PSHE, Citizenship & RSE at Bacon's College

Key terms explained:

Personal, Social, Health & Economic Education (PSHE)

Relationships & Sex Education (RSE)

Citizenship education develops knowledge, skills and understanding that pupils need to play a full part in society as active and responsible citizens.

Bacon’s College PSHE, Citizenship and RSE programmes support all aspects of our students’ development, and provide a consistently welcoming culture for all based on our core values of courage, compassion, faith, respect and integrity. Targeted work with all year groups is underpinned by a whole school worship and assembly programme as well as a dedicated cultural enrichment festival at the end of each school year. Our core values are reinforced by key events such as the annual Christmas Advent Appeal, the Literary Festival (which coincides with World Book Day) as well as community and leadership programmes led by our PE department.  Students are provided with opportunities to develop their social and leadership skills through our Mediation Project, and School Leadership Teams.

All students – from Years 7 – 13 are involved at some stage during the academic year with the programme and engage in thinking issues to do with culture and identity, the impact of transition, keeping young men and woman safe physically. Some of the content for Years 7, 8 and 9 is delivered through weekly timetabled lessons, with all year groups participating in whole day workshops offering a range of sessions on specific PSHE themes.

Some aspects of the PSHE curriculum, for example healthy diets, are covered within subject lessons throughout all year groups.

Throughout all PSHE work, the safeguarding of our students is paramount with students being signposted to additional support when necessary. Encouraging our students to support each other is also central to the safeguarding dimension of this work.

The work of PSHE is supported by the school nurse and specialist PSHE agencies from within Southwark and beyond.