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Curriculum
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Year 8 Personal Development |
  Year
Eight |
| During the year, pupils will explore the following
key questions: |
How have my relationships/networks developed and changed?
How do I make accurate risk assessments?
What is a drug? What is the law, the facts and the risks?
What health decisions and choices am I dealing with now?
What is a national identity?
Why does society need laws?
How laws made and what is the role of national government? |
| Pupils will explore these questions
through our five Conference Days, but also across other curriculum
areas. |
| In RE pupils will explore the meaning of national
identity and examine what we understand by 'British'. Pupils
will develop a detailed understanding of stereotyping, prejudice
and discrimination. They will consider the laws intended to
protect people's rights and examine topical issues from the
world of football to study how people have instigated change. |
| As part of their religious study
of death, pupils will learn about the feelings commonly experienced
by the bereaved. They will develop a greater understanding of
coping strategies and an awareness of how they can support their
peers through similar feelings of loss and change. |
| In Geography, pupils will develop a greater
awareness of global citizenship, how development is measured
and effective methods of aid. |
Text for pupils and suggested
website links (.doc) |
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PD Day One
(September) |
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'Young People and the Law' |
| This Conference Day
will encourage pupils to reflect upon the need for rules at
home, at school and in the wider community. They will learn
about the legal ages for a variety of activities and the consequences
for young people who break the law. |
| A visiting mountain
bike stunt rider will give an entertaining display, while encouraging
pupils to reflect upon their responsibilities as cyclists. |
| Pc Enderby, our local
community safety officer, will be working with pupils on the
day. |
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PD
Day Two (November) |
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'Government and Democracy' |
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a series of workshops, pupils will explore key questions about
democracy, the role of national government and public spending.
Mr Andrew Lansley will speak to pupils about his role as MP
and answer their questions on his views and position. |
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PD
Day Three
(January) |
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'How Can I Help Keep Myself Healthy?' |
| This Conference Day
builds on work pupils completed in Year 7. There are three main
strands which all contribute to a holistic understanding of
health. Pupils will consider how physical activity demands energy
and how we get that energy through different foods. They will
look at fast food and consider why such food is appealing to
young people. They will suggest healthy alternatives and consider
how these could be marketed towards young people. |
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the second strand, pupils will examine mental health; how this
changes from day to day and the ways in which we can protect
our mental health. Finally, pupils will look at examples from
the media to explore how young people are represented and how
this can sometimes place certain pressures upon them. Body image
will be explored as one of the factors and pupils will consider
the importance of celebrating individuality. |
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PD
Day Four (March)
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'How Can I keep Myself Safe?' |
| Pupils will be encouraged
to examine the notion of risk: how risk can be positive, the
many forms it can take and how it can be minimised. They will
look at a variety of factors which may impact upon someone's
personal safety. |
| In
the afternoon pupils will watch a production from a professional
theatre company, funded by the Arson Task Force. This production
highlights the consequences of such criminal behaviour for a
variety of different groups in society. |
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PD
Day Five (April)
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'Drugs and Alcohol' |
| Pupils
will be given up-to-date information on the physical and emotional
effects of drug use, with a particular focus on alcohol. They
will learn about laws concerning drugs, including the rules
we follow at school. Pupils will study a variety of scenarios
to identify the short and long-term effects of alcohol abuse,
giving them the opportunity to develop their personal skills
of assessing and minimising risk. Pupils will also work with
Drinksense, a local organisation, to learn about effective ways
of dealing with emergency situations. |
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This page was last updated on: Monday 23 April, 2007 |
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