PSHCE at Glenalmond College

Every pupil in the 2^nd, 4^th and 5^th Form has a single lesson of Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education per week with a dedicated PSHCE teacher. 3^rd Form pupils have a double lesson per week which incorporates Drama. Our new course was very well received by the Care and Welfare Inspectors as demonstrated by the following quote from the report:

"The college has developed and introduced in the current session a progressive, whole-school programme for personal, social, health and citizenship education. The programme offers pupils a well-balanced range of modules covering such areas as healthy living, well-being, anti-bullying, alcohol and drug misuse and race equality. Sixth form pupils had a specific programme developed to meet their needs of transition from school to their future studies and careers. Teachers used the programme well and flexibly to address current issues within the school." (Inspection of care and welfare residential provision report - June 2005)

PSHCE Teaching Staff

John Owen - Sub Warden, Chemistry teacher, Patchell's Tutor

Charles Youlten - Housemaster of Skrine's, Head of Drama

The planned programme for the academic year is reproduced below along with a summary of the resources we used within the PSHCE teaching programme. One of the key strengths the inspectors identified is our ability to react swiftly to situations and to modify the content of the programme from week to week, so please be warned - things will probably change as the year progresses!

During the school year we will be trialling some of the SEAL (Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning) Resources with our 2^nd years. A topic will be introduced through P.S.H.C.E. and the theme will be pick up by other departments throughout the week.

In addition to the weekly programme detailed below outside speakers are brought in to Coll to talk to whole year groups or to work with smaller groups on specific issues.

Visiting Speakers include:

Drugs with Jonnie Leach: Jonnie is a trained psychotherapist and recovered drug addict. He talks with authority and humour basing his talk on his own experiences and training.

'A Day with Alex' Alex Corkran talking to groups and individuals about eating disorders. Alex is a regular visitor to Glenalmond; she is a thought-provoking and down to earth speaker and the pupils have always been very positive about her visits.

Sexual Health with doctor and nurse from Drumhar Health Centre (Family Planning). These sessions are run for 3^rd, 4^th and U6th Years.

Self Harm with Diana Sharp of the McLellan Practice in Harley Street.

Drugs with Tayside Police: this session is for the 4^th Year.

PSHCE SCHEME OF WORK

Week No.	2nd Form	3rd Form	4th Form	5th Form
1	Friendship - The Beginning	Circle Time - Setting the Scene	Weeks 1 to 21 using DEAL Resources produced by the Samaritans. A1 - Emotional Health Awareness	Coping with Coursework
2	Friendship - Life, The Reality	Circle Time - Peer Pressure	A1 - Emotional Health Awareness	Coping with Stress
3	Friendship - The Journey	Circle Time -Individuality and Uniqueness	A2 - Communication and Listening Skills	Coping with Stress
4	Friendship - The Making of a Friend	Circle Time -Dealing with disagreement	A2 - Communication and Listening Skills	Healthy Eating - The Eatwell Plate
5	Friendship - The Heart of Friendship	Circle Time - Victims of Bullying	A3 - Body Language	Weeks 5 to 18 using The Europa Diary Resources - The European Union
6	Friendship - A Closer Look at Me	Circle Time - Feeling good for no good reason	A3 - Body Language	The European Union
7	Friendship - A Unique Individual	Circle Time - Review, Feedback and Evaluation	A4 - Sources of Support	The Charter of Human Rights
8	Bullying - Broken Toy video	Tobacco - Smoking? The Myths and Facts	B1 - Understanding Depression	Enlargement
9	Bullying - Bully and Victim	Tobacco - Smoking, the Law and College Rules	B1 - Understanding Depression	Complaining Effectively
10	Bullying - the School Rules	Tobacco - Confessions of a Simple Surgeon? Video and discussion	B2 - Understanding self-injury	Budgeting and Debt
11	Alcohol - what do you know?	Bullying ? Broken Toy video	B2 - Understanding self-injury	Financial Literacy
12	Alcohol - what is a unit?	Bullying? Bully and Victim	C1 - Identity and Social Inclusion	Cybercrime
13	Alcohol - the Law and the school rules	Bullying? The School Rules	C1 - Identity and Social Inclusion	Packaging
14	Circle Time - Setting the Scene	Alcohol - Have you got an Attitude?	C2 - Challenging Discrimination	Personal safety and Responsibility
15	Circle Time - Communication	Alcohol - The Power of Advertising	C2 - Challenging Discrimination	Climate Change
16	Circle Time - Dealing with Feeling	Alcohol - Respect it!	C3 - Mental Health and the Media	Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
17	Circle Time - Name calling	Emotional Survival - Introductory Session	C3 - Mental Health and the Media	Smart Consumption
18	Circle Time - Building Self Confidence	Emotional Survival - Fabulous Feelings	C4 - Conflict	International Trade and Aid
19	Circle Time - Rights and Responsibilities	Emotional Survival - Feeling Accepted	C4 - Conflict	Smoking - Attitudes to Smoking
20	Circle Time - Review, Feedback and Evaluation	Emotional Survival - Feeling Positive	C5 - Personal and Global Conflict	Smoking - Women, Men and Smoking
21	Smoking - Why do young people smoke/not smoke?	Emotional Survival - Feeling Threatened	C5 - Personal and Global Conflict	Alcohol - Keeping Safe with Alcohol
22	Smoking - What happens when you smoke?	Emotional Survival - Feeling Angry	Keeping Healthy - Healthy eating	Alcohol - What is acceptable Drinking, What's in a Unit?
23	Smoking - the Risks	Emotional Survival - Feeling Stressed	Keeping Healthy - Safer sex and Contraception	Alcohol - Booze Britain - Perth
24	Political Parties and Parliament - Big Political Ideas	Emotional Survival - Feeling Assertive	Keeping Healthy - Understanding why people drink and smoke	Drugs - Law and Penalties
25	Political Parties and Parliament - Why have Political Parties?	Emotional Survival - Feeling Listened to	Drugs - Drugs Issues Quiz	Drugs - Health Awareness
26	Political Parties and Parliament - The Struggle of the Working Man to get the Vote	Emotional Survival - Feeling in Control	Drugs - Healthwise Cards	Drugs - 6 things to consider
27	Political Parties and Parliament - The struggle of Women to get the Vote	Emotional Survival - Feeling in Conflict	Drugs - Safety Ladder	Exam leave
28	Political Parties and Parliament - The Way We Vote	Emotional Survival - Feeling Co-operative	Drugs - Scenarios	Exam leave
29	Political Parties and Parliament - How would you organise a Political Party?	Emotional Survival - Feeling Empathic	Political Matters - Why Politics Matters	Exam leave
30	Political Parties and Parliament - The Political Parties	Emotional Survival - Feeling Different	Political Matters - Where Power is Located	Exam leave
31	Political Parties and Parliament - What does Parliament do?	Emotional Survival - Feeling Reflective	Political Matters - Different Political Parties	Exam leave
32	Political Parties and Parliament - What does an M.P. do?	Emotional Survival - Feeling Friendly	Political Matters - Pressure Groups	Exam leave
33	Political Parties and Parliament - Your M.E.P. and Parliament	Emotional Survival - Feeling Moody	Political Matters - Devolution	Exam leave
34	Political Parties and Parliament - Government Departments	Emotional Survival - Feeling Bereaved	Political Matters - The Media	Exam leave

PSHCE Resources

Used in the programme.

Resource	Type	Year Group	Comments
Smoke Screen	Resources pack	All	Recommended on SCIS training day
Respect IT	Resources Pack	Mostly years 7 - 11	Recommended on SCIS training day
Citizenship? Resources Files	Resources pack produced in conjunction with the Politics Society	Years 9, 10 and 11	Excellent material
Understanding Drug Issues	Resources book	All	Recommended on SCIS training day and by Police
Basic Drugs Facts	Playing cards	Potentially all	Recommended on SCIS training day
Welcome to Friendship	Resources book	2nd Year	Excellent
Emotional Survival	Resources book	3rd Year	Sessions are designed to be one hour long so material has to be adapted for our use
Circle Time for Adolescents	Resources book	4th Year	Lucky Duck Publishing
Concluding Circle Time	Resources book	3rd Year	Lucky Duck Publishing
More Circle Time	Resources book	2nd Year	Lucky Duck Publishing
My England	Video resource pack	4th and 5th Year
Broken Toy	Video resource pack	2nd and 3rd Year	Lucky Duck Publishing
Bully for You	Video resource pack	3rd Year
Alcohol	Video resource pack	3rd Year	Very powerful message
The Holocaust	Video resource pack	4th Year	Learning and teaching Scotland
Safe Cigarette	Discovery Channel Programme	5th and 6th Year
Making of a Hangover	Discovery Channel Programme	5th and 6th Year
Confessions of a Simple Surgeon	Australian video	All	Excellent
Booze Britain - Perth	Bravo Channel video	5th and 6th Year	Good to spark discussion
Mind Your Language	DVD - 1970s sitcom	4th Year	Good to spark discussion shows stereotyping, sexism and racism
Friends Episodes	DVD	2nd and 3rd Year
Stand by Me	DVD	2nd Year
Learning Matters	Study Skills Book	4th Year
Secondary School Councils Tool Kit	Resources Pack	All	Recommended at Beyond Tokenism Conference
Your Life 4	Pupil book and Teacher?s Resources Pack	4th Year	Basis of first 10 weeks work in 4th Year
DEAL	Samaritans Resource Pack for Emotional Health	4th Year
Eat for Life	Video and Resources Pack	2nd and 5th Form	Used along with Eatwell plate

Please note this list is not exhaustive. Resources are added to the department all the time and are very often trialled during appropriate lessons during the year for inclusion in the next year's scheme of work.