Learning for Life

For September 2018, we have developed a brand new, bespoke curriculum called Learning For Life, LFL. This covers all apsects of PSHE, along with other, vital social, communication and life skills.

The outline information for 2018-19 is below. Further details will follow shortly.

For more information, please contact Mrs O’Loughlin

Learning For Life [LFL]

This subject area brings together PSHEE, PE, Work-Related Learning, Careers, Enterprise, and Financial Capability. At Joseph Paxton Campus, Citizenship, SRE and RE also form part of the LFL curriculum.

Students will also have one LFL lesson each week led by the Mentor Team. These sessions will be active, non-class-room based and will often involve students experiencing learning in their local environment.

All accredited units/modules involve working towards the ASDAN Key Steps qualification.

KS3

• For Year 1 of the new Learning for Life curriculum, all KS3 students will follow the same curriculum
• For Year 2, the Year 7/8 class will follow the same unit titles, but with different individual modules
• Each week, Xenon and Helium will come together for co-operative/outdoor activities.

KS4

At KS4, LFL incorporates Physical Education and therefore one LFL session each week will be dedicated to this.

The AQA Preparation for Working Life (PFWL) GCSE and Entry Level Certificate qualifications have been extended for one final year 2018-2019. Therefore, all current Year 11 students will work towards achieving this accreditation as part of their timetabled LFL sessions.

PFWL covers the following topics:

• Personal awareness
• Healthy lifestyles for work-life balance
• Relationships and the differences between people
• The world of work
• Applying for jobs and courses
• Economic and financial aspects of life
• Employment opportunities
• Personal safety and safeguarding