Personal and social education (PSE) is a component of the
state school curriculum
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in Scotland and
Wales
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. PSE became a statutory requirement in schools in September 2003, and is compulsory for all
students at
key stages 1, 2, 3 and 4 (5 to 16 years old), and shares some similar elements with
Personal, social, health and economic education and
citizenship education in
England
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. These include:
* local and global
communities
*
sex education
Sex education, also known as sexual education, sexuality education or sex ed, is the instruction of issues relating to human sexuality, including emotional relations and responsibilities, human sexual anatomy, sexual activity, sexual reproduc ...
*
spirituality
*
morals
Morality () is the differentiation of intentions, decisions and actions between those that are distinguished as proper (right) and those that are improper (wrong). Morality can be a body of standards or principles derived from a code of cond ...
*
environmental issues
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PSE framework
For each key stage, learning outcomes for knowledge and understanding are set in each of the Aspects (listed below); additionally, learning outcomes for the development of attitudes and values and skills are prescribed across all aspects.
ACCAC
ACCAC (the acronym of Awdurdod Cymwysterau, Cwricwlwm ac Asesu Cymru) was the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales. On 1 April 2006, it merged with the Welsh Assembly Government's new Department for Children, Education, ...
, the curriculum authority for Wales (part of the
Welsh Assembly Government
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...
from 1 April 2006), published these in the
PSE framework (2000). While it is not compulsory for schools to use the framework, they are expected to use
schemes of work A scheme is a systematic plan for the implementation of a certain idea.
Scheme or schemer may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''The Scheme'' (TV series), a BBC Scotland documentary series
* The Scheme (band), an English pop band
* ''The Scheme ...
in order to standardize practice across
teacher
A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching.
''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. whe ...
s and
classes.
Aspects:
* Community
* Emotional
* Environmental
* Learning
* Moral
* Physical
* Sexual
* Social
* Spiritual
* Vocational
See also
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Education in Wales
This article provides an overview of education in Wales from early childhood education, early childhood to university and adult education, adult skills. Largely state funded and free-at-the-point-of-use at a primary school, primary and secondary ...
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Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education
Personal, social, health and economic education is a school curriculum subject in England that focuses on strengthening the knowledge, skills, and connections to keep children and young people healthy and safe and prepare them for life and work ...
(the equivalent in
England
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and
Scotland
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)
References
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External links
HEALTH EDCO PSE and PSHE ResourcesBBC PSHE & Citizenship
Education by subject
Education in Scotland
Education in Wales