Year 10 PSHE Immersion Day
On Friday 27 January, all pupils from Year 10 participated in a PSHE Immersion Day. Over the course of the day, pupils took part in six different sessions, and will complete the seventh session in their next PSHE lesson.
Pupils had a specialist sexual health session with Pastoral Deputy Head, Mrs Beth Sharpe. They also had a mental health session looking at different coping mechanisms for stress and anxiety, which allowed pupils to discuss which mechanisms might be best/worst for their own characters and personalities.
Practical sessions included practicing CPR on resuscitation dummies and looking at the use of automated external defibrillators. Pupils also learnt about first skills for asthma and allergies, including how to administer epipens, using training pens to practise. In addition, pupils took part in a Rights and Equality quiz, using and building on their knowledge from PSHE lessons earlier in the academic year.
The final two sessions were both looking at skill sets which are developed not only in PSHE, but across the whole school curriculum. Mrs Helen Pascoe-Williams, Learning Skills Coordinator, devised a booklet of mixed activities linking to the core skills of VESPA, while Mr Andy Compton, Director of Digital Strategy, created a session looking at Online Self Esteem and Identity.
Overall, the pupils had an engaging and enjoyable day, embracing the chance to focus fully on essential life skills. The next PSHE Immersion Day will be in the Trinity term, for Year 8 pupils.
