PSHE
PSHE at Key Stage 5 (KS5) is crucial for preparing our students for adult life, employment, and independent living. It focuses on developing essential life skills, including financial literacy, career planning, mental health management, and navigating safe, healthy relationships. This curriculum promotes personal development, resilience, and safety, equipping young adults to handle independence, risks, and post-18 challenges in modern Britain.
To get started
The benefits of our KS5 PSHE Curriculum at King James’s are that students are empowered to make informed, safe decisions regarding their health, relationships, future studies and careers.
Our tailored programme also supports academic success by fostering independent study skills, good health and well-being, resilience and examination preparation which are all linked to improved academic performance.
Exam and Assessment Information
Edexcel
Component 1 : UK Politics & Ideologies
Written paper – 2 hours, mixture of source/non-source essay questions. Worth one third of the A Level.
Component 2 : UK Government & Ideologies
Written paper – 2 hours, mixture of source/non-source essay questions. Worth one third of the A Level.
Component 3 : Comparative Politics (USA)
Written paper – 2 hours, mixture of short and long essay questions. Worth one third of the A Level.
What Next?
Many politicians, comedians, actors, lawyers have degrees in politics; as do teachers, accountants… it’s a subject that leads to everything and rules out nothing. It is considered academically rigorous by Russell Group universities.
