Topic 2 Year 8 PSHE & Citizenship 

PSHE & Citizenship
Topic 

Life - Community and Careers

No of lessons  6
When is it happening  Autumn 2 Year 8
What will students learn

Internet Safety – what is online grooming and why must we be so

careful?

How can we care for our environment and why is it changing?

Careers + development focus- how can we develop our communication skills?

Careers + development focus -how can we develop our teamwork skills?

How can we become entrepreneurs?
Key Knowledge that students should know at the end of 'Topic' This is the knowledge that students will meet for the first time in this topic 

In this unit students will learn about: internet safety - online grooming, environmental care. 

Careers development and entrepreneurship.
This is knowledge that students may have met before but will need to deepen their understanding  Most students will have previously studied aspects of Life  - Living in the Wider World and may already have purposeful career aspirations and designed a pathway to achieve them.
Key Skills that students should be able to demonstrate at the end of 'Topic' This is the skills  that students will meet for the first time in this topic In order to prepare students for life they must be given the opportunity to develop skills and attributes such as resilience, self-esteem, risk-management, teamworking and critical thinking in the context of three core themes: health and wellbeing, relationships and living in the wider world (including economic wellbeing and aspects of careers education). They will also be aware of the current ways in which they can care for the environment
This is skills that students may have met before but will need to develop 

Developing empathy, compassion and communication

Developing self-confidence and self-worth

Developing assertive communication, risk management and support-seeking skills

Key vocabulary that students should know and understand

equality of opportunity challenge stereotypes and discrimination 

self employment  voluntary work

aspirational goals target setting

The Big Question  Am I safe on the internet? - what is online grooming and why must we be so careful?

 

 Key questions that students should be able to answer at the end of the 'Topic'

How can we care for our environment and why is it changing?
Careers - how can we develop our communication skills?
Careers - How can we develop our teamwork skills?
How can we become entrepreneurs?