The Personal Development Curriculum at TRS are made up of six composites which are the primary delivery methods of Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) and Relationship and Sex Education (RSE). The six composites are:

  • • Citizenship and British Values
  • • Careers and Financial Education
  • • Equal Opportunities and Protected Characteristics
  • • Online Safety
  • • Healthy Pupils and Relationship and Sex Education
  • • Pupil Character and Developing Confidence and Resilience

PSHE learning takes place through:

  • • Scheduled timetabled lessons
  • • Breakfast Club
  • • Guest speaker curriculum
  • • Enrichment Opportunities
  • • Charity Work
  • • Focus days
  • • Student Leadership
  • • Student engagement with local community
  • • Student engagement with the wider world

Relationship and Sex Education

Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) is the foundation of the Personal Development Curriculum, focusing on providing students with the life-skills that will enable them to make informed decisions and protect themselves against harmful and exploitative situations and how to form healthy relationships. RSE is therefore essential in safeguarding students. 

The curriculum for RSE follows the requirements set out in statutory guidance. The curriculum is age-appropriate and builds upon the knowledge each year. As many of our students enter the school at different times throughout the year, they will have varied knowledge of PSHE topics. The curriculum is therefore structured as a spiral curriculum:

What will students learn?

Breakfast club schedule

As PSHE is at the heart of everything we do at TRS, students have daily topics that are discussed which are linked to real life scenarios

RSE is delivered by a combination of trained colleagues, local partners and guest speakers which have included:

  • • We are with you – substance Misuse
  • • St Giles Trust – Gangs and county lines
  • • Maidstone Sexual Health Clinic- Contraception
  • • The British Red Cross – Youth First Aid

Our Personal Development Curriculum aims to help pupils develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to manage their lives, now and in the future. These skills and attributes help pupils to stay healthy, safe and prepare them for life and work in modern Britain. Our full detailed aims can be found in our PSHE policy.

Our Guest Speakers Curriculum

At our school, we aim to enrich students’ personal development through a range of guest speakers and workshops held throughout the academic year.

We also promote active citizenship through scheduled lessons and have been fortunate to welcome individuals involved in both local and national government.

  • • Local MP Helen Whately – Our school hosted Helen Whately MP, who spoke to students about the role and responsibilities of a Member of Parliament.

Keeping healthy and safe

  • • To develop students' awareness of their own personal health and safety, several guest speakers met with our students.
  • • Road Safety team Kent County Council - Kent County Council spoke to students about Road and Car Safety.
  • • Kent Fire and Rescue - Kent Fire and Rescue led on assemblies discussing fire safety and what to do in emergencies.
  • • St Giles Trust – Making students aware of the influence of gang culture and county lines.
  • • Kent Police - Kent Police met with students to discuss online safety and Hate crimes.
  • • The British Red Cross - To promote health and wellbeing, British Red Cross delivered First Aid training to our students.
  • • We are you – Delivered sessions on decisions over substances and how to deal effectively with peer pressure

 

The RSE policy can be found here - https://trs.kent.sch.uk/media/5r5hhdux/trs-rse-policy-2024-25.pdf

 

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