Toolkit 1: RSE (Consent) - Viral. Students will be learning :
- Relationships Strand
- To establish clear personal boundaries around those aspects of their lives they wish to be private, shared only with specific people, and made public. To understand their right to privacy
- That consent is freely given and that being pressurised, manipulated or coerced to agree to something is not consent; that the seeker of consent is responsible for ensuring that consent has been given and if consent is not given or is withdrawn, that decision should always be respected
- The law in relation to consent (including the legal age of consent for sexual activity, the legal definition of consent and the responsibility in law for the seeker of consent to ensure that consent has been given)
- How to seek the consent of another person and be sure that consent has been given; how to assertively withhold or withdraw consent
Toolkit 2: Mental Health - Perfect Pressure. Students will be learning:
- Wellbeing strand
- To evaluate the extent to which their self-confidence and self-esteem are affected by the judgements of others
- The characteristics of emotional and mental health and the causes, symptoms and treatments of some mental and emotional health disorders (including stress, anxiety and depression)
- Strategies for managing mental health including stress, anxiety and depression; a broader range of strategies for promoting their own emotional wellbeing
- Relationships Strand
- Strategies to manage strong emotions and feelings
- The characteristic and benefits of positive, strong, supportive, equal relationships
- Managing changes in personal relationships including the ending of relationships
- The role peers can play in supporting one another (including helping vulnerable friends to access reliable, accurate and appropriate support)
- Living in the wider world strand
- To evaluate their own personal strengths and areas for development and to use this to inform goal setting
- About the information, advice and guidance available to them and how to access it
Toolkit 3: Financial Literacy - Tick. Students will be learning:
- Living in the wider world strand
- To assess and manage risk in relation to financial decisions that young people make
- To explore social and moral dilemmas about the use of money, (including how the choices young people make as consumers affect others' economies and environments)
Toolkit 4: Online Safety - One Million Likes. Students will be learning:
- Relationships strand
- The safe and responsible use of information communication technology (including safe management of own and others’ personal data including images)
- To understand the terms ‘habit’, ‘dependence’ and ‘addiction’ in a wide variety of contexts (including substance use and information technology) and where and how to access support if they have concerns
- Living in the wider world strand
- How social media can offer opportunities to engage with a wide variety of views on different issues
- To recognise how social media can also distort situations or issues; can narrow understanding and appear to validate these narrow views
Switched On has been designed by Theatre Centre, in consultation with teachers and young people. A professional, engaging, and realistic play has been written for each of the topics and tailored to meet the requirements of the PSHE curriculum.
Each toolkit contains:
- Four 60 minute lesson plans
- Powerpoint Resource
- Student Workbook
- Teaching Guidelines: Creating a safe environment
- A professionally produced radio play
At the start of each topic, students listen to an audio play. The characters and their dilemmas are used to frame the learning in all lessons.
Engaging Audio Play
High quality audio play centered around a teenage character. The fictional story engages learners, creates a safe space to discuss sensitive topics and uses realism to encourage a greater depth of learning.
Structured student work book
Now with an additional workbook which has been specially adapted to support schools setting distance learning tasks. Provided in both PDF and Microsoft Word format for easy editing.
Structured Lesson PLans
Teacher guidelines to support the delivery of PSHE and lesson plans with clear objectives and timed activities. Powerpoint included to support task delivery.
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Theatre Centre has 65 years experience creating meaningful resources for young people. We specialise in understanding the needs of children and young people and in creating work that equips them with the skills for later life.
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