ÿþ<html> <head> <title>Untitled Document</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../cssstylefolder/king.css" type="text/css"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> <table> <tr> <td><img src="../images/departments/pe.gif" width="124" height="90"></td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><h1 align="center"><a name="top"></a>Social Personal Health Education</h1></td> </tr> </table> <table class="diary" border="5" bordercolor="blue"> <tr> <td><b>Some of the aims of the SPHE Syllabus are:</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td>To enable the students to develop skills for self-fulfillment and living in communities</td> </tr> <tr> <td>To promote self-esteem and self-confidence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>To enable the students to develop a framework for responsible decision-making</td> </tr> <tr> <td>To provide opportunities for reflection and discussion</td> </tr> <tr> <td>To promote physical, mental and emotional health and well-being </td> </tr> </table> <table class="diary" border="1" bordercolor="blue"> <tr> <td bgcolor="yellow"><b>Head of Department: Ger Halbert</b></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="yellow"><b>Teachers:</b></td> <td>Jacqueline Kelleher, Eleanor Sherman, Linda Irwin, Mary O Leary, Therese Bowen, Caroline O Sullivan-Ryan, Myra Chandler, Alice Stoat, Valerie O Flynn-Doyle, Aisling Mc Ardle, Bernard O Connell, Marguerite Glorney, Patricia Treacy, Kate Brassil </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="yellow" width="50%"><b>Course Outline</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="yellow" width="50%"><b>Junior Cycle</b></td><td bgcolor="yellow"><b>Senior Cycle</b></td> </tr> <tr><td>SPHE is compulsory in each year of junior cycle education. <br /></td> <td>SPHE is part of the fifth year senior cycle curriculum in Christ King School</td> </tr> <tr><td>SPHE in junior cycle includes the following modules: <br />Belonging and integrating <br />Self-management: a sense of purpose <br />Communication skills <br />Physical health <br />Friendship <br />Relationships and sexuality <br />Emotional health <br />Influences and decisions <br />Substance use <br />Personal safety </td> <td>SPHE in fifth year aims to develop students self-awareness and self-efficacy and the skills of empathy, resilience and health literacy. SPHE in fifth year addresses the following three areas of learning: <br />Mental health <br />Relationships and sexuality <br />Substance use </td> </tr> </table> <br><br> <table class="diary" border="1" bordercolor="blue"> <tr> <td bgcolor="yellow"><b>Useful Student Links</b></td> <td><a href="http:// www.sphe.ie">SPHE Official Site</a></td> <td><a href="http://www.headstrong.ie">Headstrong</a></td> <td><a href="http://www.cluedup.ie">Clued Up</a></td> <td><a href="http://www.spunout.ie">Spun Out</a></td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>