Life Skills

CURRICULUM INTENT

Intent – Life Skills & Personal Development

At Sunbury Manor School our intention is to develop and implement a comprehensive Life Skills/Personal Development curriculum that reflects the statutory guidance and meets the requirements outlined in the PSHE Association's programme of study. Our spiral curriculum ensures that key topics are revisited, enabling students to build upon prior knowledge and skills as they progress through their education.

To achieve our intent, we will:

1. Create a Spiral Curriculum: We will plan a Life Skills/Personal Development curriculum that covers the statutory guidance and is fully mapped to the coded requirements of the PSHE Association's programme of study. This will ensure a cohesive and progressive approach to PSHE education.

2. Foster Inclusivity and Challenge: We are committed to providing an inclusive curriculum that challenges and supports all students. We will adopt adaptive teaching principles by setting ambitious learning objectives while incorporating varying levels of support and scaffolded resources to assist all students. Where appropriate, we will deploy teaching assistants and provide differentiated instruction to our weakest students, allowing them to fully engage with the curriculum and enabling them to develop essential life skills.

Please click on the expandable sections below for more details on curriculum overview.

Life Skills Overview KS3

Life Skills (including RSHE) Curriculum Plan Overview 2026-2027

 

Autumn 

Spring 

Summer 

Year 7

Relationship, Sex Ed  

INTRODUCTION LESSON 

1. Maintaining great friendships and avoiding fallouts. 

2. How do we keep safe and positive relationships (on and offline) – online grooming. 

3. What is trust and why is it important in any relationship? 

4. Anti-bullying – how can we reach out to support victims and stop bullies? 

Living in the Wider World 

5. What is stereotyping and why do we do this? 

6. What is race and racism? 

Health & Wellbeing 

1. What are the harms caused by vaping? 

2. Health and wellbeing introduction 

3. Mental health introduction 

4. Personal hygiene oral health infections. 

5. Puberty - Periods and menstruation 

6. Boys puberty 

7. What is FGM and what do we need to know about it?

Relationship, Sex Ed 

1. Different families stability commitment X2 hours 

2. Falling in love and romantic feelings 

Health & Wellbeing  

3. What is my personal identity and why is diversity important? X2 hours 

4. Media literacy  

5. What are wants & needs and why do we need to know the difference?

 

Living in the Wider World 

1. How can we budget our money.  

Relationship, Sex Ed 

2. Peer pressure X2 hours 

3. Marriage 

Health & Wellbeing 

4. Drugs Introduction X2 hours

 

Health & Wellbeing 

1. Safer Internet life 

2. Empathy & Kindness 

3. Gratefulness 

4. Developing Resilience 

Living in the Wider World 

5. Importance of Respect 

6. Protected Characteristics

Living in the Wider World 

1. Personal Development and target setting 

2.Careers skills and qualities X2 hours 

3. Self-esteem through life X2 hours

 

Year 8 

 

 

Relationship, Sex Ed 

1. What is consent & why is it important we know about it? X2 hours 

2. Contraceptives – what are these and how do we use them? X2 hours 

3. An introduction to STIs and sexual health X2 hours

Relationship, Sex Ed 

1. Condoms and condom use 

2. What is sexting and the law? 

3. What is pornography & why can it be dangerous? 

4. What is masculinity and what makes a great man?  

Health & Wellbeing  

5. Alcohol, risks, and relationships - X2 hours 

6. Lifestyle diseases and cancer 

Health & Wellbeing  

1. First Aid and CPR X2 hours 

2. Group messaging and chats X2 hours  

Relationship, Sex Ed 

3. Cyberbullying and online trolls 

4. Tolerance and mutual respect 

Living in the Wider World  

1. Why is teamwork an essential life skill? 

2. Savings & investing money 

Health & Wellbeing 

3. Social media stress 

4. Self – harm 

5. Balanced diet and healthy food 

Living in the Wider World 

1. The importance of exercise 

2. Ableism visible and invisible disabilities 

3. Sexism in society 

4. Mental Health at work and the wider world X2 hours 

5. Communication Skills 

 

 

 

Living in the Wider World 

1. Employability skills introduction 

2. Attendance and Punctuality 

3. Ambitious Aspirational Realistic Careers 

4. Entrepreneurs

Year 9 

 

Relationship, Sex Ed 

1. Relationships in the media X2 hours 

2. Diverse Relationships (LGBT+) 

3. Grief, loss and its digital legacy 

4. How does gender equality benefit everyone in society? 

5. What are gender stereotypes and how can they be harmful? 

 

Relationship, Sex Ed 

1. Sexual Harassment and the law 

2. Peer pressure X2 hours 

3. Healthy relationships 

4. What are incels, ‘alpha males’ misogyny and the ‘Manosphere’? X2 hours 

Health & Wellbeing 

1. Gambling risks 

2. Mental Health stigma and language 

3. Health advice and services 

4. Prescription drugs and antibiotics 

5. Eating disorders 

6. Managing anxiety

 

Health & Wellbeing 

1. Conflict management X2 hours 

2. Happiness & Positivity X2 hours 

3. Healthy eating on a budget 

4. Sleep importance and hygiene

 

 

 

Living in the Wider World  

1. How does knife crime impact our communities, why do teens get involved and what are the consequences? X2 hours 

2. County Lines, Gangs, Weapons, Drugs and Risks X2 hours 

3. The importance of community 

4. Anti-social behaviour 

Living in the Wider World 

1. E- Reputation (online reputation) X2 hours 

2. Responsible finances and avoiding debt 

3. Financial Exploitation X2 hours 

Living in the Wider World 

1. The economy 

2. Workplace skills future labour market  

Personal Development Overview KS4

KS4 Personal Development (Life Skills, Belief and Ethics & Citizenship) Curriculum Plan Overview 2026-2027

 

AUTUMN 

SPRING 

SUMMER 

YEAR 10 

RSE 

1. Forced marriage 

2. Stalking, Harassment and the Law (2 hours) 

3. Deepfakes and malicious AI 

4. Coercive, Exploitative Abusive Relationships (2 hours) 

RSE 

5. LGBT rights 

6. Online dating 

7. Language microaggressions and bullying 

8. Parenting costs and considerations 

Belief & Ethics 

X3 lessons 

Belief & Ethics 

Approx 11 lessons across spring term 

Belief & Ethics 

 

 

Citizenship 

1. Electoral voting systems 

2. Electoral voting systems 

3. Different forms of government 

4. Criminal justice system 

5. Criminal justice system research lesson 

Citizenship 

 

YEAR 11

RSE 

1. Sextortion and spotting AI 

2. Sexualisation of the media 

3. Pornographic deepfakes and non-consensual image sharing 

4. Suicide Prevention 

5. Role of pleasure/ what is a healthy sexual relationship 

6. Gaslighting emotional abuse 

RSHE 

7. Brain development and parenting 

8. Adoption & fostering 

9. Honour violence and killings 

10. Responsible public health choices 

Belief & Ethics X3 lessons 

Belief & Ethics 

Approx 11 lessons 

Across spring term

Belief & Ethics

Citizenship 

1. Money management 

2. Buying renting and mortgages 

3.Credit vs debit 

4. Human Rights 

5. Commonwealth 

6. Youth Crime 

STUDY LEAVE FOR G.C.S.E 

EXAMS