Your Life provides the only whole school solution for combining Citizenship and PSHE at Key Stage 3 and 4. The third editions of this bestselling series contains extensive materials on Economic Wellbeing and Financial Capability.
Building on the huge success of the second editions, each full-colour Student's book has been completely updated to provide a range of age-appropriate stimulus material and engaging activities designed to develop student's skills, knowledge and understanding in line with the revised Programme of Study and the National Framework for PSHE.
Your Life:
o offers a progressive, coherent programme for the Citizenship and PSHE throughout secondary school
o reduces preparation time with well-researched, balanced
coverage of a huge range of topics
o is ideal for use on a year by year or selective basis with a clear flexible structure and self-contained units
o offers masses of support for teachers including photocopiable activities and assessment material
Contents
Section 1 - Developing as a citizen
1. The UK’s role in the world
2. Human rights
3. Media Matters
4. Global challenges - wars, weapons and terrorism
5. Global challenges - environmental issues
6. Global challenges - poverty, education and health
7. Campaigning for change
8. Co-operating on a community project
Section 2 - Personal wellbeing - Understanding yourself and handling relationships
9. Developing your own values
10. Managing your time and studies
11. Marriage and commitment
12. Parenthood and parenting
13. Challenging offensive behaviour
Section 3 - Personal wellbeing - Keeping healthy
14. Managing stress and dealing with depression
15. Safer sex
16. Drugs and drugtaking
17. Emergency first aid
Section 4 - Economic wellbeing and financial capability
18. Thinking ahead - planning your future
19. Managing your money
20. The UK economy
21. The global economy
Section 5 - Reviewing
22. Reviewing and recording your learning
John Foster is a well-known anthologist and poet and has compiled several wonderful collections - WHAM BANG ORANGUTANG being one of the best known (OUP), and he wrote the poem of the title. He travels extensively to help promote his books. Simon Foster is a teacher of Government, Politics and General Studies at an FE College in the West Midlands. A former Councillor and political campaigner, he has worked on elections in the UK, Croatia and the USA. He is currently based in Birmingham where he lives with his partner, Sarah and 3 lively cats.