Life Guidance
To complement our core curriculum subjects we deliver weekly life guidance lessons which contribute to the personal, social, moral, spiritual, and cultural development of our students.
Other schools might call this PSHE or Citizenship, we refer to it as Life Guidance.
Guests to Lincoln UTC do not see Life Guidance as a ‘bolt-on’ or simply PSHE. They explicitly recognise it as part of the UTC's broader development, specifically covering physical and mental health, relationships/respect, religion and culture, online/community safety and preparation for adulthood.
As well as a number of guest speakers that address students in each year group regarding key issues, this programme promotes fundamental British values of democracy, law, individual liberty, respect and tolerance, as well as covering a range of other topics too.
Examples of topics covered within the life guidance programme from key stage 4 and key stage 5 can be seen below.
“The school has planned well for pupils' broader development.”
“In ‘life guidance’ lessons, staff teach pupils how to be physically and mentally healthy. Pupils learn about different religions and cultures. Staff teach pupils about the importance of showing respect to others. Pupils learn about how to be safe online and in the community.”
“Students in the sixth form learn about topics that prepare them well for adulthood.”
Ofsted, 2024