P.S.H.E. at Reigate Grammar School

What is ‘Personal, Social and Health Education’?

Topics include:

- Personal Relationships

- Health and Safety

- Social Awareness

- Personal Management

Why is P.S.H.E. taught at R.G.S?

Through P.S.H.E. pupils are taught:

1. To develop mutual respect and support

2. To think about issues and make informed opinions

3. Be aware of and care for others and the environment

4. To talk about feelings and be sensitive to the feelings of others

5. Be constructively critical and questioning

6. Be responsible for their behaviour and learning

7. To think about, assess and develop their potential

How does it fit into the timetable?

Students in the 1^st to 3^rd form have one lesson a week and are taught by their Form Tutors throughout the year. Topics are as follows:

	1st	2nd	3rd
Autumn Term	- Settling in - Class ethos - Study skills - Bullying - Responsibility	- Class ethos - Self awareness - Friendship - Growing up – relationships, marriage and conception	- Class ethos - Social skills - Peer pressure - Making judgements
Spring Term	- Personal safety - Smoking - Growing up - puberty	- Drugs – emphasis on alcohol - Social awareness - Pollution	- Consideration of others - Growing up – relationships, contraception and STIs
Summer Term	- Exam techniques - Family - Evaluation	- Exam techniques - Health + fitness profile - Evaluation	- Exam techniques - Self control - Drugs – emphasis on recreational drugs - Evaluation

Expert guest speakers come to each year group to supplement teaching by the form tutors.

1^st Year – Road Safety

2^nd Year – Alcohol and Personal Safety

3^rd Year – Drugs, Self Esteem and Conception

Students in the 4^th and 5^th form have one lesson a week. They follow a ‘carousel’ system and have 12 weeks with each of three different teachers. Topics are as follows:

Sensitive Issues	Health Issues	Citizenship
- Refugees and Asylum Seekers - Rights and Responsibilities - Miscarriages of Justice - Protest and Freedom of Speech - Racism - Sexual Harassment - Disability Awareness - Sexuality	- Sex - Contraception - Abortion - STIs - HIV and AIDS - Skin - Alcohol - Testicular Cancer - Eating Disorders and Self Harm - Anxiety / Depression	- Politics - Parliament - The Courts - Citizenship - Crime and Punishment - Offensive Weapons - Parenting

N.B. Topics in ORANGE are taught by guest speakers. Below are some recent photographs from a talk on HIV / AIDS.

Where can I get more information on topics studied?

Below are some government sponsored web sites which students might find useful. While they have been viewed by teaching staff, the school is not responsible for the material or advice listed.

Key Stage 3 www.lifebytes.gov.uk/

Key Stage 4 www.mindbodysoul.gov.uk/

General www.teenagehealthfreak.org/