PSHE Tasks Week Commencing: 16.9.24

Key Stage 3 PSHE Topic - Relationships, Sexuality And Diversity

Objectives

Discuss different types of relationships, including romantic and intimate relationships and the factors that can affect them.

Recognise that sexual attraction and sexuality are diverse.

Manage the strong feelings that relationships can cause.

Information

There are many feelings and emotions involved with starting a new relationship. Sexuality is about who you are physically attracted to and orientation about who you are emotionally attracted to.  Everyone is different and sometimes understanding your sexuality can be confusing.

Some people know from an early age who they are sexually attracted to but for some people it takes much longer. 

Sexuality is not the same as gender identity.  There are many different types of sexuality and sexuality can change over time.  Some young people may be concerned about issues such as not being sure what it means when you ‘like’ someone, being concerned how others may react, worry what it means for you, your family, religion or community, wanting to come out and tell people and trying to find a sexuality that fits how you feel.

 

Task

1. Read and explore advice Childline gives about starting a relationship, telling someone you like them, breaking up with some-one, relationships and sex, LGBTQ+ relationships, long distance relationships, age gap relationships, breaking up and what to do if you feel unsafe in a relationship.

https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/friends-relationships-sex/sex-relationships/relationships/

2. Summarise / write an email to someone seeking advice about

• becoming sexually active in their relationship
• a LGBTQ+ relationship
• coming out
• homophobic and transphobic bullying
• gender identity

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Key Stage 4 PSHE Topic – Relationships - Pornography

Objectives

Understand the potential impact of the portrayal of sex in pornography and other media, including on sexual attitudes, expectations and behaviours.

Information

While we may know that porn is fantasy, watching it can have a big effect on how people feel about themselves, their expectations of sex and their intimate relationships. 

People use pornography for sexual stimulation. Images are found in magazines, books, films, music, video games, advertising, social media, internet, mobiles.  There are a range of views on what is defined as pornographic and the impact it has.  Pornography has also been about in various forms since cavemen and women drew on the walls of cave.  Concern today is over the impact of sexually explicit videos and images which are widely available via gaming, the internet, social media and the sharing of sexual images.

Pornography is considered harmful because is suggests myths about sex, relationships and expectations.  It exaggerates sexual prowess and stamina.  Body images are often air-brushed, unnatural and unrealistic. It often shows submission of weaker partners and harmful practices rather than equality in healthy sexual relationships.  It depicts fantasy and not reality.  Young people may feel pressured to copy the behaviour they have seen portrayed or seeing air brushed models and actors in pornographic activities may distort what actually happens.  There is rarely reference to consent and contraception.

The Law

Adults over 18 can buy some pornography legally but it is illegal for anyone under 18 to buy or watch.

Pornography of any sort is illegal if it depicts sexual activity with children and young people under 18 or animals.  It is illegal if it shows scenes of assault, rape, torture or violence likely to cause harm.  It is a very serious offence to take or share a sexual image of a person without their consent or to possess and share a sexual image of a child under 18.  Both these crimes can result in imprisonment and having your name on The Sex Offenders Register.

Signposting for support, advice, reporting and exit strategies:

Childline 0800 1111

www.Childline.org.uk

www.thinkuknow.org.uk

Tasks

1. Explain 5 ways in which pornography could be harmful to mental health and wellbeing

2. Explain where you would stand on a continuum line of harmless to harmful and why.

3. Try the quiz on pornography and the law and consider why the law exists – who is it protecting and why?  What could be the consequences if it didn’t?

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Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 Careers

Objective

Identify some interests and leisure pursuits that can help you in your career.

Task

Identify in the table below

1. Colour coded interests and leisure pursuits that you already have.  Add any other interests you have
2. Colour code 10 other further interests or leisure pursuits that you think could help you in a future career
3. Explain ways in which these interests and leisure pursuits could help you or someone into a career

swimming	football	cricket	rugby	athletics	netball
hockey	dancing	gymnastics	horse riding	BMX	keep fit
gym	Boxing or kick boxing	skateboarding	Go karting	Judo karate	Reading
films	cooking	sewing knitting crafting	DIY Painting decorating	model building	Gardening growing
bowling	travelling	looking after pets	baby sitting	helping older people	Environment  conservation
bird watching	natural history	plants and botany	Duke Of Edinburgh	scouts guides	comedy Jokes
Socialising with friends	Writing	Cars bikes mechanics	Hair and beauty	Fashion	Nail art
Cadets	Charity Work	Fundraising Sponsored events	Dog walking	First Aid	Car Racing Bike Racing