CYP Now - NCB Now: Comment - Why PSHE lessons are vital for young people

Personal, social and health education (PSHE) is a powerful tool in encouraging young people to take control, and has the potential to reach all young people in the UK and positively impact on their lives. It can be used to encourage citizenship and social awareness, look at issues such as racism and bullying, and encourage acceptance of everybody regardless of race or sexual orientation. But to make a difference, PSHE needs to be more organised with measurable goals.

Recent years have seen many developments in PSHE and it is becomingincreasingly recognised as an important subject, although there is stilla long way to go. One of the main problems is inconsistency betweenschools, and even within schools. I think students need to have at leastone hour of PSHE a week that covers issues such as sex, drugs andalcohol education, as well as citizenship and anti-social behaviour.

However, while there should be a basic level of consistency, PSHE maystill benefit from variation, as schools could then cover the topicsmost relevant to their pupils.

Some of the resources used currently can make PSHE difficult toteach.

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