P.D.S WALTON HIGH SCHOOL

What is PDS? Personal Social Health Economic EDUCATION Sex and Relationships Drugs education Alcohol Awareness Careers Anti Bullying Cultural awareness Life Skills Politics Managing finances

Why do we teach it? Preparing for life – not just for exams. The National Curriculum in England KS3 and 4 framework document published September 2013 says: 2.1 Every state-funded school must offer a curriculum which is balanced and broadly based and which: promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at the school and of society, and prepares pupils at the school for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life. 2.3 All state schools are also required to make provision for a daily act of collective worship and must teach religious education to pupils at every key stage and sex and relationship education to pupils in secondary education. 2.5 All schools should make provision for personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE)

How do we teach it at Walton? Wednesday 23 RD October – AM x 4 Thursday 28 th November – PM x 2 Tuesday 28 th January – AM x 4 Wednesday 12 th March - AM x 2 Friday 23 rd May – AM x 4 Monday 23 rd June AM x 4 Monday 14 th July AM x 2

What are your children going to learn and experience? Year 7 – ON CAMP Year 8 – Staffs University Research Year 9 – Crime and Punishment. Y.O.T presentation Year 10 – Reforming the Criminal Justice System Apprentice style competition Year 11 – ‘managing stress’ and revision techniques. Workshops – Yoga, CV’s, mock interviews, careers in the MOD etc… Year 12 – Industry Day – Youth Centre Year 13 – UCAS PDS 1 – 23 rd October 2013

Work experience and careers. Are you able to come in and share your expertise? Talk to your children at home about PSHE issues… How can you get involved?

Alcohol Awareness Project February 2013 – Initial meeting – Healthy attitudes NOT prohibition! April 2013 – Radio interviews and BBC Breakfast News BBC Breakfast News Now it’s your turn to get involved! PARENTS FORUM – If you would like to be involved in this please me on