Posted on: 15/04/2024
Learning for Life (L4L)
Learning for Life (L4L) is Bartholomew School’s Personal Social Health and Economic (PSHE) education. Students have weekly lessons which provide opportunities for them to discuss many issues that may affect them, as well as the general world around them. L4L aims to empower students with the knowledge and life skills to manage risk and to make well-informed decisions, for both now and in the future. It is literally 'learning for life'.
Students follow a spiral curriculum, revisiting key topics at an age-appropriate level. L4L lessons are usually taught by form tutors from across the School. The nature of PSHE allows for a range of activities to be used in lessons, such as: discussions, quizzes, group work, presentations, documentaries, and independent work. L4L complements content that is covered in other subject areas, such as science, religion and philosophy and physical education, along with food and nutrition, and often explores the content from a different angle.
HOW WILL LEARNING FOR LIFE BE RESOURCED?
In line with the new statutory Department for Education content for Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) our PSHE curriculum has been mapped out below.
L4L teachers utilise many resources developed or quality-assured by the PSHE Association when planning their lessons. To help our students develop confidence, knowledge and vital life skills, our teachers use a wide variety of delivery techniques to ensure that lessons are engaging and pitched appropriately for our students. We also seek advice from the School Health Nurse team, Thames Valley Police, and other professionals when necessary to help plan the most useful and relevant provision for our young people.
WHAT WILL MY CHILD BE LEARNING ABOUT IN LEARNING FOR LIFE?
The spiral curriculum is based on the following common themes, which are revisited with our students in an age-appropriate manner:
- Community involvement
- Healthy relationships – including sex education
- Personal safety - including online safety, tobacco, drugs and alcohol
- Emotional, physical and sexual health
- Careers
- Personal finance
- Citizenship
- Human rights and discrimination
- The Law
- Emergency first aid
Further resources:
Key Stage 3 Extension Reading Journey
The information below is an overview of our current PSHE curriculum.
MAIN TOPICS COVERED
| YEAR 7 | Students are taught L4L lessons in their form groups. During Year 7 students will explore the following topics in an age-appropriate manner:
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| YEAR 8 | Students follow a carousel system of five lessons on each topic in their form groups:
Students will also explore what influences our health choices and how to support healthy behaviours. |
| YEAR 9 | Students follow a carousel system of five lessons on each topic in their learning groups:
In Year 9, students will also have a talk about options and a session about the Holocaust to complement their studies in Citizenship and History |
| YEAR 10 | Students follow a carousel system of five lessons on each topic in their L4L groups:
Keeping myself and my finances safe- gambling and how to manage the risk, what influences people to gamble, and how to support people who struggle to manage gambling. Students will also consider the influence of gangs on some young people. |
| YEAR 11 | L4L lessons are delivered by the Year 11 team, building on the knowledge and skills developed lower down the school. Content will be adapted to suit the needs of the individual year group, but includes:
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L4L Curriculum in more detail
L4L Timetable and Carousels
