An example of a citizenship day was the Year 13 PSHE drop down day on Wednesday 8th December. Drop down days are when students come off their normal timetables and have a full day on PSHE activities. Students had the opportunity to engage with SELF-DEFENCE classes ran by Absolute Taekwon-do Association, where basic skills were taught to make our students feel safer and become more aware of their surroundings. In addition to this, students took part in relationships and sex education workshops ran by the School of Sexuality Education who are outstanding in their delivery of such content. The focus of these RSHE workshops was to explain the law and ethics around consent, including personal boundaries and how it’s our responsibility to seek consent. Additionally, teachers here at Vesey led some PSHE sessions on gender identity and sexuality and banking and finance. A particularly interesting session was on the importance of budgeting and saving, and routine money management. The day ended with students engaging with their usual games activities to ensure physical activity is not missed! If you have any questions about the workshops we run or have some input on how we can make our PSHE led days even better, please email a.orlandini@bishopveseys.bham.sch.uk (PSHE Co-ordinator). Your feedback is much appreciated.
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Citizenship Visits
WINTER 2021 | EDITION 13
