Tutorial Programme

The pastoral curriculum is centred around the following key themes:

• College information and systems; the disseminating of important information to our college community to ensure that all students can participate and engage successfully in college life.
• Vision and progression beyond college; the delivery of advice, guidance and support relating to students’ next steps beyond college including education, training and employment locally, nationally and internationally. Vision and target-setting themes support student success at college and the raising of aspirations for all students.
• Health and wellbeing; students receive advice, guidance and education around looking after their health and wellbeing in the present and in their future as adults including Relationships, Sex and Health Education.
• Safety; guidance, support and education for young people around keeping themselves safe at college and beyond.
• Study skills; advice and guidance to support student success at college relating to revision, independent study, organisational systems and classroom engagement.
• Global citizenship; opportunities to explore, engage with, learn about and formulate ideas on local, national and international issues, developing individual voice and skills in active participation as citizens.

In Year 12, Tutorial sessions cover the following topics and issues (subject to change):

• Vision and goal-setting
• Being a successful college student
• Global Citizenship themes including: Black History Month, LGBTQ+ History Month, sustainability and environmental issues and beyond
• Staying safe and local risk
• Understanding progress reviews at college
• Growth mindset and resilience
• Supporting student wellbeing
• Community building activities
• Healthy Relationships and Sex Education
• Online safety and positive internet use
• Looking ahead: progression and careers
• Independent study skills and building good study habits

In Year 13, Tutorial sessions cover the following topics and issues (subject to change):

• Vision and goal-setting
• Looking ahead: making applications and careers guidance
• UCAS support
• Global Citizenship themes including: Black History Month, LGBTQ+ History Month, sustainability and environmental issues and beyond
• Staying safe and local risk
• Growth mindset and resilience
• Online safety and positive internet use
• Preparation for mock exams
• Managing stress
• Independent study and revision skills
• Looking ahead – life after college

The College is committed to providing high‑quality, relevant and supportive Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) as an essential part of our students’ personal development. RSHE is delivered primarily through the Tutorial programme, complemented by activities and events during our Health and Wellbeing Awareness Week and sessions led by a range of external visitors and specialists.

We work closely with the Essex Sexual Health Service who provide training to staff delivering the materials and support the creation of resources. For more information, see their Parent and Carers platform here https://essexsexualhealthservice.org.uk/parents-and-carers/

Our provision covers a range of issues that we feel are relevant and appropriate to our young people, including;

• Healthy and unhealthy relationships – sexual, romantic, friendships, acquaintances, healthy and unhealthy, conflict in relationships
• Gender and power in relationships – gender inequality, coercion and control, men’s mental health, domestic violence, sexual assault
• Consent and pornography – consent, how to ask for consent, violence in pornography, pornography addiction, AI and deepfakes
• Relationship with the self – body image, self-esteem, self-image, sexual health, contraception, cervical screening, body checks, sexual health services, AI and deepfakes

If you have any questions, comments or feedback relating to RSHE provision, please contact enquiries@colchsfc.ac.uk FAO Lauren Humbles or Sarah Prince.