PSHE at key stage 3

Key Stage 3 (KS3) years 7-9 (pupils aged from 12-14 years).

In PSHE at KS3, pupils are working in the following areas of key concepts:

• Career
• Capability          
• Risk
• Economic understanding

The key processes that pupils need to learn in order to make progress are:

• Self-development
• Exploration
• Enterprise
• Financial capability

The curriculum opportunities are to:

• Use case studies, simulations, scenarios, role play and drama to explore work and enterprise issues
• Recognise, develop and apply their skills for enterprise and employability
• Have direct and indirect contact with people from business
• Explore options and progression routes in learning
• Have contact with information, advice and guidance specialists
• Engage with ideas, challenges and applications form the business world
• Explore sources of information and ideas about work and enterprise
• Discuss contemporary issues in work
• Write a personal statement and make an individual learning career plan for their transition into the 14-19 phase
• Make links between economic well-being and financial capability and other subjects and areas of the curriculum

Impairment-specific advice

• Autism spectrum disorder focussing on Asperger’s syndrome
• Physical impairment
• Visual impairment
• Hearing impairment
• Dyslexia
• Communication difficulties