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The importance of
personal, social and health education
Personal, social and health education (PSHE) at key stages 3 and 4
helps pupils to lead confident, healthy and responsible lives as
individuals and members of society. Through work in lesson time and
a wide range of activities across and beyond the curriculum, pupils
gain practical knowledge and skills to help them live healthily and
deal with the spiritual, moral, social and cultural issues they
face as they approach adulthood. PSHE gives pupils opportunities to
reflect on their experiences and how they are developing. It helps
them to understand and manage responsibly a wider range of
relationships as they mature, and to show respect for the diversity
of, and differences between, people. It also develops pupils'
well-being and self-esteem, encouraging belief in their ability to
succeed and enabling them to take responsibility for their learning
and future choice of courses and career. PSHE at key stages 3 and 4
builds on pupils' own experiences and on work at key stages 1 and 2
and complements citizenship in the curriculum, which covers public
policy dilemmas related to health, law and family. |
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