Citizenship & PSHE

All pupils throughout the school follow a non-examination course in citizenship, personal, social and health education. The course encompasses pupils' personal, social and moral development, as well as embracing the requirements of citizenship and related issues. The four main curriculum strands concerned with Citizenship and PHSE are:

• Personal development - developing confidence and responsibility and making the most of their abilities
• Active citizens - Preparing to play an active role as citizens
• Health and Safety - Developing a healthy and safer lifestyle
• Relationships - Developing good relationships and respecting the differences between people

The citizenship and PSHE Curriculum at Connaught aims to:

• raise pupils' confidence and self-esteem by reminding pupils and teachers of the importance of respecting everyone as an individual and appreciating effortoffer an especially supportive climate for learning
• provide a foundation for acquiring the skills needed to learn and grow up at ease with oneself
• increase pupils' motivation and deepen their understanding through providing relevant opportunities for 'real life' learning
• improve pupils' ability to reflect on and become responsible for their own learning
• reduce the chances that pupils' education will be interrupted or impaired, for example, by unintended pregnancy, excessive drug abuse or fear of bullying