Social Studies

Teachers

• Di Smith -Director of Learning (PSHE Lead)
• Robert Archer
• Gary Ashdown
• Tara Hobson
• Chelsea Elsbury
• Kieron O’Kelly
• Natalie Chamberlain

PSHE in Key Stage 3

Curriculum Intent:

Our intent is to develop our learner’s knowledge and understanding of the wider world. To develop their wider skills and attributes they need to enrich their lives and to equip them for opportunities and challenges as they go through their journeys now and in the future.

The skills they will develop will help them to thrive as individuals, family members and as members of the Hailsham community.

Living in the wider world – Our leaners will experience a curriculum rich in diversity and responsible decision making. They will discover other people’s viewpoints and beliefs and develop their financial skills. Our students will understand online safety, social media and the part it plays in our everyday lives. Our learners will grow in confidence and develop skills needed for common and uncommon challenges they may face growing up

Health and Wellbeing – Our learners will build on and understand their own emotional wellbeing, recognising barriers some people may face with anxieties, addictions and mental health. They will develop their communication skills, resilience and ability to recognise healthy and unhealthy behaviours.

Relationships and sex – We will equip our learners with the information and confidence to make safe choices, navigate the online world with a critical eye and being able to identify the impact of negative images. We will develop their skills in recognising positive and negative relationships, the importance of consent, and help them to understand where to go for support if needed.

Student friendly intent – Social Studies across KS1-5

E- Equality

R – Respect

R – Responsibility

In Social Studies we will;

Understand that all humans are born equal and have the same potential. We will explore, investigate and celebrate our variety at HCC and the wider community.

Establish an understanding of the importance of respect and self-respect. This will enable us to appreciate our variety and move together as one community.

Be secure in the knowledge that it is our responsibility to account for our actions to ensure that equality and respect are maintained.

Assessment: Assessments will either be based on baseline progress, quizzes or scenario work.

Year 7

Year 8

Year 9

Philosophy, Religion and Ethics in Key Stage 3

This is a new subject to HCC for September 2020

Curriculum Intent: Our curriculum will allow learners to engage with some of the greatest thinkers in history, from ancient philosophers to 20th century moralists. We will study stories that challenge their preconceived notions of life, identity and the world they inhabit. We will present learners with a diverse range of religious beliefs important in a historical and modern context. Our hope is to give learners the contextual knowledge and skills to analyse debates, events and ideas from that have philosophical, religious and ethical roots. We will support learners to ask deep questions and give them the vocabulary to form their own answers to the most persistent, complex and important questions in life.

Assessment: Assessments will either be based on baseline progress, quizzes or scenario work.