Intent

The intention of the curriculum is for young students to recognise that they have power and are powerful people. The key parts to this are building mutually respectful relationships, both with peers and with adults, and also understanding where power relationships exist both in school and in the wider community. This is known as power mapping. Through recognition of those relationships, students will be able to identify the actions needed to influence those in positions of authority and power. By recognising these powerful relationships, and how their own and collective actions influence and change the world they live in, they will be able to develop a level of independence and control over their own learning and own social interactions. As they progress throughout school and mature in learning, they will be less likely to require the assistance and support of adults, in particular in ks4.

KS3: 

Students will identify common themes of social justice, equity, equality, and inequality, and the actions require to address these themes that play an important part in their lives. By the end of KS3 students will have developed the skills of communication, power mapping, negotiations, and healthy mutually respectful relationships.

KS4:

Building on KS3 students will be more able to make decisions and learn themes independent of adult direction. KS4 will be more designed toward students being prepared for post-16 lifelong learning, whether this be through work-related learning or through applications for post-16 study