Topic 2 Year 9 PSHE & Citizenship
| PSHE & Citizenship | |||
| Topic | Life - Setting Goals | ||
| No of lessons | 7 | ||
| When is it happening | Autumn 2 | ||
| What will students learn |
How does knife crime impact on our communities, why do teens get involved and what are the consequences? How does the law deal with young offenders? How can we be self-disciplined to achieve our aims at school and in the wider world? Employability Skills – preparing for and applying to the world of work and careers What other skills do we need to develop for the work environment? What does it mean to be ‘enterprising’ and what is an ‘enterprising personality?’ What is sustainability and why is this essential to our environment? |
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| Key Knowledge that students should know at the end of 'Topic' | This is the knowledge that students will meet for the first time in this topic | In this unit Students will learn about: Knife crime and its dangers, the law and young offenders, self discipline, employability skills. Enterprising behaviour and sustainability. | |
| This is knowledge that students may have met before but will need to deepen their understanding | Most students will have previously studied aspects of Life - Living in the Wider World and may already have purposeful career aspirations and designed a pathway to achieve them. | ||
| Key Skills that students should be able to demonstrate at the end of 'Topic' | This is the skills that students will meet for the first time in this topic | In order to prepare students for life they must be given the opportunity to develop skills and attributes such as resilience, self-esteem, risk-management, teamworking and critical thinking in the context of three core themes: health and wellbeing, relationships and living in the wider world (including economic wellbeing and aspects of careers education).Students will acquire the skills to make healthy judgements regarding getting involved in criminal activity and have the skills to avoid them. Students will be able to develop their skills ready for the workplace and be able to demonstrate enterprise. | |
| This is skills that students may have met before but will need to develop |
Developing empathy, compassion and communication Developing self-confidence and self worth Developing assertive communication, risk management and support-seeking skills |
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| Key vocabulary that students should know and understand |
goal setting transferable skills career pathways aspirations realistic goal setting G.C.S.E options |
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| The Big Question | How does knife crime impact in our communities and why might teens get involved? What are the consequences? | ||
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Key questions that students should be able to answer at the end of the 'Topic' |
How does the law deal with young offenders? | ||
| How can we be self-disciplined to achieve our aims at school and in the wider world? | |||
| What are Employability skills? - How do I prepare for and apply to the world of work and careers? | |||
| What other skills do we need for the environment of work? | |||
| What does it mean to be "enterprising" and what is an "enterprising personality"? | |||
| What is sustainability and why is this essential to our environment? | |||