PSHE and RE

RE & PSHE (RP) Curriculum.pdf

At Long Stratton High School, our PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic education) and RE (Religious Education) curriculum is designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and values they need to lead healthy, purposeful, and meaningful lives. Below is an overview of the curriculum, which highlights our commitment to fostering personal growth, ethical understanding, and respect for diversity.

Golden Threads

Key Questions

• RE: How does belief give us purpose?
• PSHE: What skills do I need to be a healthy, successful person?

Core Themes

• Personal and Interpersonal Development
  • Exploring values and boundaries: What are they, and how can they be justified?
  • Developing the skills to protect personal boundaries.
  • Asserting and respecting consent in all aspects of life.
• School Community
  • Understanding how to become a model citizen.
  • Preparing for future careers and achieving personal ambitions.
  • Upholding school values of ambition, kindness, respect, and integrity.
• Local and National Guidance
  • Embedding British Values: democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect, and tolerance.
  • Aligning with statutory and non-statutory curricula guidance.
  • Employing disciplinary lenses, including philosophy, social science, and theology.

Below is an example of some of the units we cover in our lessons. To see the full curriculum overview, please click on the link at the top of the page.

Year 7

• PSHE: What skills do I need to be happy and successful at Long Stratton High School? (Understanding how the school works and how to adapt.)
• RE: What is a worldview? Exploring how individuals and groups interpret the world around them.

Year 8

• PSHE: What skills do I need to stay safe and belong? Exploring safety, community, and belonging.
• RE: How do beliefs about death shape the purpose of life? Understanding how different religions and philosophies view death and its impact on life’s purpose.

Year 9

• PSHE: How can I have healthy relationships? Developing communication, empathy, and relationship skills.
• RE: Can life have purpose without religion? Examining secular and religious perspectives on purpose.

Year 10

• PSHE: How can I make healthy choices? Focus on physical and mental well-being, decision-making, and risk management.
• RE: Is the sanctity of life more important than the quality of life? Investigating ethical dilemmas and moral reasoning.

Year 11

• PSHE: How does money work? Learning financial literacy and planning for the future.
• RE: What do Christians believe about justice? Exploring Christian teachings on justice and how they apply to contemporary issues.

Embedding School Values and British Values

Throughout our curriculum, we emphasise the importance of:

• Ambition: Encouraging students to set and achieve personal and academic goals.
• Kindness: Fostering a supportive and inclusive school community.
• Respect: Valuing diversity and promoting mutual understanding.
• Integrity: Upholding ethical principles in thought and action.

We aim to prepare students not only for academic success but also for responsible citizenship and fulfilling lives. For more information, please contact the school office with the subject FAO: Head of RE and PSHE.