Author: Chas Kilby

Life Skills

2025 - 2026

KS4: YR 10 Curriculum Journey

Note on Life skills.
Life skills is taught in one hour per fortnight sessions for year 10s.
Relationships and Sex Education will be taught via specific dedicated drop down days—taught by trained members of staff. We will notify you of these events.
Visits and talks—Occasionally we will hold drop down sessions and talks delivered by professionals. These include: School Nurse, Police, Charities, Career/ Professionals. These form part of the Life Skills offer and are outside of the taught curriculum.

Half term 3

Living in the Wider World
Sexual abuse on line

Living in the Wider World
Sexual abuse on line

Living in the Wider World
Influence of Social Media

Living in the Wider World
How data is shared

WORK EXPERIENCE
Followed by de-brief sessions

Living in the wider world
Sharing content—Protecting reputation

Living in the Wider World
Media Influence, Radicalisation and extremism

Health and Wellbeing
Conversations about Mental Health

Half term 2

Careers Program 4

Health and Wellbeing
Healthy Online Relationships

Careers Program 4

Health and Wellbeing
How to stop smoking and vaping

Easter

Careers Program 4

Health and Wellbeing
Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Personal Safety
Online safety—Scams and Gambling

Relationships
Abusive relationships

Christmas

Half term 1

Wellbeing
Peer pressure / Knife crime

Relationships
Marriage and Civil Partnerships

Relationships
Family Relationships

Relationships
Communication in relaionships

Relationships
Abusive relationships

Wellbeing
Peer pressure / Knife crime

Wellbeing
Managing Mental Health

Wellbeing
Online wellbeing

Wellbeing
Know your rights