Our Citizenship Programme

We strive to develop our students to be active and responsible citizens.  Citizenship education develops the knowledge, skills and understanding needed for this.

The programme allows students to investigate the various relationships they form and contributions which they make and covers topics such as 

• Citizenship and British values**
• Careers education, information, advice and guidance
• Digital citizenship and online safety 
• Physical and mental wellbeing
• Relationships and sex education

Students are taught Citizenship either through their Learning 4 Life sessions or as discreet timetabled lessons.

Citizenship topics and content by Year Group

Year 7 

Smart Moves: Supporting Year 7 in their transition from primary school, covering a range of friendship and emotional well-being topics

Bullying: Using drama to analyse the impacts of bullying behaviours

Year 8

Relationships and sex education: Exploring friendships (including online) and the variation in intimate relationships

Family matters: Investigating different types of families and issues affecting them

Drugs education: Highlighting the legal and moral issues concerning the use of drugs in society and sport

First aid: Providing key medical skills which can be used to assist those in need

Year 9

Drugs education: Raising awareness of the dangers of common illegal and legal drugs

Relationships and sex education: Discussing issues in sexual relationships, for example contraception, pregnancy and mutual respect

Emotional health awareness: Developing a range of strategies for identifying, discussing and coping with common mental health conditions

Being a citizen: Understanding British values and what makes a ‘good’ citizen, including how we contribute to wider communities

Year 10

Crime and the law: Investigating the legal system and the consequences of breaking laws

Drugs education: Evaluating the damage caused and consequences of legal and illegal drugs

Relationships and sex education: Discussing mutual respect and consent in relationships, including online

Personal finance: Providing strategies to manage money and allowing students to protect themselves from fraud and debt

Year 11

Being Victor: Examining many issues affecting emotional well-being in an online teenage soap opera

Future options: Supporting students in planning future pathways and achieving their aspirations

Relationships and sex education: Investigating healthy relationships and the challenges associated with pregnancy and parenting

Gun and knife crime: Raising awareness of the laws, reasons and consequences for gang behaviour and gun and knife crime

**British Values include:

• Democracy
• Rule of the law
• Tolerance
• Mutual respect
• Individual liberty