How is Keep On Track structured?
There are a series of eight flexible, interactive lessons which can be adapted by individual schools according to local or national priorities. These lessons are accompanied by a series of Power Point Presentations to assist the teacher.
To enable teachers to engage parents, carers and grandparents positively there is an introductory Power Point explaining the learning intentions and structure of the lessons. At the end of the programme, there is an opportunity for children to share their learning with all Stakeholders in order to raise the profile of key messages learned and celebrate their achievements.
Pride Place
The programme centres around a fictional street, called Pride Place. At the beginning of each lesson, the children receive a letter from one of the characters from the Street. The characters have been chosen in order to explore the multicultural aspects of our society and the many different issues that arise in everyday life.
Characters
We explore the characters’ family and background, from a variety of different settings. There is even an opportunity for teachers and children to explore their own set of characters based on the school’s catchment area. Having read the problem letter and met the letter-writer and their family, the children discuss the issues and write a letter in reply, explaining what they have learned in the lesson.
How does Keep On Track fit in with the National curriculum?
Including the Cross Curricular Links
Keep On Track provides teachers with a significant component of the PSHE curriculum, in that it encourages children to discuss and justify their views; it gives them the skills to face new challenges; it teaches them some of the ways of developing a healthy, safer and more responsible lifestyle.
Teachers can use the resources to create a series of lessons that demonstrate systematic progression. Through a range of teaching styles children, parents, carers and grandparents can have access to key elements of the PSHE and Science curriculum in order to develop understanding of the world in which we live.
DARE to be safe and healthy.