Ethics
All pupils study Ethics, which incorporates PSHE, RSHE, and Religious Studies.
Ethics
Ethics helps pupils develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to manage their lives, now and in the future. These skills and attributes help pupils to stay healthy, safe and prepare them for life and work in modern Britain.
PSHE
PSHE is taught in schools to teach children on the qualities and troubles they may face in their lives and advice on how to deal with these appropriately and effectively whilst remaining safe and secure. By knowing this, it prepares them physically, emotionally, socially, mentally and intellectually for the future.
Religious Studies
Religious Studies is taught at Meadowhead as part of the Ethics curriculum. Most weeks students will study Religious Studies for one of their two hours of Ethics lessons. Families do have the right to withdraw students for the religious element of the Ethics curriculum. Please discuss this with your child’s Ethics teacher in the first instance. Families would be expected to provide their own resources for their child to use in a separate classroom during the withdrawal from lessons.
RSHE (Relationships, Sex and Health Education)
Most of the RSHE curriculum is taught within the Ethics curriculum and lessons - for further information click here
Key Stage 3 (Y7-Y9) - PSHE and RSHE focus
|
Teacher 1 PSHE & RSE |
Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Term 1 |
Welcome to Meadowhead
The Science of Happiness
|
The Equality Act and Inclusivity |
Drugs Education Crime
|
| Assessment | Knowledge retrieval and application | Knowledge retrieval and application | Knowledge retrieval and application |
| Term 2 |
Health and Puberty Staying Safe |
Mental Health and Wellbeing RSHE |
The Criminal Justice System Human Rights |
| Assessment | Knowledge retrieval and application | Knowledge retrieval and application | Knowledge retrieval and application |
| Term 3 |
Drugs Education RSHE |
Resilience to Radicalisation Citizenship |
RSHE First Aid |
| Assessment | Knowledge retrieval and application | Knowledge retrieval and application | Knowledge retrieval and application |
Key Stage 3 (Y7-Y9) - Religious Studies focus
|
Teacher 2 Religious Studies |
Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Term 1 |
What does it mean to be human? Religion and Worldviews |
Festivals and Celebrations Careers Judaism |
Strange but true - is there evidence for life after death? Is belief in God based on evidence or faith? |
| Assessment | Knowledge retrieval and extended writing | Knowledge retrieval and extended writing | Knowledge retrieval and extended writing |
| Term 2 |
Sikhi Careers |
What’s so radical about Jesus? |
Careers Islam |
| Assessment | Knowledge retrieval and extended writing | Knowledge retrieval and extended writing | Knowledge retrieval and extended writing |
| Term 3 |
Good, bad, right or wrong – how do I decide? Tribes |
Make a Difference Sources of authority |
Buddhism |
| Assessment | Knowledge retrieval and extended writing | Knowledge retrieval and extended writing | Knowledge retrieval and extended writing |
Key Stage 4 (Y10-Y11) - Ethics
(go to Religious Education for the GSCE Religious Studies information)
| Year 10 | Year 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 |
Finance Drugs and Health |
Mental Health and Wellbeing Careers (Sheffield Progress) |
| Assessment | No formal assessments | No formal assessments |
| Term 2 |
Gangs and Murder Careers (CV Writing) Relationships and Sex Education |
A Level Subjects: Philosophy, Sociology and Psychology |
| Assessment | No formal assessments | No formal assessments |
| Term 3 |
Relationships and Sex Education |
Relationships and Sex Education |
| Assessment | No formal assessments | No formal assessments |
Useful Websites
https://hecticteachersalevelsociologysite.wordpress.com/
https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/sociology/as-and-a-level/sociology-7191-7192/assessment-resources
(page last updated 24.06.26)