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Education for Life, PSHE and Careers Education

Posted on: February 14th 2025

This term, students across all year groups have engaged in a diverse range of topics through our ‘Education for Life’ (EfL) lessons, with focusses around careers and health and wellbeing.

Students explored various subjects tailored to their year groups, including:

Health and Wellbeing: Discussions on the importance of sleep, healthy eating and personal hygiene in Year 7, Years 8-10 studying dependency and addiction, risks around drugs and alcohol, eating disorders, as well as the DSM Foundation’s input on drug education to Year 10.

Careers and Future Planning: The new year started for Year 10 with their preparation for Mock Interview Day, through which they created a CV. Years 7-9 also spent time looking at careers information, which as enriched by career talks, job research, and insights into the NHS and different post 16 educational pathways.

Year 11 have also been discussing important topics as they finish their ‘Education for Life’ programme, looking at important relationship subjects such as parenting, adoption and the work of social services. This is alongside some lessons around 'independence' having looked at driving tests, doctor registry and cosmetic surgery.

Special Events and Guest Sessions

There have also been a number of enrichment sessions, as detailed below:

• Careers Talks (Years 8 & 9) – An opportunity for students to gain insight into various career paths

• Mock Interview Day (Year 10) – Preparing students for future job interviews with practical experience.

• Theatre Performance (Year 9) – A drama-based session to enhance knowledge around vaping

• Year 11 Cancer Awareness Lessons – A special in-house session featuring Amery Hill School teachers sharing personal experiences to educate students on cancer and its impact.

The last enrichment of the term saw the Year 10 students going on Work Experience placements. With over 170 students going to various work environments, a big thank you goes to parents and local companies for making this week possible.

These sessions, along with our structured curriculum, ensure that students receive well-rounded guidance on health, relationships, and career pathways.

Mr Millard, EfL Co-ordinator

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  • Mock Interview

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  • Theatre Performance - Knowledge around vaping 

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