Life Skills & Citizenship
Intent
Life Skills and Citizenship (LSC) is considered paramount to our students’ personal development, health and well-being. LSC helps students to develop life skills to ensure they are well prepared to respect and contribute to the wider society and life in Britain. High expectations are set for the promotion of tolerance, understanding and appreciation of the diverse communities in which we live.
As part of the statutory curriculum we teach RSE which is an important part of lifelong learning about the emotional, social and physical aspects of growing up, relationships, sex, and sexual health.
The concepts and skills are covered within our LSC curriculum under the three main themes: ‘health and wellbeing’, ‘relationships’ and ‘living in the wider world’, as recommended by the PSHE Association.
Our Learning Journey
Key Stage 3
Year 7
Autumn Term
- Transition and Safety
- Developing skills and aspirations
Spring Term
- Diversity
- Health and Puberty
Summer Term
- Financial decision making
- Building relationships
Year 8
Autumn Term
- Emotional well being
- Community and careers
Spring Term
- Discrimination
- Drugs and alcohol
Summer
- Identity and relationships
- Digital literacy
Year 9
Autumn Term
- Healthy lifestyle
- Setting goals
Spring Term
- Respectful relationships
- Peer influences, drugs and gangs
Summer Term
- Intimate relationships
- Employability skills
Key Stage 4
Year 10
Autumn Term
- Mental health
- Financial decision making
Spring Term
- Healthy relationships
- Exploring influence
Summer Term
- Addressing extremism
- Preparing for work experience
Year 11
Autumn Term
- Building for the future
- Next steps
Spring Term
- Communication in relationships
- independence
Summer Term
- Family relationships
Staff Contact: Mrs U Codling (urszula.codling@oxted.thpt.org.uk)