Departments: PSHE & Citizenship
Citizenship and Personal, Social Health Education play an important part in students' experiences at Finham Park. The aim is for students to not only learn about issues which affect both themselves and the wider world, but to become informed, confident, skilled, active, healthy and socially aware young people.
 The subject is taught in lessons to Year 7,8,10 and 11 - and many topics are delivered in other subject areas, such as through Drama in Year 9. Our assembly programme is designed to link in with many of these subject themes, as is work in Year 7 Opening Minds Programme, Sixth Form activities such as CAS, and Year and School Councils.
So what kind of things are taught?
Topics which appear as a recurring theme include:
- Healthy lifestyles
- Human Rights
- Sex and Relationships Education
- Drugs Awareness
- Careers
- Social awareness - getting on with others
Lessons are encouraged to be as inventive and active as possible, making use of current affairs, film and video, and visiting speakers.
What about Careers?
Students are encouraged from an early date to think about how their attitudes, options choices, skills and interests will affect their future pathways. This culminates in Year 10 when students complete their Work Experience placements, in and around the city.
All students are assisted in receiving the right information for future destinations by Connexions (Careers Service) who are based at Finham Park.
What's new?
Citizenship and PSHE are two subjects that are constantly changing to adapt to new issues in the wider world, and new topics that we need to share with students.
The school is currently engaged with all students to bring anti-bullying to the top of the agenda, and respond to some attitudes towards anti-social behaviour and knife crime.
Drugs awareness is constantly changing as trends in drug use change, and we work closely with the SHADOW group so our students have up to date presentations on all aspects of Health Education.
In 2007 many students will be studying for a GCSE in Citizenship Studies, allowing for more active participation from more of our students, and it is hoped that we will be able to run other important units on topics such as First Aid.
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