Topic 6 Year 8 PSHE & Citizenship

PSHE & Citizenship
Topic		Life - Digital Literacy
No of lessons		6
When is it happening		Summer 2
What will students learn		LGBT+ focus: Homophobia Finance – what is income and expenditure? Finance – budgeting and saving personal finances Careers + Finance - What are national insurance and income tax? Reading payslips Why do we pay tax and how is this spent? Stereotyping, discrimination and prejudice. Teens and the media focus.
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: LGBT+ and stereotyping and discrimination. Finance awareness and Taxes
	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 have prior knowledge of the digital skills required to communicate effectively in the modern world.
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 and decide for themselves regarding LGBT+ issues and situations. Students will learn skills to budget and to challenge stereotyping and homophobia
	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
Key vocabulary that students should know and understand		cyber-bullying paedophile domestic abuse coercion verbal abuse physical abuse emotional abuse homophobic inequality UNDHR
The Big Question		LGBT+ focus - what is equality and homophobia?
Key questions that students should be able to answer at the end of the 'Topic'		Finance - what is income and expenditure?
		Finance - what is budgeting and saving within our personal finances?
		Finance - What are national insurance and income tax? How do I read payslips?
		Why do we pay tax and how is this spent?
		What is stereotyping, discrimination and prejudice? a focus on teens and the media