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Teacher Notes - The Lychford File and PSHCE
"Ideas
to illustrate how
important elements of
Personal, Social & Health
Education and Citizenship
at Key stage 2 can be
delivered through
The Lychford File"
This is a short guide to show how the requirements of PSHE in the National Curriculum can be met through the use of the activities, video and audio cassette in the Lychford File. Some parts of the File are of particular relevance to certain elements of the non-statutory framework, others because of their controversial nature are ideal for use across the whole range of knowledge, skills and understanding expected of pupils.
Controversial issues are always challenging. However, education should not attempt to shelter children from the harsher controversies of life. The Foundation believes that education should prepare young people to deal with such issues knowledgeably, sensibly, tolerantly and morally. The Lychford File provides an excellent opportunity to use the countryside as an example of preparing young people to handle effectively the controversies they will confront in adult life.
The National Curriculum (1999) for England: non-statutory frameworks for personal, social and health education and citizenship states:
"During key stage 2, pupils learn about themselves as growing and changing individuals with their own experiences and ideas and as members of their communities. They become more mature, independent and self-confident. They learn about the wider world and the interdependence of communities within it. They develop their sense of social justice and moral responsibility and begin to understand that their own choices and behaviour can affect local, national or global issues and political and social institutions. They learn how to take part more fully in school and community activities. As they begin to develop into young adults, they face the changes of puberty and transfer to secondary school with support and encouragement from their school. They learn how to make more confident and informed choices about their health and environment; to take more responsibility, individually and as a group, for their own learning; and to resist bullying.
Pupils should be taught:
to talk and write about their opinions and explain their views on issues that affect themselves and society
Lychford File References:
Lychford
Park -
teachers'
notes
and student worksheet (11-16)
The Punchbowl - teachers' notes and student worksheets (25-27)
Woodland Wildlife Game - Food Web
Video
- Sequence 2 - The Lamb Call
Video - Sequence 18 - The Game Shoot
Audio
Cassette:
- Birdie Johnson
- Mr Harding
- Michael Ryle
- Andy Williams
Pupils should be taught:
to face new challenges positively by collecting information, looking for help, making responsible choices and taking action.
Lychford File References:
Oakcombe Farm - teachers' notes and student worksheets (21-22)
Pupils should be taught:
about the range of jobs carried out by people they know and to understand how they can develop skills to make their own contribution in the future.
Lychford File References:
Audio
Cassette:
-
Robert Clatworthy
(farmer)
-
Clive Budden (rector)
-
Gordon Edwards (farrier)
-
Jackie Kettle (shopkeeper)
-
Walter Barwick (postman)
-
Andy Williams (gamekeeper)
-
Tom Rook (auctioneer)
-
Vernon Rush (policeman)
-
Johnny Bray (agricultural
contractor)
-
Mike Leach (park
ranger)
-
Eddie Aze (water
bailiff)
Video
- Sequence 12 - The Cattle Market
Video - Sequence 14 - The Farrier
Video - Sequence 20 - The Saddler
Pupils should be taught:
to research, discuss and debate topical issues, problems and events
Lychford File References:
Woodland Wildlife Game - Food Web/Chain
Oakcombe Farm - teachers' notes and student worksheets (21-22)
The Punchbowl - teachers' notes and student worksheets (25-27)
Video
- Sequence 2 - The Lambing Call
Video - Sequence 12 - TheCattle Market
Video - Sequence 18 - The Game Shoot
Audio
Cassette:
- Robert
-Clatworthy
- Birdie Johnson
- Tony Wright
- Andy Williams
Pupils should be taught:
why and how rules and laws are made and enforced, why different rules are needed in different situations and how to take part in making and changing rules
Lychford File References:
Lychford
Park -
teachers'
notes
and student worksheet (11-16)
Video
- Sequence 7 - Pheasant Rearing
Video - Sequence 13 - Walking the River Bank
- Eddie Aze
- Andy Williams
Pupils should be taught:
that there are different kinds of responsibilities, rights and duties at home, at school and in the community and that these can sometimes conflict with each other
Lychford File References:
Oakcombe Farm - teachers' notes p19 and student worksheets (21-22)
Audio
Cassette:
- Johnny Bray
- Michael Ryle
- Birdie Johnson
- Anne Le Bas
Pupils should be taught:
to reflect on spiritual, moral, social and cultural issues, using imagination to understand other people's experiences
Lychford File References:
Lychford
Park -
teachers'
notes
and student worksheet (11-16)
Video - Sequence 7 - Pheasant Rearing Audio Cassette:
- Birdie Johnson
- Michael Ryle
- Clive Budden
Pupils should be taught:
to resolve differences by looking at alternatives, making decisions and explaining choices
Lychford File References:
Audio
Cassette:
- Tony Wright
Pupils should be taught:
what democracy is and about the basic institutions that support it locally and nationally
Lychford File References:
Audio
Cassette:
- interviews with wide range of people in local village life
-
Johnny Bray
Pupils should be taught:
to recognise the role of voluntary, community and pressure groups
Lychford File References:
Audio
Cassette:
- Tony Wright
- Jackie Kettle
Pupils should be taught:
that resources can be allocated in different ways and that these economic choices affect individuals, communities and the sustainability of the environment
Lychford File References:
Oakcombe Farm - teachers' notes and student worksheets (21-22)
The Punchbowl - teachers' notes and student worksheets (25-27)
Audio
Cassette:
- Nick Westcott
- Anne Le Bas
Pupils should be taught:
to explore how the media present information
Lychford File References:
The Lychford Times- teachers' notes and student worksheet (24)
Pupils should be taught:
that their actions affect themselves and others, to care about other people's feelings and to try to see things from their points of view
Lychford File References:
Audio
Cassette:
- Birdie Johnson
- Michael Ryle
Pupils should be taught:
to think about the lives of people living in other places and times and people with different values and customs
Lychford File References:
Selections from any parts of the audio and video to convey village life.
Pupils should be taught:
during the key stage, pupils should be taught the knowledge, skills and understanding through opportunities to:
- take responsibility
- feel positive about themselves participating
- make real choices and decisions
- meet and talk with people
- consider social and moral dilemmas that they come across in life
- find information and advice
Lychford File References:
The Lychford File activities provide excellent examples to develop such opportunities for children and to help them appreciate the countryside as a living, working environment