PSHE

In Years 10 and 11 all students follow a programme of Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) and Citizenship. The programme comprises the following elements:

• Relationships and sex education, including gender and relationship issues, sexual health, and sexually transmitted infections and contraception.
• Drugs, alcohol and smoking
• Social and emotional aspects of learning
• Gambling
• Citizenship
• Careers and work-related learning, including preparation for work-experience in Year 10. In year 11, students are given support, advice and information about careers and options for life after Lavington. This includes visits from the local college and sixth forms.

The programme is taught by form tutors with the support of outside agencies. It also prepares students to be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution, and achieve economic well-being.

The progress of students is closely monitored by the Pastoral Leader, the Deputy Pastoral Leader and tutors. Students who are under-achieving will receive mentoring support from the Upper School Pastoral Team.

In Years 10 and 11 students have a number of opportunities to takes on different roles of responsibility and to make a positive contribution to the general life of the school. Each tutor group nominates two members to act as 'form representatives'. Their role is to ask their fellow students if they have any ideas and/or concerns which they would like to be raised at the form reps' meetings. Two of the form reps are also nominated to sit on the Student Council. Years 10 and 11 students also contribute in other ways, such as volunteering to be Paired Readers, Peer Mentors and Prefects, some of whom will be selected to become Senior Prefects.