Intent
Teach pupils the correct vocabulary to describe themselves
Provide a framework in which sensitive discussions can take place reinforcing our school value of respect
Prepare pupils for life after school and give them an understanding of what employers are looking for, sexual development and the importance of health and hygiene
Help pupils develop feelings of self-respect, confidence and empathy
Create a positive culture around issues of sexuality and relationships reinforcing our school value of potential.
Our 4 key values of respect, potential, aspiration and believing are underpinned in Future Me through providing students with a range of views from religious and non-religious perspectives.
Implementation
Future Me focuses on giving young people the information they need to help them develop healthy, nurturing relationships of all kinds including:
- Families
- Respectful relationships, including friendships
- Online and media
- Being safe
- Intimate and sexual relationships, including sexual health
We have four off-timetable days per year where all students take part in range of workshops to reinforce their Future Me. Students are given knowledge to enable them to make the right decision for them. Workshops are delivered by qualified internal and external agencies including Respect Me, GM Higher and Proud Trust. We also have weekly assemblies, daily co-curricular clubs and a range of enterprise days and trips so students can further develop their ‘Future Me’. Starting September 2022, all year 7 students will also have fortnightly PSHE lessons delivered by qualified staff as part of their timetabled lessons.
These areas of learning are taught within the context of family life taking care to ensure that there is no stigmatisation of children based on their home circumstances (families can include single parent families, LGBT parents, families headed by grandparents, adoptive parents, foster parents/carers amongst other structures) along with reflecting sensitively that some children may have a different structure of support around them (for example: looked after children or young carers).