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Personal Devlopment Curriculum

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Personal Development Curriculum

Introduction

The personal development curriculum at FLHS is delivered through lessons specific to year groups every fortnight. There are three lessons a half term and these are interleaved throughout Year 7 to Year 11 to revisit key areas of development.

The Personal Development Curriculum delivers aspects of PSHE, RSE, SMSC and British Values. The purpose of the Personal Development curriculum is to develop responsible, respectful, and active citizens.

The school promotes through lessons, equality of opportunity and inclusivity irrespective age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Lessons enable students to recognise online and offline risks to their wellbeing – for example, risks from criminal and sexual exploitation, domestic abuse, female genital mutilation, forced marriage, substance misuse, gang activity, radicalisation, and extremism – and making them aware of the support available to them.

An overview of topics covered for each year group is below.

KS3 (Years 7, 8 & 9)

Year 7

Autumn Term 1

Transition to High School & Building Relationships.

Autumn Term 2

Cyber Safety; Dangers of Grooming / Sexting.

Spring Term 1

Personal Hygiene; Diet & Exercise and the benefits of sleep.

Spring Term 2

Puberty; Self-confidence and self-worth; How social media affects me.

Summer Term 1

Rights & responsibilities; Family relationships & what is forced marriage?

Summer Term 2

Making the right decisions; Drug awareness; Safety and first aid.

Year 8

Autumn Term 1

Digital literacy.

Autumn Term 2

The dangers of energy drinks; Litter pollution; How the media treats disability.

Spring Term 1

Introduction to contraception; Drugs and alcohol; The effects of peer pressure.

Spring Term 2

Making choices about diet and exercise; Mindfulness and building self-confidence.

Summer Term 1

Consent & the law; Relationship values; The dangers of sexting.

Summer Term 2

My future; Looking at the world of work; Making decisions.

Year 9

Autumn Term 1

Resilience; Coping with stress and positivity.

Autumn Term 2

Human trafficking & recognising child sexual exploitation; Online pornography.

Spring Term 1

Goal setting; Resilience; Contraception & STI’s.*

Spring Term 2

Careers and employability; Peer influence; Knife crime.

*Provided by external provider.

Summer Term 1

Relationships & consent; Contraception & STI’s.

Summer Term 2

Vaping; Bullying or banter; Binge drinking.*

*Provided by external provider

KS4 (Years 10 & 11)

Year 10

Autumn Term 1

Financial management; Cybercrime; Positive Mental Health.

Autumn Term 2

Reproductive Health; Teen pregnancy & parenting; Sexual harrassment.

Spring Term 1

Same sex relationships; Forced and arranged marriages; Family and relationships.

Spring Term 2

Personal & professional online reputation; Social media (truths & untruths).

Mental Health & Dangers of addiction.*

*Provided by external provider.

Summer Term 1

Gambling and online gaming; Perseverance; Time management.

Summer Term 2

Relationship expectations; Stalking & harassment; Conflict management.

Year 11

Autumn Term 1

Careers Day & mock interviews.

Autumn Term 2

Religious tolerance; Animal ethics.

Spring Term 1

Micro aggressions; Recognising coercive & abusive behaviour; Sexualisation of the media.

Spring Term 2

Study skills; Independent learning.

Summer Term 1

Preparation for summer exam season.

Summer Term 2

Exams & Study leave.

How Yondr Works

Frequently Asked Questions

We want our students to be engaged in their learning. A child at high school should not really have a reason to contact a parent during the day; however, if there is a genuine reason e.g. they have forgotten their packed lunch, a phone call can be made home from the school office. If a parent needs to contact their child in an emergency, they should contact the school office. If you need to contact your child during the school day, contact the main office on 01942 883796.

In case of a school emergency, we direct our students to safety first, following our school emergency procedures.

 

Students are in possession of their phone - in their Yondr pouch - for the entire school day. We will advise students to store the pouch safely in their school bag or blazer pockets.

If a student damages their Pouch or is caught on their phone, we will confiscate the phone and issue a sanction which is likely to be a suspension.

Note: Damage consists of any signs that the physical integrity of the pouch has been compromised, whether intentional or unintentional, as determined by the school or Yondr staff.

Damaged pouches will be charged to parents at a cost of £20.

They will be searched and wanded with a handheld scanner by a member of SLT. If they are found to have their phone on their person they will be expected to place it in their pouch. Refusal will be met with suspension.

If a student forgets their Pouch, their phone will be confiscated.

As per our previous mobile phone policy;

  • Confiscated phones will be taken to reception where the phone will be secured in the school safe.
  • Parents will be alerted to the phone confiscation via the school office.

Parents will have the option to collect the phone at the end of the day. If parents do not collect the phone, the phone will remain in school until the end of the week or until the student has their pouch.

In Yondr’s experience, this almost never happens. All students funnel past the unlocking stations at the exits, they want their phones back and don’t forget to unlock their pouches. If they do arrive home with a phone in a pouch, they can either come back to school to unlock it, or have a phone free evening!

The unlocking process is quick and takes under a second per student. 

As a privilege, Year 11 will be able to unlock their phones as they go off site at lunchtime; however, they will be expected to put their phones back into their pouches when they return to school for period 5.

Yes. There is an adapted version of the pouch which uses a Velcro fastener instead of a magnetic lock. This means the student still follows the policy, but the adapted pouch gives them easy access to their phone when required. If the student abuses this, they will face a sanction. We are already aware of these students.

Your Office 365 account username is your school network account username followed by @flhs.wigan.sch.uk 
The password is the same password that you use in school to access computers.