The vision for PSHE and Character at BYA is to ensure that all students feel safe, respected, and valued in order to flourish. Through the use of oracy strategies, we provide a secure environment where students can engage in open discussions on global issues and current topics. This approach enables students to gain insight into real-world scenarios and make informed, positive decisions that support their personal growth and well-being. We aim to foster an appreciation for the diversity within our community and the wider world, encouraging students to embrace inclusivity and contribute positively to the community both during their time at school and beyond.
Curriculum Overview
The main aims of Character lessons are to provide students with:
The Curriculum is designed to embed oracy strategies so students can articulate their opinions on real world matters. It is designed to inform students on British values and how to spot scenarios and deal with them and where to seek help, to inform them on worldly issues, to influence their decision making on positive choices (whether that be vaping, taking drugs, pregnancy choices, gambling, knife crime, etc).
The curriculum is ambitious and designed to give all learners, particularly the most disadvantaged and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) or high needs, the knowledge and cultural capital they need to succeed in life.
PSHE is a non-statutory subject. However, there are aspects of it we are required to teach:
Pupils receive their entitlement for learning PSHE through a spiral curriculum which demonstrates progression. The PSHE programme is delivered through a variety of opportunities as set out below.
