Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
Lower School (Years 7 to 8)
Year 7: PSHE Tutor Programme 2025-2026
First 2 sessions: Settling into life at Mayfield and transition.
Rotation 1
| Relationships | What is the difference between bullying and banter? How can we become better friends? |
| Citizenship & Living in the Wider World | What does it mean to be a British citizen? |
| Sexual Health | Puberty – what can I expect, what’s normal and why does it happen? Possible merge (include) Periods, the menstrual cycle and PMS – what do I need to know? |
| Relationships | What types of family are there and does it matter?/ What is FGM and why do I need to be aware of it? |
| Online/Physical Safety | How can we prevent online bullying |
| Healthy Lifestyles | How to Eat healthily? |
| Health and Wellbeing | How can we keep good mental health and recognise symptoms in ourselves and others? |
Rotation 2
| Citizenship & Living in the Wider World | How can you make ethical financial decisions? |
| Citizenship & Living in the Wider World | What is online radicalisation and why is it a problem? |
| Citizenship & Living in the Wider World | What is online radicalisation and why is it a problem? |
| Health and Wellbeing | How do we manage stress? |
| Health and wellbeing | How can we be aspirational students and reach our full potential? |
| Healthy Lifestyles | How to live a Healthy Lifestyle? |
| Healthy Lifestyles | What are the dangers of smoking and the classes of drugs? |
Year 8: PSHE Tutor Programme 2025-2026
TERM 1
| Date | PSHE Session Title | PSHE Association programme of study references: |
| 15 September 2025 | Portrayal of young people in the media | H1, H30, R7, L24, L25 |
| 29 September 2025 | Income and Expenditure: Income tax and National Insurance | L4, L5, L15, L16, L17 |
| 13 October 2025 | Consent | H27, H28, H29, H35, H36, R10, R24, R25, R26, R27, R28. |
TERM 2
| Date | PSHE Session Title | PSHE Association programme of study references: |
| 3 November 2025 | Keeping my friends and myself safe online | H12, H30, H31, R41, R42, L21, L22. |
| 17 November 2025 | Difference between a religion and a cult | |
| 1 December 2025 | Radicalisation | R2, R3, R13, R14, R17, R39, R45, R46, L22, L26 |
TERM 3
| Date | PSHE Session Title | PSHE Association programme of study references: |
| 12 January 2026 | Smoking and vaping | H23, H24, H25, H26, H27, H28, H29, R43, R44 |
| 26 January 2026 | Girls on Board | H1, H2, H4, H7, |
| 9 February 2026 | Online grooming | H30, H31, L21, L22, L24, L27. |
TERM 4
| Date | PSHE Session Title | PSHE Association programme of study references: |
| 1 March 2026 | Periods | |
| 15 March 2026 | Public taxes | L4, L5, L15, L16, L17 |
TERM 5
| Date | PSHE Session Title | PSHE Association programme of study references: |
| 26 April 2026 | Self-awareness and sensitivity | H12 |
| 10 May 2026 | Sexting/nudes | R25 |
| 24 May 2026 | Anxiety | H5, H6, H7, H7, H9, H10, H11, |
TERM 6
| Date | PSHE Session Title | PSHE Association programme of study references: |
| 14 June 2026 | Conflict at home | |
| 28 June 2026 | Disability in the media | H3, R38, R39, R40, R41, L24 |