Year 10 PSHE Curriculum
Throughout Year 10 PSHE, students will continue to strengthen the independence, knowledge and skills they need to thrive both in and out of school. They will explore health choices and wellbeing, developing strategies to look after themselves, make informed decisions and recognise when support is needed. Students will deepen their understanding of careers and future pathways, building confidence in planning ahead and identifying opportunities that match their strengths and aspirations. They will examine friendship, diversity and the importance of challenging extremism, learning how to value difference, maintain respectful relationships and recognise harmful influences. As they mature, students will learn to manage influence, understanding how persuasion, pressure and manipulation can affect decision-making. They will also navigate the online world, developing the skills to stay safe, think critically and act responsibly in digital spaces. Alongside this, students will explore consent and recognise abuse, gaining clear, age-appropriate knowledge about personal boundaries, healthy relationships and where to seek help if they or others are at risk.
What will I study?
There are six themes studied throughout PSHE. These include:
- Term 1 – Independence, health choices and wellbeing
- Term 2 – Careers
- Term 3 – Friendship, diversity and challenging extremism
- Term 4 – Managing influence
- Term 5 – Navigating the online world
- Term 6 – Exploring consent and recognising abuse
What skills/qualities are required?
- Working with others.
- Communications skills – both verbal and written.
- Respect and understanding of differing viewpoints.
- Ability to work independently.
How will I learn?
Whilst PSHE is mainly taught by tutors in form time using booklets to record learning, a variety of supporting materials are also used. These include outside speakers, video clips, discussion questions and other more interactive activities. Learning is also supported by weekly Head of Year assemblies and House assemblies.
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1 Independence, health choices and wellbeing |
This unit supports students to make informed, healthy and responsible health choices as they transition to key stage 4. This unit also explores aspects of Citizenship and British Values |
Developing Learning Skills |
Study skills for KS4 |
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Food for Thought |
Making informed choices |
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Physical Activity |
Making decisions about being active |
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Wellbeing of Women |
Menstruation matters |
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NHSBT: Exploring Blood, Organ and Stem Cell Donation |
Exploring donation |
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Orchid - Testicular Cancer |
What is testicular cancer? |
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Prevent Breast Cancer – Breast Cancer Awareness and Prevention |
Breast Awareness |
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Signs, Symptoms and Self Examination |
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2 Careers |
Careers |
Reflecting on my career journey |
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Exploring employer profiles |
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What type of career is best for me? |
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Preparing to go on work experience |
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Wellbeing in the workplace |
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Inperson, remote or hybrid working |
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Work Environments Profile |
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3 Friendship, diversity and challenging extremism |
This unit supports students to challenge bullying and harmful attitudes, promote inclusion, and recognise and respond to extremism This unit also explores aspects of Citizenship and British Values |
Friendship and bullying |
Recognising and Challenging Bullying Behaviour |
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Recognising and Challenging Unhealthy Attitudes to Bullying |
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Belonging and community |
Valuing Diversity |
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Understanding and Preventing Extremism |
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How are People Drawn into Extremist Groups? |
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Thames Valley Tackling VAWG |
Looking out for Each Other |
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4 Managing influence |
This unit helps students to evaluate online content, understand how harmful attitudes such as misogyny spread, and recognise the impact of content on wellbeing, attitudes and behaviour. |
Under the influence |
All about the money? |
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Can it be trusted? |
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Challenging the narrative: thinking critically about misogyny |
The impact and spread of misogynistic narratives |
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Safely challenging misogynistic beliefs and attitudes |
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Ipsos |
Gambling |
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5 Navigating the online world |
This unit helps students understand the impacts and risks of AI and digital technologies, including misinformation, deepfakes, and sharing images. |
Understanding AI: Rights, safety and wellbeing |
How does AI affect our daily lives? |
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What are the limitations of generative AI? |
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How does generative AI affect our understanding of the world? |
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How do chatbots affect relationships? |
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Digital deception: Understanding Deepfakes |
What’s the harm? |
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What can be done? |
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Not just flirting |
Social attitudes to sending nudes |
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6 Exploring consent and recognising abuse |
This unit revisits and deepens students’ understanding of consent, and helps them recognise, challenge and seek support for harmful behaviours or abuse. |
Consent |
The role of intimacy and pleasure |
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The impact of pornography |
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Pressure, persuasion and coercion |
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Freedom charity – FGM and forced marriage |
FGM |
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Forced marriage |
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Something’s Not Right |
Relationship rights and reporting abuse |
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