speaking skills and being mindful of what local, Growth mindset and positive wellbeing will be the focus as well as developing empathy skills for those around them. national and international issues there currently are.
Students will be able to consider future pathways, including leaving school, further/ higher education and career opportunities.
Links to health and wellbeing careers will be made (School Nurse, Health Clinics, Wellbeing/ Counselling roles) Students will forge links to physical and emotional changes that entail puberty and beyond. This will allow them to be mindful and respectful of their peers, now and in the future.
Students will be exposed to staff that support young people in their Careers within politics and transferable skills such as public speaking journey to adulthood - Young People's Worker, Kite Trust. This will and debating. COVID-19 Dependent - guest speaker result in an awareness of job roles. Students will also be developing interpersonal skills required for working life.
Cultural Capital
Self awareness
Students will continue to develop their life skills, with the focus being on public speaking - students will learn how their voice can advocate for young people without a voice. Students will also learn how to be effective team members by being respectful and being effective when working in teams.
Analysing the risks posed to Young People, including themselves students will learn how being INSPIRED can support them in being successful in the future. They will be progress driven in keeping themselves safe and be innovative in adapting to new challenges that may arise.
Students will investigate UK government and political parties as well as having the opportunity to create their own political party. This will enable students to learn about their role within society and develop their knowledge of how to become an active citizen. In turn students will discuss current campaigns and consider the impact of being involved in these. Students will be progress driven when considering how politics and parliament have the power to impact their future, Moreover, they will be enthusiastic when learning about how they can be INSPIRED and make a change to their own lives. They will develop being independent and developing their own opinions whilst being respectful to their peers.
Celebrating Differences (Theme: Celebrating Diversity and Equality)
Students will consider how online gaming and technology could lead to future careers within cyber security and roles yet unknown. They will also consider the negative impact that cyberbullying can have on mental health, which at times, results in being unable to work.
Students will be opened to the importance of boundaries and self respect key within the field of work.
Students will begin to consider how they are part of a community and the impact it has on themselves and their local community. Students will be encouraged to challenge their perceptions through Students will be encouraged to challenge their perceptions through the use of "just a thought slides" and classroom discussions and the use of "just a thought slides" and classroom discussions and debates debates
Students will be exploring those most likely to be 'groomed' and then Students will break down the stereotypes of politics and parliament Students will challenge the perceptions of mental health, especially within challenge the stereotypes often portrayed in the media. Students will Challenging perceptions on stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination and be exposed to real life issues and be encouraged to find males. They will also consider the issues of consent and boundaries in all be encouraged to challenge their perceptions through the use of "just a (including islamophobia) solutions to these. forms of relationships thought slides" and classroom discussions and debates
Students will begin to develop confidence in using specific terminology in PSHE (this is their first unit). Students will focus on Students will focus on embedding a range of specific vocabulary embedding a range of specific vocabulary throughout their written throughout their written work and oral discussions. In addition to work and oral discussions. In addition to this a range of debates and this a range of debates and discussions will be embedded. discussions will be embedded.
Legal terminology will be introduced and students will become familiar with this and be able to apply this to their classroom discussions as well Students will begin to develop their political oracy skills which will as within their written work. Students will focus on embedding a range be required when creating a political party and developing their of specific vocabulary throughout their written work and oral manifesto. discussions. In addition to this a range of debates and discussions will be embedded.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary
World Health Organisation, UK government
ICT lessons (online safety), CEOP
MP's, Prime Minister, local party leaders (guest speaker - COVID19?)
Case studies, Research (current and previous studies), BLM . Guest speaker (COVID-19?)
Case studies, K.S - Young People's Worker
Amaze.org, Kooth, Headspace, Young Minds
FGM - The laws around the world, Brook, Amaze.org
CEOP, Laws, GDPR 2018
Laws, Office National Statistics, Local news reports/ case studies
Laws, charities
Young Minds, Kooth
PSHE - Curriculum Map WEB UPDATE.xlsx
Developing their oracy skills, students will be able to participate in Students will focus on embedding a range of specific vocabulary throughout debates and classroom discussions. Students will also be researching their written work and oral discussions. In addition to this a range of case studies to support with this. debates and discussions will be embedded.