Our Values in Practice (ViP) curriculum offers personal, social, health, citizenship and careers education (PSHCE). Our ViP curriculum is rooted in our Christian vision and ethos.
At The Deanery Church of England Academy, everyone will be treated with dignity as all people who are made in the image of God and are loved equally by God.
All pupils have a right to an education which enables them to flourish and is set in a learning community where differences of lifestyle and opinion (within that which is permissible under UK law) are treated with dignity and respect; where bullying of all kinds is eliminated; and where they are free to be themselves and fulfil their potential without fear.
Our school seeks to ensure that the RSHE curriculum protects, informs and nurtures all pupils. It clearly differentiates between factual teaching (biology, medicine, the law, marriage, different types of families and the composition of society) and moral teaching about relationships and values, recognising that the distinction can be easily blurred and that there needs to be discernment about the manner in which this is taught. We teach RSHE within a moral (but not moralistic) framework.
| Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 | Term 4 | Term 5 | Term 6 |
Year 7 | Transition and safety | Developing skills and aspirations | Diversity | Health and puberty | Building relationships | Financial decision making |
Year 8 | Drugs and alcohol | Community and careers | Discrimination | Emotional wellbeing | Identity and relationships | Digital literacy |
Year 9 | Peer influence, substance abuse and gangs | Setting goals | Respectful relationships | Healthy lifestyle | Intimate relationships | Employability skills |
Year 10 | Mental health | Financial decision making | Healthy relationships | Exploring influence | Addressing extremism and radicalisation | Work experience |
Year 11 | Building for the future | Next steps | Communication in relationships | Independence | Families | Revision |