Summary:
This Key Stage 3 PSHE Education course provides a comprehensive and engaging programme of study which has been structured around the 2008 PSHE non-statutory Programme of Study to provide a progressive `spiral` approach to the teaching and learning of PSHE Education.

PSHE Education 2 builds on the skills, knowledge and understanding of the first book and continues to support the Every Child Matters aims and outcomes:
• Be healthy
• Stay safe
• Enjoy and achieve
• Make a positive contribution
• Achieve economic well-being

Each topic:
• is broken down into a series of self-contained lessons which build in review and reflection opportunities
• progressively develops pupils skills and understanding of the key concepts within PSHE Education
• takes an active learning approach with a wide variety of classroom-friendly activities and stimulus material – allowing pupils to learn through doing
• offers opportunities for summative assessment.

PSHE Education 2 pupil`s book is comprehensively supported by:
• PSHE Education 2 Teacher`s Resource Book which provides comprehensive guidance about each lesson in the pupil book, background information and worksheets
• PSHE Education 2 Dynamic Learning Network CD-ROM which provides all the resources from the Pupil`s Book and Teacher`s Resource Book, as well as additional resources, for use via an interactive whiteboard or data projector.

• Covers the key concepts, range and content of the 2008 KS3 personal, social, health and economic education non-statuory programme of study through an active learning approach.
• Helps develop key skills such as decision making, preparing for adult life, reflection and learning through experience.
• Integrates Assessment for Learning techniques and also provides opportunities for more formal summative assessment.
• Comprehensively supported by a Teacher's Resource Book and CD-ROM - providing a complete programe of study for KS3 PSHE Education to aid both specialist and non-specialists.
• Addresses the Every Child Matters learning outcomes.

Table of Contents:
CHAPTER 1 Starting Out
1. How will we work together?
2. What’s it like here?
CHAPTER 2 Emotional Health and well-being
3. What happens when we’re feeling down?
4. Is it good being me?
5. Is anybody perfect?
CHAPTER 3 Drugs
6. How do drugs affect people?
7. What about alcohol?
CHAPTER 4 Sex and relationship education
8. Boys and Girls: Is there a difference?
9. Sex: Why all the fuss?
10. What are HIV and AIDS?
11. Is commitment important in relationships?
CHAPTER 5 Minimising Harm
12. Social Networks – what do I need to know?
13. What can I do to keep safe?
14. How can I keep safe on the inside?
CHAPTER 6 Living in the World
15. How can we contribute to family life?
16. How can we value each other?
17. How can we challenge prejudice and discrimination?
CHAPTER 7 Saving and spending money
18. What influences our spending?
19. How can we save our money wisely?
20. How can we budget successfully?
CHAPTER 8 Expressing myself
21. What are emotions and how are they expressed?
22. How should I respond to other people?
23. How can I become the best I can be?
CHAPTER 9 Life strategies
24. How do I work on my own and with others?
25. What do I need to plan for?
26. What are my career and future opportunities?
CHAPTER 10 Support and information
27. When and where can we get help?
28. Where can I find help on...?
29. Young people's agencies: what do they do?
CHAPTER 11 Review
30. What have I learned?
Case studies for Lesson 14

About the Author(s):
Stephen De Silva has been a successful leader of both PSHE / Religious Education departments and Pastoral Year Teams. He has managed young people’s sexual health and drugs services in the NHS and is an experienced assessor for the Cabinet Office “Charter Mark” scheme.

Lesley de Meza, a Member of the Interim Council of the PSHE Association, is a leading practitioner, trainer and writer known internationally for her PSHE Education work.  She has worked with many organisations including: DAATs, DfCSF, DoH, Home Office, LEAs, Metropolitan Police, PCTs, QCA, schools, universities and youth services.

She works as an Associate Trainer for the National Children's Bureau and Brook.

Recently she worked as part of a QCA project team on Personal and Social Development curriculum materials and case studies.

Readership:
11-14