The CARE Curriculum at Myton

Life Skills

In Years 7 and 8 all students are taught Life Skills as a discreet lesson twice a fortnight. There are three main themes in Life Skills: Health and wellbeing (PSHE); Living in the wider world and Metacognition. Through these themes we ensure students are taught the full range of the age-appropriate PSHE and RSE content, alongside wider personal development around keeping safe, democracy and British Values and learning how to learn. 

PSHE and RSE

In Years 9 to 11 students are currently taught one lesson a fortnight of PSHE and RSE, again, covering the full range of age-appropriate content for the statutory curriculum. Year 9 addresses topics around drugs and sexual relationships; Year 10 covers harder hitting content on consent, rape culture, misogyny, pornography, gang culture and county lines; Year 11 starts to prepare students for adult life and addresses topics including adult relationships, alongside being work ready and understanding salaries, pensions, taxes, the world of work and more.

In addition to these specific lessons that support students’ personal development, students also cover many of these themes in other lessons across the curriculum too.