RSHE Curriculum

RSHE KS5 Curriculum Overview

What is the KS5 RSHE curriculum aiming to achieve?

Our curriculum is challenging and ambitious and designed to give all students the knowledge and cultural capital they need to succeed in life beyond KS5. Our curriculum is planned and sequenced

ensuring that topics are revisited. By the end of key stage 5, many young people will leave home for the first time and live independently, possibly in distant locations. There is a balance throughout this Programme of Study between preparing students to manage their current lives and laying the foundations for managing future experiences. As students progress through the key stages, this balance shifts towards teaching related to young people’s current experiences. The RSHE education programme in key stage 5 ensures students continue to learn about issues with real-life relevance to them, at a crucial transition point in their lives. The learning opportunities at key stage 5 assume that students have already covered those in key stage 4. However, students entering key stage 5 from different feeder schools may bring a range of experience and understanding, so learning opportunities in key stage 4 will be revisited and reinforced through learning that ‘connects’ it to contexts that are relevant to this age group, such as the workplace.

Our curriculum will ensure that students will enjoy challenge and will show thought and resilience when faced with application questions. Our curriculum empowers students to have a greater appreciation and awareness of related issues in the world around them.

What do we want our KS5 students to be like?

How are we building on prior learning?

How can parents/carers support their child’s learning?

Our students are able to articulate their knowledge and thinking in many different ways
Our students are curious and will understand how theory is applied to real life and the wider world.
To have the skills and strategies to confidently manage transitional life phases
to recognise when they, or others, need support with their mental health and effective strategies to address difficulties and promote wellbeing
to take responsibility for monitoring personal health and wellbeing
how to maintain work-life balance,
to manage personal safety
to recognise and engage in healthy relationships
to be confident and well equipped for Living in the wider world- choices and pathways, careers and finances

Using lessons to check on retention of prior learning

Introducing linked concepts that build on prior learning

Learning opportunities in key stage 4 will be revisited and reinforced through learning that ‘connects’ it to contexts that are relevant to this age group, such as the workplace.

Accessing the programme online and discussing key topics at home
Attending KS5 ‘futures’ events
Contributing to the futures programme
Attending workshops and online seminars

How are we organising the KS5 RSHE curriculum?

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Topics

Health

Relationships

Living in the Wider World

Health

Relationships

Living in the Wider World

Health

Relationships

Living in the Wider World

Health

Relationships

Living in the Wider World

Health

Relationships

Living in the Wider World

Health

Relationships

Living in the Wider World

Threshold Concepts

R5 L2

R9 L3

R11 L5

R12

H10

R11 L8

R12 L13

R13 L14

R15

H11

H12

H13

R11 L13

R12 L14

R13 L15

R18

R20

H15

H16

R15 L15

R20 L21

R21

H13

H15

R5 L24

R9 L25

R11

H20

H21

R12 L24

R13 L25

R15

H20

H21

H23

Skills

Evaluation

Discussion

Analysis of sources

Independent research

Group Work

Evaluation

Discussion

Analysis of sources

Independent research

Group Work

Evaluation

Discussion

Analysis of sources

Independent research

Group Work

Evaluation

Discussion

Analysis of sources

Independent research

Group Work

Evaluation

Discussion

Analysis of sources

Independent research

Group Work

Evaluation

Discussion

Analysis of sources

Independent research

Group Work

Enrichment within

the curriculum

Guest Speakers

Trips to universities/ careers and apprenticeship fairs

Spotlight on careers talks

Classroom support and assemblies delivered to lower KS

Cross curricular links

English – Discussions and debates

Maths –analysis tools to interpret information.

Religious Studies/History - Links to other cultures and their development.

Science – Health and well being

Psychology- Relationships and mental health

SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural development of pupils [including British values])

Social/community cohesion

Citizenship

Extra-curricular opportunities

Work Experience

Delivery of material to the lower KS

Mock interviews

What are the intended outcomes of the KS5 RSHE curriculum?
	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Opportunities to show progress	Discussions Class questions Class activities UCAS and Futures	Discussions Class questions Class activities UCAS and Futures	Discussions Class questions Class activities UCAS and Futures	Discussions Class questions Class activities UCAS and Futures	Discussions Class questions Class activities UCAS and Futures	Discussions Class questions Class activities UCAS and Futures
Impact on personal development (SMSC)	Relationships Health Staying Safe Living in The Wider World
Preparation for the next stage of education	Guest speakers and trips to motivate, inspire and enthuse students. Career information is displayed in the classrooms and careers links on the webpage and SF block. Students are provided with and encouraged to use resources. Information displays in SF block (Health and well- being, staying safe and relationships) Staff direct all students to supra curricular activities related to the subject.