Merchant Taylors’ School
PSHCE SCHEME OF WORK
THIRD FORM
March 2015 Review date November 2015
Lesson Focus Aims Activities/Resources NC Focus
1 Introduction to
PSHCE and MTS
-To understand what PSHCE is
-To establish ground rules for PSHCE
-To provide a baseline assessment of current knowledge of key topics for the year
-To discuss any anxieties about life at MTS
-Ice breakers: students write a key fact/bad joke on a post-it note with their name and stick it on the board. They then have 3 minutes to try to remember as many facts/jokes from their peers as possible.
-Students create 5-rule charter for PSHCE. -Rules are ranked in order of importance
-Spider diagram of topic titles to show current knowledge
-Discussion of which topics students are most looking forward to
2 What is the
purpose of school?
-To understand the aims of schooling
-To understand the link between school and work -To establish a set of targets for first year at MTS
-Discuss the purpose of school in pairs and then as a class
-Students take a list of 22 purposes of school and choose their top and bottom three -Students discuss Martin Luther King quote that the purpose of education is
“intelligence plus character” and highlight how they can achieve this at MTS -Write a letter-to-self outlining what students want to achieve in their first year at MTS
3 Relationships -To identify the importance of
having a variety of social and personal relationships and how these can impact on their lives and well-being
-To discuss ways that relationships might change over time and demonstrate how to negotiate within relationships
-Students list as many relationships as they can think of
-In pairs, students consider the similarities and differences between different relationships i.e father and son v employer and employee
-Students are given different scenarios that couples in a variety of relationships might argue over. They create a role play showing a successful argument and a disastrous argument and consider what made the argument a success/failure i.e body language, tone etc
2.4.1
4 Bullying in School
-To name and provide examples of the different types of bullying
-To know why some people might bully
-To know how bullying can affect people
-To know what to do if you are being bullied at MTS
-Students discuss what they feel they should know about bullying
-Draw a cartoon to show what bullying is and compare this to what the NSPCC says bullying is (students are likely to focus only on physical bullying)
-Students draw the outline of a person. Inside, they right the physical symptoms/effects of bullying and outside they write the non-physical symptoms/effects of bullying
-Students examine the school’s anti-bullying policy
2.2.3
5 Bullying
outside of school
-To understand the risks of the internet
-To discuss the risks of growing up in a digital world and how to promote online safety
-Show picture of a man being arrested and his computer being confiscated. Students discuss why he might be being arrested
-Students read article about risks of growing up in the digital age
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27501984
-Students watch a video about cyber safety
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgCNGvL0g1g
-Students use the resources to create a Firefly page about cyber security
6 Thinking
Skills
-To understand what intelligence is
-To consider different levels of thinking
-To appreciate the value of seeing things from other people’s perspectives
-Hook: illusions – what do you see? -Riddles
-Discussion of quotes/views on intelligence
-Write an answer to a simple question and build upon it by using higher levels of intelligence i.e define -> describe -> explain
-Students create a definition for simple objects in the room. Students critique the definitions and improve them
7 Questioning
Skills
-To investigate the use of effective questioning -To appreciate how
questioning yourself can help you improve different aspects of your life
-Practice a difficult skill, relying on effective questioning i.e throwing a beanbag backwards into a bucket. Should I throw it harder, higher etc
-20 questions http://www.20q.net/
-Students play ‘who am I’ by writing the name of a famous person on a post-it note and sticking it on their classmate’s head. The classmate can then ask yes or no questions to find out who the person is
8 Drugs -To be able to name a variety of drugs and their different forms
-To understand the different effects drugs can have -To understand why people take drugs
-To know some of the laws surrounding taking and possessing drugs
-To describe the main effects of, and the laws relating to, alcohol, tobacco and other legal and illegal drugs
-Worksheet allowing students to show their current understanding of drugs -Boardworks PP to explore the different types of drugs and their effects
-Match-up and anagram activities to inform students of the different forms and names of drugs
2.2.4
9 Puberty -To understand the basic facts
about puberty
-To appreciate that puberty effects boys and girls differently
-To appreciate that changes can be both physical and emotional
-Hook photos showing child actors and how they changed through puberty
Youtube video about puberty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYbKVblE1os
-Discuss changes during puberty -Venn diagram of boys/girls changes -Discussion of ‘hot-topics’
-Question time – students post questions on the board with post-it notes
10 Sex and
relationships
-To understand the basic mechanics of sex
-To discuss the characteristics of a healthy relationship -To understand the nature and importance of marriage and stable relationships
-Annotate a picture of a couple with the features of a positive sexual relationship -Discuss the mechanics of sex and pregnancy using diagrams
-Youtube video about pregnancy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h82ltr84_Yg
-Using video as a stimulus, discuss abuse in relationships
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzDr18UYO18
-Using worksheet, students list the features of a healthy/unhealthy relationship -Q&A using post-it notes
11-12 Healthy Eating -To be able to name the main food groups and provide examples for each group -To understand the
importance of a healthy diet -To know some of the risks associated with an unhealthy diet
Hook: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-27446958 Supersize v Superskinny
Boardworks PP a, b and c on healthy eating -True or false obesity quiz
-Interactive ‘eatwell’ plate activity -video on importance of ‘5-a-day’
-Match activity with number of calories burned -Interactive activity on eating disorders
-Video on eating disorders
Students calculate their BMI using scales and a tape measure 13
LIB
Research and Presentation Skills
-To understand the previous topics in more depth
-To develop research, presentation, evaluation and teamwork skills
- To be able to evaluate the presentation skills of others and use this to improve our own skills
-Research skills session in the library – library staff lead a short session on researching using books
-Student research one of the previous topics in groups of three using bokos only -Spider diagram to highlight key questions of topic area
http://www.hrgrapevine.com/markets/hr/article/2014-04-07-one-in-eight-brits-nod-off-during-work#.U4jUX_ldWH9
14 LIB
-Students research their topic of choice in the library using databases and recommended websites
15 LIB
-Students create their presentations on PP and can now use the internet
16 -Presentations in groups
-Students rank aspects of a good presentation
-Students use an evaluation form to rank presentations in terms of content and delivery
17 Review of
First year at MTS
-To discuss experiences of first year at MTS
-To reflect upon positives and negatives
-To plan for future years at MTS
-To reflect on and evaluate their achievements and strengths in different areas of their lives
-MTS awards: Students provide nominations for prizes i.e best moment, worst moment, funniest moment etc
-Create a survival guide for new students
-Open letter to selves from lesson 1. Have you achieved what you hoped? -Write a letter-to-self to be opened at the end of KS3
