Pastoral Programme

  • Pastoral Curriculum Programme             

Below is the key (for your information) so you know which national documentation the objectives have come from. 

Living in the Wider WorldHealth EducationSex and RelationshipsGeneral / National EventsCharacter
     
Week No.Week BeginningPastoral ProgrammeStaff lead for resourcesCoverage
14th SeptemberWelcome back, Organisation/Timetables, etc.YT 
211th SeptemberNew beginnings/Team Work/Target-settingYT 
318th SeptemberCharacterSJA 
425th SeptemberEuropean Week of Languages (EDoL is 26th September)LBM 
52nd OctoberCEIAGSJA DFR 
69th OctoberMental Health EducationAPAHow to talk about their emotions accurately and sensitively, using appropriate vocabulary.   That happiness is linked to being connected to others.
716th OctoberMental Health EducationAPAHow to recognise the early signs of mental wellbeing concerns.   Common types of mental ill health (e.g. anxiety and depression).   How to critically evaluate when something they do or are involved in has a positive or negative effect on their own or others’ mental health.
 HALF TERM   
830th OctoberSubstance abuse and addiction   Focus: legal and prescribed drugsIWOAwareness of the dangers of drugs which are prescribed but still present serious health risks.   The physical and psychological risks associated with alcohol consumption and what constitutes low risk alcohol consumption in adulthood.   The facts about the harms from smoking tobacco (particularly the link to lung cancer), the benefits of quitting and how to access support to do so.
96th NovemberRemembranceLNA/LWE 
1013th NovemberCEIAG Focus: Pathways, Employability Skills, InterviewsSJA DFR 
1120th NovemberThe impact of viewing harmful content.  BGAHow to identify harmful behaviours online (including bullying, abuse or harassment) and how to report, or find support, if they have been affected by those behaviours.   The impact of viewing harmful content.
1227th NovemberAnti-Bullying, Cyberbullying & E safety   Focus: Being a discerning consumer and advertisingBGAThe similarities and differences between the online world and the physical world, including: how advertising and information is targeted at them and how to be a discerning consumer of information online.
134th DecemberHomophobia & RacismRFEHow stereotypes, in particular stereotypes based on sex, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or disability, can cause damage.   The legal rights and responsibilities regarding equality and that everyone is unique and equal.
1411th DecemberHarassmentRFEThe concepts of, and laws relating to harassment, and how these can affect current and future relationships.   What constitutes sexual harassment and sexual violence and why these are always unacceptable.
 CHRISTMAS   
153rd January (Weds)New beginnings and target settingKWI 
168th JanuaryCharacterSJA 
1715th JanuarySubstance abuse and addiction   Focus: Illegal drugs   (Cannabis covered in LS lessons)IWOThe facts about illegal drugs and their associated risks, including the link between drug use, and the associated risks, including the link to serious mental health conditions.   The law relating to the supply and possession of illegal substances.   The physical and psychological consequences of addiction.
1822nd  JanuaryHolocaust Memorial WeekLNA 
1929th JanuaryHealthy Lifestyle   Focus: ExerciseCFOThe positive associations between physical activity and promotion of mental wellbeing, including as an approach to combat stress.   The characteristics and evidence of what constitutes a healthy lifestyle, maintaining a healthy weight, including the links between an inactive lifestyle and ill health, including cancer and cardio-vascular ill-health.
205th FebruaryHealthy Lifestyle   Focus: Healthy eatingLBAHow to maintain healthy eating and the links between a poor diet and health risks, including tooth decay and cancer.   About dental health and the benefits of good oral hygiene and dental flossing, including healthy eating and regular check-ups at the dentist.
 HALF TERM   
2119th FebruaryCEIAG National Apprenticeship WeekSJA DFR 
2226th FebruaryGender and Sexuality    RFEHow stereotypes, in particular stereotypes based on sex, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or disability, can cause damage (e.g. how they might normalise non-consensual behaviour or encourage prejudice).   That in school and in wider society they can expect to be treated with respect by others, and that in turn they should show due respect to others, including people in positions of authority and due tolerance of other people’s beliefs.
234th MarchNational Careers Week/CEIAG Focus: National Careers WeekSJA DFR 
2411th MarchNational Science & Engineering WeekRSA/CJO 
2518th MarchDisabilities – Equality ActASHThe legal rights and responsibilities regarding equality (particularly with reference to the protected characteristics as defined in the Equality Act 2010) and that everyone is unique and equal.
2625th MarchFinancial LiteracyCEGPSHE Association: Financial Choices L15 – L19
 EASTER   
2715th AprilBeing Healthy   Focus: Managing Health RisksAPAThe causes and triggers for unhealthy coping strategies, such as self-harm and eating disorders, and the need to seek help for themselves or others as soon as possible
2822nd AprilCharacter Pillars Focus: The Four Character Pillars, Morality, Altruism.SJA 
2929th AprilCEIAG Focus: Goals and decisions, employability skillsSJA DFR 
306th May  Sex and Relationships   Focus: MarriageLBU/SJAWhat marriage is, including their legal status e.g. that marriage carries legal rights and protections not available to couples who are cohabiting or who have married, for example, in an unregistered religious ceremony.   Why marriage is an important relationship choice for many couples and why it must be freely entered into.   The characteristics and legal status of other types of long-term relationships. 
3113th MaySex and Relationships
Focus: Parenthood
LBU/SJAThe roles and responsibilities of parents with respect to raising of children, including the characteristics of successful parenting.   The characteristics of positive and healthy friendships (in all contexts, including online) including: trust, respect, honesty, kindness, generosity, boundaries, privacy, consent and the management of conflict, reconciliation and ending relationships. This includes different (non-sexual) types of relationship.
3220th MaySex and Relationships
Focus: Pregnancy





LBU/SJAThe facts around pregnancy including miscarriage.   That there are choices in relation to pregnancy (with medically and legally accurate, impartial information on all options, including keeping the baby, adoption, abortion and where to get further help).
 HALF TERM   
333rd JuneSex and Relationships   Focus: Healthy RelationshipsLBU/SJAThe characteristics of positive and healthy friendships (in all contexts, including online) including: trust, respect, honesty, kindness, generosity, boundaries, privacy, consent and the management of conflict, reconciliation and ending relationships. This includes different (non-sexual) types of relationship.
3410th JuneCharacter Focus: A life well lived- virtues, understanding and controlling emotions, good humour and tactfulness, resilience and stress management.SJA 
3517th JuneSummer Safety  DFR 
3624th JuneNational School Sports week/Healthy Lifestyle   Focus: Peer Support!CFO 
371st JulyConflict   Focus: Gang ViolenceHOYHow to: determine whether other children, adults or sources of information are trustworthy: judge when a family, friend, intimate or other relationship is unsafe (and to recognise this in others’ relationships); and, how to seek help or advice, including reporting concerns about others, if needed.
388th JulyBritish Values     Focus: DemocracyLNA 
3915th JulyBritish Values     Focus: UK LawLNA