Personal, Social & Health Education

PSHE is an essential part of the curriculum and helps students cope with the decisions and challenges facing them as they approach adulthood. Our main aim is to prepare and motivate our students for the choices affecting their future education, training, career and life as a responsible member of society.

The lessons will focus on four main areas;

Personal well being
Economic well being
Financial capability
Citizenship

The lessons help students become;

successful learners who enjoy learning, make progress and achieve
confident individuals who are able to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives
responsible citizens who make a positive contribution to society.

PSE Lessons

PSE lessons will help to develop an understanding in the following areas:

Personal skills and qualities needed to make the most of talents
How to learn in a way that suits the student improving success
Developing opinions and respecting those of others
Respect for the differences between people
Good relationships
A healthy, safe lifestyle
Checking Progress, Target Setting and Action Planning to help progress in lessons and in personal life
Careers Education
Drugs Education
Citizenship
Personal and social development (eg friendships, relationships, bullying, co-operation)
Community and environmental issues

CEIAG and Enterprise

Careers education, information, advice and guidance is an essential part of every pupil's curriculum. It is an integral part of the preparation for, and motivation of, pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life. Our central concern is to prepare pupils for the choices, changes and transitions affecting their future education, training, career and life as an adult member of society and to raise achievement throughout.
CEIAG Entitlement

KS3

Careers research
Skills, qualities and interests
Careers software and research skills - Launchpad and Kudos
Options at Year 8 and transition
Tracking my Progress
Career planning
Labour market information
Stereotypes
What is a job, what is a career
Enterprise days - Real Game, Heartbreak Hotel, Logistics Day

Careers

Careers Education is taught as part of the PSHE curriculum but is also enhanced with a range of activities students take part in such as The Real Game, Heartbreak Hotel, The World of Work day, Careers Fair, employability skills etc.

The school links to many employers to enhance the opportunities available to students. As part of this we have worked closely with Northamptonshire Enterprise Partnership as part of the Enterprise Advisers pilot bringing a wealth of employers, opportunities and information in to the school.

Our Careers Adviser, works at the school Monday to Thursday every week. Appointments can be made via tutors, Year Leaders, Deputy Year Leaders or the Leader for Life Skills. The Career Adviser also runs a drop in on a Wednesday lunchtime. This takes place in the Library. Please see the Life Skills section of the VLE for further information about CEIAG. This section includes further information about content and sources of help. Pupils and parents can also follow our Twitter feed @neschool