Personal, Social, Health, and Economic Education (PSHE) is a planned programme designed to help students develop fully as individuals, family members, and active members of society.
Effective PSHE education equips students with the knowledge, understanding, attitudes, and practical skills needed to live healthy, safe, productive, and responsible lives.
PSHE also forms an important part of the UTC’s safeguarding provision, helping students understand risk, relationships, wellbeing, citizenship, and the wider world.
PSHE is delivered through scheduled lessons, tutor time, and cross-curricular learning opportunities.
Students are taught within supportive classroom environments where respectful discussion, active participation, and student voice are encouraged.
Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education form an important part of the PSHE curriculum.
The curriculum follows a spiral learning model which revisits and develops themes appropriately as students mature through Key Stages 3, 4, and 5.
The PSHE curriculum is guided by Department for Education requirements and recommendations from the PSHE Association.
Relationships, Sex and Health Education Guidance
The PSHE curriculum continues to evolve in response to the changing world students live in.
Parents and carers are encouraged to contact the PSHE Lead, Mrs Gleeson, should they wish to discuss any areas of the curriculum.
The PSHE programme is enriched through partnerships with a variety of external organisations and employer partners.
These partnerships help provide students with authentic experiences, specialist guidance, and expert support across a wide range of topics.