Emmanuelle Lhoni, 14, says personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education has boosted her confidence and helped her become more organised.
"We've been learning about healthy eating, social relationships and how not to borrow money," she explains. "We take responsibility for our own learning so I did most of my work through designing posters and writing documents on the computer."
Emmanuelle thinks all young people should have access to PSHE - and she's not the only one. Last week, the government announced that the subject is to be statutory in all schools from 2011. The fact parents will no longer be able to withdraw young people over 15 from sex education dominated the headlines.
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