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Don't get me started on PSE.

You have to do loads of it for the Welsh Bac. So far we've spent TWELVE hours being taught everything we already knew about domestic violence as well as six hours on drugs and three on multi-culturalism, all at the expense of academic lessons.

On the other hand, I suppose they're all things that people need to know about. The occasional lesson can be rewarding but when you have to do too much everyone just loses interest. If they could keep it fresh it'd be better, but you just end up doing the same topics year after year.

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Chris87

Technically speaking, I have a PSE lesson every Friday morning but usually there's nothing to do. Sometimes though we have to attend these boring talks where someone from Connexions or the local councillor comes in...

Reply 3

sparkly_tiara

I hated pse at school, it was the most stupid lesson ever. I can honestly say i learnt NOTHING for the whole two years and regularly fell asleep in that lesson! I think they should make you sit a general knowledge exam on pse topics and if you know your stuff then you don't neet to do it!

Lou
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Reply 4

trev

In our PSE lesson, we talked about university stuff right now. Other stuff will include careers, CVs, RE, goal setting, etc...

I only find the university and careers stuff useful.

Reply 5

joesharp

We're meant to have it everyone monday morning, though it hasn't happened for about two months now. It's normally just a notices session rather than actual PSE.

Reply 6

trev

The teacher who teaches us PSE gets angry if we don't attend.

Reply 7

Chris87

trev

The teacher who teaches us PSE gets angry if we don't attend.

You have actual PSE teachers? At my school our form tutors are the ones who do it.

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messy

PSE was a complete waste of time as the only bit which had the potential to be any use was the careers bit which was useless as the lesson was run by a pe teacher where i knew more (considerably)than him about being a vet. After complaining very loudly and refusing to do anything in he lessons they eventually listened to me and just let me sit and do work in the corner as they really couldnt tell me anything useful!

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trev

Chris87

You have actual PSE teachers? At my school our form tutors are the ones who do it.

My PSE teacher is one of our form tutors acutally. :p:

Reply 10

eurasianfeline

PSE is absolutely boring and useless...sadly for upper forms its compulsary in my school.

had to have it for 1 ECA (extra-curricular activities) cycle during GCSE. was supposed to have it last year (during A/S) but had afternoon maths lesson so i skived out of it with my friend who was the only one who did maths with me (did 1 more module than other ppl). this year the teacher were trying to make us do it but we BEGGED to let us do it in the 2nd cycle...but hehe...i signed up for the business program which goes on for 1 1/2 cycles so won't have to do it haha. i'm so cheeky.

but honestly, i have better things to do that to sit there examining the uses of a bloody condom.

Reply 11

john williams

We have 1 hour of PSE per week and agree its a waste of time, our form just end up chatting to each other and our form tutor doesnt really have anything for us (other then on a few occasions when we had to write our ps).

Reply 12

trev

Some of the stuff are useful like uni and careers stuff. The only thing I hate is the RE stuff.

Reply 13

kellywood_5

Had it for 50 minutes a week at GCSE and it was absolutely pointless. Now we don't have lessons as such, but we have an extended tutor period for 45 minutes once a week when we talk about uni and stuff like that.

Reply 14

k@tie

I think if PSE was carried out the way it was meant to be, it would be a highly essential lesson that people would get a lot out of. Unfortunately, most teachers are not trained to teach PSE and fail to see its importance. Much of the PSE curriculum is so important and admittedly many students might find it a bore because the information that gets delivered in these lessons is often found elsewhere. But for the few students who don't discuss issues like the effects of drugs, STDs, personal safety etc with their friends, PSE is their only source to gain that information.
I'm in upper sixth and we still have PSE, during the last few months we've talked a great deal about university and careers which has been quite helpful - but I think it could be hugely improved if specialists were brought in to the classroom so students could interact on a one to one basis with people that know a great deal about certain issues.
Admittedly, I do think its more vital to have effective PSE lessons in younger years, but I'm support compulsary PSE lessons for all 11 to 18 year olds. Over the past year, since citizenship was implemented within schools, I have began to see slight changes in school with teachers now talking more about social, political and/or law issues. If this was improved students would be more socially aware.
If PSE was utilised to maximum, then it has the potential to be an incredibly effective lesson.

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smallthoms

trev

In our PSE lesson, we talked about university stuff right now. Other stuff will include careers, CVs, RE, goal setting, etc...

We have separate careers lessons. Or at least we would if the teacher could be bothered to turn up.

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dogtanian

Well, up until last term it was good, as it was a UCAS admin period really.

Sometimes we have talks/assembly type things, and it's down to the individual thing as to whether it's useful or not.

But the info about drugs/stress/sex/time management/presentation skills lessons bore the pants off of me.

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bilb

In school all we ever did in PSE was sand down the wooden desks in the science department :biggrin:

Reply 18

LittleMissShine

PSE was such as doss at my High School.It was not really useful at all.I think the school realised this,thus they have introduced Life Skills which there will actually be an exam in.

Reply 19

ScaryFairy

we have PSE for and hour a week, but i'm missing it today (the joys of coughing up green mucous!). All we do is stand in the corridor waiting for the teacher for 20 mins, go in and watch a video on drugs or alcohol that we have seen many times before, and is so old that the information is no longer even relevant.