Teaching PHSE, anyone do it?

[HonoriaGlossop]

Just wondering - I am thinking of re-training as a teacher and have seen a job advertised locally to do the graduate teacher programme on the job while teaching PHSE.

Would welcome any thoughts or comments on this!

I don't have teaching experience btw

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Yes, it's a subject held in low esteem in our place: by other staff, students and the PSHE teachers!

I'm glad you're enjoying it iCod.

I'm an english teacher but have been teaching our school's version of PHSE since Sept which includes elements of citizenship, morals, ethics, drugs relationships and sex. I love it! WE have vertical groupings (all year groups) for some themes whiuch has been really interesting, seeing how the younger pupils work with the older ones; and then most recently have taught sex and relationships to Y9 which has been the best part of the year, imo.

oh and in response to roisin's post - it's very high profile in our school as we have a house system and it's all tied into this and how the pupils are integrated and working with all ages. So not all schools have it low down the agenda.

Organisational skills are taught as well, as is all the bullying stuff, discrimination, and if you are really lucky, you get to do a whole week of it instead of activities week for year 7, on climate change and reduce, reuse, recycle. Talk about watching paint dry! DS has done a bit of first aid and water safety.

I would love to teach that

This is all interesting stuff thanks, am taking it ALL in

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I do and also have the accreditation thing in teaching it too. I really enjoy it but totally agree with others about having another subject. It has a good profile in relation to the whole every child matters thing and has recently got a subject association who are working to make it compulsory.
I really enjoy teaching it.
It is true that it is generally seen as a pretty low subject by other teachers and management but I reckon as time goes on this will improve.

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