Year 7 Learning

In Year 7 Personal Development is taught during tutor time.

Term	Key Content
Autumn	Relationships, sex and health education Manage the physical and mental changes that are a typical part of growing up, including puberty and menstrual cycle The difference between biological sex, gender identity and sexual orientation To recognise that sexual attraction and sexuality are diverse Marriage is a legal, social and emotional commitment that should be entered into freely and never forced
Spring 1	Drugs, alcohol and associated risks Evaluate misconceptions, social norms and cultural values relating to drugs, alcohol and tobacco use Strategies to manage a range of influences on drug, alcohol and tobacco use, including peers The short and long term health risks linked to alcohol, nicotine, legal and illegal substances
Spring 2	Media Literacy and Digital resilience Strategies to safely manage personal information online and on social media The benefits and positive use of the internet and social media Understand the way people present themselves online can have a positive and negative effect on them
Summer	Relationships Different types of relationships and factors that affect them Indicators of healthy and unhealthy relationships Trust in relationships and behaviour that undermines or builds trust Media and relationships Identifying risk from people online

Personal Development