At The Dukeries Academy we are committed to nurturing the talent of your child to become a productive and committed member of society; someone who can work within the community to achieve goals which can be appreciated by all.
PSHE is delivered in tutor time once a week at Key Stage 4, and once a fortnight during timetabled lessons at Key Stage 3, with additional drop down days throughout the year. We utilise the Unifrog platform to support PSHE delivery, ensuring compliance with PSHE Association requirements. The TDA Culture Curriculum delivering in Tutor Time also expands on our PSHE delivery, ensuring we equip our students with up-to-date, relevant and contextually significant topics. These range from learning about safeguarding procedures, how to develop resilience and ambition through attendance-themed content, and positive discussions on mental health and supporting each other.
Through PSHE provision we aim to ensure your child has the necessary skills to become a well-rounded individual who can work well within their community to achieve change beneficial to all. In these sessions we also look at the development of the person, careers and how they can nature their individual talents, life in modern British Society and how to avoid risks throughout life.
As part of preparation into society students will learn about the risks of inappropriate sexual behaviour on themselves and other around them. Below are letters which are sent to parents at the beginning of each academic year outlining the course and the Academy’s current RSE policy. If you would like your child to be withdrawn from RSE lessons you must write to the Principal.