In Year 7, students study the following topics of the Relationships and Sex Education curriculum, :

How does the law impact upon relationships?

• Marriage 
• Hate Crimes
• Sexting

What are respectful relationships?

• Positive and healthy friendships
• Types of bullying
• Different ethic, national and religious identities

Intimate and sexual relationships. Health and Wellbeing

• Characteristics and positives of one-to-one relationships
• Exercise and mental health
• Puberty and emotional changes including menstrual wellbeing

Online and the Media. LQBTQ rights and issues

• Rights, responsibilities and opportunities online
• Challenging homophobia
• Physical Health: dental and sun safety

Being safe and how the UK works

• Forced marriage
• Honour-based violence
• Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
• Why is community important?

Families

• Roles and responsibilities of parents in bringing up children
• Dealing with bereavement
• First aid

Students also study the following topics from the Personal, Social, Health and Economic curriculum:

• Democracy

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Year 7 MTP 4

Year 7 MTP 5

Year 7 MTP 6

In Year 8, students study the following topics from the PD curriculum:

How does the law impact on relationships?

• Sexuality and sexual orientation
• Gender identity
• Criminal exploitation
• FGM (Female Genital Mutilation)

Citizenship

• Democracy

PSHE

• Dangers of alcohol and smoking

What are respectful relationships?

• Respect and tolerance
• Who can be impacted by a lack of respect and tolerance
• Equality in Britain

Intimate and sexual relationship

• Peer pressure (including gambling)
• Sexting

Health and wellbeing

• Mental health issues
• Puberty and emotional changes

Online and media 

• Online risks
• How is information and data shared and used online?

LQBTQ rights and issues

• Challenging homophobia

Being safe

• Emotional abuse
• Physical and sexual abuse

The UK

• How can you contribute to the wider community?

Families

• Trustworthiness

PSHE

• First aid
• Dealing with bereavement

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Year 8 MTP 6

In Year 9, students study the following topics from the PD curriculum:

How does the law impact on relationships?

• Dangers of pornography
• Violence against women and girls
• Consent
• Law in the UK
• Law and the use and misuse of legal and illegal substances

What are respectful relationships?

• Ending a relationship
• Managing conflict
• Contraception
• Holding those in power to account

Intimate and sexual relationships

• Positive relationships
• Intimacy in relationships

Health and wellbeing

• Mental health and wellbeing
• Puberty and emotional changes

Online and media

• Sharing material with others online

LQGTQ issues

• Coming out in sport
• Gender neutral fashion

Being safe

• Sexual consent
• Sexual exploitation

UK Law

• The rule of law

Families

• Marriage
• Long term relationships
• The rule of law and wellbeing and safety

PSHE

• First aid

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Year 9 MTP 5

Year 9 MTP 6

In Year 10, students study the following topics:

• Substance misuse and the issues it can cause
• Criminal gangs and exploitation of children
• The positives and negatives of democracy in the UK

What are respectful relationships?

• Sexual harassment
• Criminal relationships
• Britain's relationship with the EU
• Britain's relationship with the UN

Intimate and Sexual Relationships

• Pregnancy as a significant life choice
• Fertility and routes to parenthood

Health and Wellbeing

• Puberty and emotional changes
• Addictive behaviours (social media and gaming)

Online and Media

• Impacts of viewing harmful content
• Relationships and our health
• STIs

LQBTQ Right and Issues

• LQBTQ+ History Month
• LGBTQ+ community and discrimination

Being safe and how the UK works

• Sexual encounters and assumptions
• Communication, respect and consent
• Influencing decision-making through democratic process
• Cosmetic and aesthetic procedures - the risks

Families

• Committed relationships - happiness, healthy and unhealthy relationships
• Domestic violence
• First aid

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Year 10 MTP 6

In Year 11, students study the following topics from the Relationships and Sex Education curriculum:

• Abortion
• The dangers of extremism and radicalisation in the UK
• Types of government around the world
• Stereotypes and relationships
• The media and relationships
• Pornography and damage to relationships
• Cultural harmony and its importance
• Britain's relationship with the Commonwealth

Intimate and Sexual Relationships

• Contraception
• STIs and fertility
• Consent

Health and Wellbeing

• First Aid

Online and Media

• Binge drinking
• Smoking
• E-cigarettes
• Staying healthy - using the NHS

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Year 11 MTP 4

In Year 12, students study the following topics:

Personal Finance:

• Taxes and the UK
• Banks, Building Societies and Money
• Types of Employment
• P45 and P60
• Different types of debt
• Income and State benefits
• Role of Trade unions & Employment Rights
• Types of Insurance and Assurance

Health & Wellbeing:

• Exploring Heath & Wellbeing
• Cholesterol Levels & Healthy Consumption
• Vaccinations & Immunity
• Healthy Eating Habits
• Dental Hygiene and Tooth decay
• Exploring Different Eating Disorders
• Managing stress in daily situations and school

Health, Safety & Diversity: 

• Diversity and Equality in the UK
• Toxic Masculinity & men
• Knife Crime and Society
• Managing my Anger and frustrations
• How is Cancer diagnosed?
• Medical Ethics & Blood donations

Drugs & Risk Education

• Alcohol Safety
• Substance misuse
• Drugs and their effects
• Synthetic Cannabinoids
• England and Wales drug classifications
• LSD Explored
• MDMA and Ecstasy Explored (Drug user  Documentaries)

Positive Wellbeing 

• Dealing with Depression
• Stress and Exam Performance
• Dealing with anxiety
• Fears, Phobias and Anxiety
• Sleep hygiene and mental health
• Promoting emotional wellbeing
• Resilience and growing up

Destinations: 

• Introduction to Careers – “What is your dream job?”
• How do we define a “good job”?
• Labour Market Information (LMI)
• Unifrog
• Researching your next steps
• Personal Statements
• Transferrable Skills
• Finding a job
• Social Media and Employment
• LinkedIn
• Networking
• Volunteering
• Work Experience
• Preparing for Work Experience
• Work Experience Placement
• University Assessment Approaches
• New Uni, Red Brick, Russell Group & Oxbridge
• UCAS Application

In Year 13, students study the following topics:

 Personal Finance:

• Payment methods used in the UK
• Managing a household budget game 
• Borrowing money and the risks
• Value for money and Making more of it
• Going abroad and understanding foreign currency
• Inflation and our pockets
• Calculating foreign exchange rates

Emotional Wellbeing : 

• Causes of Mental Health
• Looking after yourself first
• Importance of Physical health & Exercise
• Improving body image & Exploring Appearance ideals
• Stress and Life Events, exercise and Sleep
• Striking a balance in life

Relationships & Sex Education:

• Porn and its impact on society
• Fertility and what impacts it
• Alcohol and Bad Choices
• Importance of  Sexual Health
• Revisiting contraception
• STIs
• Respect & Relationships
• (Menstrual Charting)

Drugs & Risk Education:

• Drug classifications and groups
• Festivals, drugs and Nitrous Oxide
• Cannabis products explored
• The War on Drugs
• New Psychoactive Substances – NPS Drugs
• GHB the date Rape Drug – Beware!

Destinations:

• Introduction to Careers – “What is your dream job?”
• How do we define a “good job”?
• Labour Market Information (LMI)
• University and Beyond
• Unifrog
• UCAS Choose a course
• UCAS Admissions Tests
• Interviews
• Student finance
• Tracking application
• Responding to offers
• Clearing & adjustment
• Preparing for your studies

Maths: 

At key stage 3 finance is taught in mathematics through problem solving, ratios, proportion and rates of change. The programme of study for mathematics identifies the following: Key Stage 3 (11-14 years):

• students will develop their use of formal mathematical knowledge to interpret and solve problems in financial mathematics
• use standard units of money including decimal qualities
• solve problems involving percentage change, including: percentage increase, decrease and original value problems and simple interest in financial mathematics
• use compound units such as unit pricing to solve problems.

Personal Development & Destinations: 

Throughout the personal development & destinations curriculums the following on finance is covered: 

• the functions and uses of money, the importance and practice of budgeting and managing risk.
• about the skills and qualities required to engage in enterprise, including seeing opportunity, managing risk, marketing productivity, understanding the concept of quality, cash flow and profit
•  to assess and manage risk in relation to financial decisions that young people might make
•  to explore social and moral dilemmas about the use of money, (including how the choices students make as consumers affect other people’s economies and environments)

Key Stage 3 Financial Education Topics   

All Sessions are based on Barclays Life Skills: Understanding and Managing Money & Taking Control of saving, debt and credit 

Year 7   

1. Recognising your money personality
2. Needs and wants
3. Planning for a big purchase

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Year 8   

1. Making ends meet
2. Value for money
3. Managing Money

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Year 9 

1. Opening a bank account 
2. Reading a bank statement
3. Savings habits  

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Maths: 

At key stage 4 finance is taught in mathematics through problem solving, ratios, proportion and rates of change. The programme of study for mathematics identifies the following: Key Stage 4 (14-16 years):

• students will develop their use of formal mathematical knowledge to interpret and solve problems, including in financial contexts.

Personal Development & Destinations: 

Building on KS3 students will  have the opportunity to learn:

• about income and expenditure, credit and debt, insurance, saving and pensions, financial products and services, and how public money is raised and spent.
• to recognise and manage the influences on their financial decisions (including managing risk, planning for expenditure, understanding debt and gambling in all its forms)
• to be a critical consumer of goods and services (including financial services) and recognise the wider impact of their purchasing choices.

Key Stage 4 Financial Education Sessions: 

All Sessions are based on Barclays Life Skills: Understanding and Managing Money & Taking Control of saving, debt and credit 

Year 10

1. Fraud and Identity theft
2. Financial risk and security:  "How risky?"
3.  Financial risk and security: "Insure or save?"

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These topics are delivered via our Money Matters Morning WB: 10th July

Year 11

1. Budgeting and planning for the future
2. Savings and Credit
3. Salaries and Payslips

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