Author: Chas Kilby

Life Skills

2025 - 2026

KS4: YR 9 Curriculum Journey

Note on Life skills.
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

Relationships
Healthy Body image

Relationships
Depictions of and relationships and sexuality

Relationships
Sexual Violence 1

Relationships
Body positivity

Relationships
Sexual Violence 2

Relationships
Consent and Privacy

Relationships
Sexual Violence 3

Healthy Me
Dealing with changes in life

Relationships
Healthy friendships

Healthy Me
Study skills and managing stress

Identity
The opportunities of the Internet

Being Independent
Making financial decisions

Half term 2

Careers Program 3

Being independent
How do successful people do it?

Careers Program 3

Being Independent
Pathways to the future I want

Careers Program 3

Being Independent
Resisting online influence

Careers Program 3

Being Independent
Using the internet

Careers Program 3

Personal Safety
Managing peer pressure

Easter

Careers Program 3

Personal Safety
Online safety—Scams and Gambling

Half term 1

Living in the Wider Community
Forms of discrimination

Wellbeing—Peer pressure, Exploitation

Living in the Wider Community
Discrimination and prejudice

Wellbeing
Managing Mental Health

Living in the Wider Community
Understanding Racism

Wellbeing
Media Influence—Body Image

Living in the Wider Community
Anti-Racism

Wellbeing
Media Influence—Gender

Personal Safety
Drugs

Wellbeing
Online Safety / Grooming

Christmas

Personal Safety
Alcohol

Wellbeing
Online wellbeing / Fake news

Wellbeing
Know your rights