Personal Development at The Cornerstone Academy

• Valuing myself and others - Different viewpoints, Extreme viewpoints, Diverse communities, Risk taking
• Responsibilities and Values - Personal strengths, skills and values, Healthy choices, Vaccinations, Roles within a family, Boundaries, Finances
• Amplifying voices- Mental Health, Social media and self image, Portrayal in the media, When things go wrong online, Ethics of the finance industry
• Making safe choices -  Images portrayed online, Consent and law, Personal safety, First aid, Privacy and boundaries
• Growing and Thriving -  FGM, Peer influence and consent, Triggers of unhealthy coping behaviours, Puberty, Gender and sexuality, Bullying and its impact 
• Healthy Futures - Responsibility for physical health, A balance diet, Positive and negative use of drugs Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, Different types of employment

Year 7 receive 3 additional lessons from RespectEd a local charity which provides high quality relationship and sex education. The themes covered for year 7 are Friendship, Peer Pressure, Sexting and Grooming and online safety
Prior to any Sex and Relationship topics being taught, a letter is sent home to parents to consult.

• Responding to Risk – Gang involvement, knife crime, criminal exploitation, unsafe relationships, grooming, gambling, distinguishing general friendships with exploitative relationships
• Changing Bodies – Physical, cognitive and emotional changes that affect bodies during adolescence, How to care for yourself during puberty, the role of hormones in the male and female body, managing sleep, lifestyle choices such as screen time and hygiene practices.
• Everyday Safety – Practical strategies to gain independent when travelling – focus on road safety and e-bikes/scooters, Peer influence and pack mentality, techniques to resist unsafe pressure, conflict de-escalation, responding to risk around dogs and fireworks.
• Water Safety – essential life saving information and practical skills for responding to water related emergencies, first aid, key local and national water safety organisations.
• Intimate Relationships – Importance of stable and long term relationships for family life, consent, delaying sex, legal and moral implications of sex, risks of unprotected sex.
• Building Perspectives – Discussion and debate, stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination, building resilience to setbacks, building a positive self-esteem and goal setting
• Year 8 receive 3 additional lessons from RespectEd a local charity which provides high quality relationship and sex education. The themes covered for year 8 are Fake News, Social Media, Body Image, Pornography and Healthy Relationships.
  Prior to any Sex and Relationship topics being taught, a letter is sent home to parents to consult. 

Year 8 receive 3 additional lessons from RespectEd a local charity which provides high quality relationship and sex education. The themes covered for year 8 are Fake News, Social Media, Body Image, Pornography and Healthy Relationships.
Prior to any Sex and Relationship topics being taught, a letter is sent home to parents to consult. 

• Sex and Relationship Education – Intimacy, consent and safe sex, stereotypes of male and females in relationships, Pornography and how it being normalised can encourage risky behaviour, AI generated images/deep fake images, contraception and safe sex practices, STI awareness.
• Careers - Employment types, Aspirations, Options at Post 16, Options for KS4, Employability skills 
• Risk taking – Digital and Social Influences which can affect well being and safety, Impact of screen time, online gambling and social media, risk and use of substance abuse, Basic first aid in situations around intoxication and exploitation online.
• Drugs Education – Making good decisions – How alcohol can affect mood and increase in dependence, alcohol being used to self medicate, risks and legal consequences of drug taking, vapes and the dangers.

Year 9 PD is taught during RE lessons or collapsed timetabled days.
Year 9 receive 2 additional double lessons from RespectEd a local charity which provides high quality relationship and sex education. The themes covered for year 9 are Unplanned Pregnancy, Contraception, STIs, Emotional Well being. 
Prior to any Sex and Relationship topics being taught, a letter is sent home to parents to consult. 

• Sex and Relationship Education – LGBTQ+, Coercion and controlling behaviour, child on child abuse, consent, victim blaming, sexual harassment, honour based violence and forced marriage.
• Careers Education - Work experience focus, CV writing, Preparing for the workplace (Health and Safety in the work place) 
• Drugs Education - The law on drugs - supply/future career, Risk of alcohol consumption, Addiction and dependency, Gambling and Financial Debt 

Year 10 PD is taught during Core RE or collapsed timetable days
Prior to any Sex and Relationship topics being taught, a letter is sent home to parents to consult.

• Drugs Education - Emergency First Aid following alcohol/drug misuse, Long term drug related issues.
• Sex and Relationships Education - This is run by RespectEd charity.

Other PSHE topics are covered during year 11 assemblies.
Year 11 receive 3 additional lessons (as a collapsed off timetable day) from RespectEd a local charity which provides high quality relationship and sex education. The themes covered for year 11 are Consent, Pornography, Commitment and Respect. 

For further information about Personal Development, please contact Miss N Pitman