Topic 3 Year 7 PSHE & Citizenship

PSHE & Citizenship 
Topic  Families - Diversity  (relationships)
No of lessons  6
When is it happening  Spring 1 Year 7
What will students learn

Keeping good friendships and avoiding toxic ones.

Family relationships – the different types and why we don’t always get along.

Love and relationships – falling in love and dealing with new feelings.

Bullying or banter?

Why do people bully others and how can we help stop this?

Citizenship - what is democracy and what does our government do?
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:    the difference between positive and negative friendships, and the difference between bullying and banter. Students will be able to identify bullying behaviour and know different ways to deal with it. Students will know what our government does and what a democracy is.
This is knowledge that students may have met before but will need to deepen their understanding  There well maybe a great variety of prior knowledge due to content covered by feeder primary schools and what has been covered at home. This will discovered through class discussions, debates and other formative methods to ensure a base line of knowledge has been acquired and able to be retrieved
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). Students will acquire the skills to identify the difference between healthy and unhealthy friendships and decide for themselves what a toxic relationship is. They will be able to discuss the consequences of unhealthy relationships.  Students will know what type of country we live in with regard to democracy. They will also be aware of the role of our government.
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

Prejudice Diversity Identity Discrimination

online bullying democracy voting parliament

opposition conservative labour liberal

democrats green party

The Big Question  What is the difference between good and toxic friendships?

 

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

What are Family relationships. What are the different types and why we sometimes don't get along?
Love and relationships - How do I deal with falling in love
Is there a difference between Bullying and Banter? Why do some people bully others and how can we help top stop this?
What is online  or cyberbullying bullying? Why do some people bully online?