PSHE
Curriculum Intent
The PSHE (RSE) Curriculum at Grace Academy Coventry seeks to provide a curriculum accessible by all and is shaped to the context of our Academy. The curriculum is structured to enhance our students’ personal growth, emotional wellbeing, appreciation of our British Values and Citizenship, as well as promoting Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural development. At Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 (Years 10 - 13), statutory RE is also delivered through this programme.
The Curriculum teaches the skills needed to help students navigate opportunities, responsibilities, and experiences of life. It develops the students’ knowledge and understanding of health and wellbeing, relationships, living and contributing to the wider world. It equips students to become confident and resilient learners to take a positive, active role in a diverse society. It provides students with the skills needed to stay safe within the community, as well as a safe environment within the Academy where they’re able to discuss a range of topics while enhancing SMSC development and cultural capital.
Developing from Year 7-Year 13, our spiral curriculum is age-appropriate whilst challenging, with topics developed and built upon to increase powerful knowledge. An example of this is teaching our students the importance of healthy relationships which is taught throughout KS3-KS5 through PSHE lessons, tutor sessions, assemblies, and enrichment lessons.
Our PSHE spiral curriculum is embedded within Personal Development which is delivered throughout everyday life at the Academy and is underpinned by our Grace Values of Amazing Grace, Mutual Respect, Genuine Integrity, Limitless Potential, and Intentional Excellence.
From September 2020, the Department for Education declared that all secondary age children will be taught Relationships, Sex and Health Education (“RSHE”). This is taught within our PSHE curriculum here at Grace Academy from Year 7 to Post-16. The PSHE education programme is reviewed regularly by the leadership team and is underpinned by our Academy’s Christian ethos and values.
We are committed to working with you as parents and believe that PSHE lessons are a safe and supportive space for students to learn about important topics that encourage happy and healthy lives.
If you have any questions about this or wish to discuss the option of withdrawing your child from this aspect of their education or would like to take part in a consultation about what will be delivered, please refer to our Relationships, Sex and Health Education Policy on our website: Grace Academy Coventry Policies and contact the Academy at: emilywilliams@graceacademy.org.uk to arrange a meeting with Mrs Williams and the Principal.
Curriculum content:
Attached are the curriculum maps which outline the sequence we use in order to structure our learning. If you would like to support your child's learning, we have attached links to Oak National Academy who provide lessons, activities and resources for commonly taught topics. Please use the curriculum map for this subject before visiting:
https://teachers.thenational.academy/subjects/rshe-pshe/key-stages/key-stage-2
https://teachers.thenational.academy/subjects/rshe-pshe/key-stages/key-stage-3
https://teachers.thenational.academy/subjects/citizenship/key-stages/key-stage-3
https://teachers.thenational.academy/subjects/rshe-pshe/key-stages/key-stage-4
https://teachers.thenational.academy/subjects/citizenship/key-stages/key-stage-4