Audenshaw is committed to preparing pupils to become positive, productive, safe, happy and healthy adults. The introduction of Life Skills as part of the timetable will help to do that through a sustained programme designed to impact on our pupils’ personal and social development. The lessons are delivered by form tutors (or a specialist SRe team) once a week in a dedicated lesson. We want them to be able to make informed decisions and to develop their own set of positive values and ideas, whilst being able to appreciate and understand those of others.
Pupils are encouraged to understand diversity in its many forms and are made aware of issues and ideas that exist locally, nationally and globally.Life Skills combines Citizenship and PSHEE (personal, social, health, economic and employment education). Citizenship deals with public concerns and PSHEE deals with personal concerns. Key concepts covered in PSHEE are: personal identities; healthy lifestyles; risk (including drug education); relationships (including sex education); diversity; careers; capability and economic understanding. Key processes covered in PSHEE are: critical reflection; decision-making and managing risk; developing relationships and working with others; self-development; exploration; enterprise and financial capability.
Key concepts covered in Citizenship are: democracy and justice; rights and responsibilities and identities and diversity (living together in the United Kingdom). Key processes covered in Citizenship are: critical thinking and enquiry; advocacy and representation and taking informed and responsible action.Our ultimate aim is to allow and encourage our pupils to be: strong in body, positive in behaviour, safe and aware; able to make clever and informed choices and kind in heart.