Leadership Development Time (PSHERE)
Subject intent
Leadership Development Time (LDT) will help students to be leaders in their chosen field because it helps them to aim high, by establishing clear and challenging goals with a defined pathway, demonstrate grit to overcome challenges whilst nurturing good physical and mental wellbeing in themselves and others. It also gives students the skill set to foster and maintain positive relationships to build successful networks.
It takes students out of their comfort zone (and show growth) by overcoming challenges, all while nurturing good physical and mental well-being in themselves and others.
It helps students tackle social injustice (and demonstrate responsibility) by exploring all aspects of physical and mental health, how to help themselves and those at risk safe on and offline.
It helps promote ambition by providing support in establishing clear and challenging goals with a defined pathway. Students are guided to set and pursue ambitious objectives, understanding the steps required to achieve success in their chosen fields.
It celebrates diversity (compassion) by teaching students to foster and maintain positive relationships to build successful networks.
By valuing diverse perspectives, students learn the importance of empathy and inclusion.
It helps students develop independence (excellence) by encouraging them to take initiative and make informed decisions about their future. This skill is crucial for personal and professional growth.
Subject links to HSAEL values
- Each term is themed around leadership linking with the Academy values of GRACE:
- Autumn: Aim high, by establishing clear and challenging goals with a defined pathway (Ambition and Excellence)
- Spring: Foster and maintain positive relationships to build successful networks (Compassion and Responsibility)
- Summer: Demonstrating grit to overcome challenges whilst nurturing good physical and mental wellbeing in themselves and other (Growth)
Key Topics
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Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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Year 7 |
- What makes a healthy relationship? - Overcoming conflict and finding forgiveness - Recognising and preventing bullying |
- Growing up: physical and mental changes including menstruation - What is diversity? - Media literacy: staying safe online |
- What is mental health? - Social media and mental health - Healthy lifestyles: achieving balance |
- Healthy lifestyles: maintaining a balanced diet - Smoking and vaping: risks and consequences - Gambling: the facts |
- What is effective leadership? - Who am I?
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- Exploring possibilities: dream jobs - What is a career? - What is a work life balance?
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Year 8 |
- Spotting unhealthy and abusive relationships - Taking others' perspectives - Consent: what is it and why is it essential?
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- Sexuality: coming out - Challenging gender stereotypes - Recognising and preventing discrimination
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- Mental health: talking about our emotions - Mental health: developing coping strategies - Healthy lifestyles: taking responsibility for your physical health
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- Healthy lifestyles: exercising for physical and mental wellbeing - Addictive substances: alcohol - Media literacy: interpreting information online |
- What is effective leadership? - What are my interests?
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- Job Applications: CVs - Challenges and rewards of work - What does success me to me? |
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Year 9 |
- Relationships and conflict - Understanding marriage - Female genital mutilation (FGM): facts and risks
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- Sex, relationships, and the media - Practising safe sex - Social influences: young people and gangs
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- An introduction to body image - What is a healthy lifestyle? - Addictive substances: legal and illegal drugs
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Healthy lifestyles: health services, self examination and vaccination - Sex and consent online - Staying safe online: misinformation and extremism
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- What is effective leadership? - What are my skills?
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- Financial choices: budgeting, saving, debt - What comes after school? - What is the labour market and why is it important?
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Year 10 |
- The impact of relationships - Navigating conflict in relationships - Understanding consent and intimacy: offline and online
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- Understanding pregnancy: your choices - Sexual health: choosing and accessing contraception. - Staying safe online: protecting your personal data |
- Mental health: revisited - Alcohol: risks, consequences, and safety - Health-related choices: blood, organ and stem cell donation
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- Illegal drugs: risks, consequences, and support - Substance addiction: how to seek help - Gambling: risks, consequences, and safety
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- What is effective leadership? - Exploring employer profiles
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- What types of careers is best for me? - Wellbeing in the workplace - Preparing to go on work experience.
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Year 11 |
- What is effective leadership? - Post 16 choices
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- Decision making - choosing your post 16 pathway. - Apprenticeship Vs Higher Education - Is AI a threat to our jobs
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- Family life: parenthood and caring - Rights and responsibilities: marriage and civil partnerships - Understanding pornography |
- Sexual health: preventing and treating STIs - Know your rights: the Equality Act 2010 - Challenging prejudice and discrimination |
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Year 12 |
- Respectful relationships: trust and intimacy - Respectful relationships: ending relationships - Making choices about pregnancy and parenthood |
- Making choices about your sexual health - Staying safe: recognising harassment and abuse - Understanding cultural identity and cultural competency |
- Body enhancement - Mental health: accessing support - Staying safe: alcohol and binge-drinking
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- Managing our health: services and support - Staying safe: setting boundaries online - Understanding online misinformation |
- What is effective leadership? - Preparing for one to one guidance |
- Post 18 choices - Setting careers goals - How to network and be enterprising |
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Year 13 |
- What is effective leadership? - Personal branding: CV and Online Profile |
- The basics of interview - Preparing for an employer assessment day - Confidently managing transitions |
- Respectful relationships: values and differences - Consent matters - Intersectionality, marginalisation, and privilege |
- Understanding inclusion - Staying safe: recreational drugs - Leaving home: building a healthy lifestyle
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