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PSHE

At St Matthias Park we aim to provide students with access to a Personal Social and Health education curriculum that enables them to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to keep themselves healthy and safe, and prepare for life and work in modern Britain.

KS3/KS4

Our Programme of Study for PSHE develops skills and attributes such as resilience, self-esteem, risk-management, teamworking and critical thinking within the context of students’ learning which is grouped into three core themes:

  • Physical and Mental Health and wellbeing
  • Healthy Relationships
  • Living in the wider world

PSHE at St Matthias has a key role to play in promoting student wellbeing and safeguarding them from risk. Our curriculum is designed to maximise opportunities for students to develop awareness and understanding of key issues that can affect their wellbeing and safety through the exploration of key safeguarding issues within the curriculum at both KS3 and KS4.

These topics include:

  • Bullying, including cyberbullying and prejudice-based bullying
  • Harmful sexual behaviours and child on child abuse
  • Racist, disabilist, and homophobic or transphobic abuse
  • Radicalisation and extremist behaviour
  • Child Sexual Exploitation
  • Sexting and inappropriate use of Social Media.
  • Substance misuse
  • Gang activity and youth violence
  • Domestic violence
  • Female genital mutilation
  • Forced marriage
  • Mental Health