PERSONAL & SOCIAL EDUCATION (PSE)


The underlining aims of the PSE (Personal and Social Education) programme in ISB are to develop mutual respect and support for all members of the school community through a variety of different activities.

The format of these lessons has changed this year and each student has 2 lessons per week of PSE taught by specialist members of the PSE department. The teachers involved come from a PE and Science background so that we have an abundance of experience to call upon when teaching the various components of this subject.

There is another time slot every fortnight that alternates with assembly time that is allocated to the tutors and follows a different curriculum.

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Curriculum

The PSE programme will follow themes based on a commitment to equal opportunities for all pupils and a respect for cultural diversity which prepares students for life in a multicultural society. We have expanded the programme to be used in tutorial periods, as well as in a defined Personal and Social Education lesson. This also enables a cross-curricular approach to PSE.

The strands for the PSE course operate around key points in the school year as well as key times on the calendar for certain Year groups: e.g.- Option time for Year 9 & Year 11, University application time for year 12 and 13.

We have tried to foster links with the Primary school through peer teaching. This encourages strong links throughout the school and develops cross-curricular elements that are vital to the success of this type of programme.

Lower Secondary

Year 7

Year 8 

 Year 9 

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PSE is designed to help the students to become more self-aware, capable of more sophisticated moral reasoning and more aware of the views, rights and needs of
people of all ages. The aims of the PSE course in Years 10 and 11 are to help students learn about themselves as growing and challenging individuals and as members of their communities. The course is therefore, deliberately designed to broaden their knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the world, so that they may become more responsible and caring citizens.

The course builds on what students have learnt in Lower Secondary (Years 7 - 9) and develops new skills. It will also develop their awareness of the variety of careers and opportunities that are available to them beyond Year 11. It is closely linked with the new school initiative of involving all students in community
service projects, which will take place throughout the year.

ISB has adapted the published course, 'Life Tracks', which has been developed from several International Schools' PSE programs. A wide range of relevant and suitable resources have been selected to support the course. It does not have any religious bias not does it impose moral values on students; instead, it encourages the students to establish their own values, based on informed decision making.

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