Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
Intent
At Belmont Primary School, PSHE is a journey the children follow throughout their school life. It is central to our school ethos and it equips children with the knowledge, skills and attributes to manage healthy, safe and responsible lives.
- The children have accurate and relevant knowledge of PSHE which gives them the opportunity to explore a range of values, attributes and rights and responsibilities.
- They are given a range of opportunities to develop a personal understanding.
- Children will develop a range of skills and strategies to live a health, safe, responsible and balance life.
Implementation
Our PSHE curriculum covers all areas of the subject. One timetabled PSHE lesson per week is taught throughout the school and delivered in an age-appropriate way so that they meet children’s needs. In the Foundation Stage, PSHE is an integral part of the curriculum and is known as Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED). It is an area of learning which looks at the child’s wellbeing – knowing who they are, where they fit in as well as developing respect for others, social competence and a positive disposition to learn.
Our PSHE curriculum is Jigsaw which includes opportunities to link learning with the British Values, SMSC and Key Skills. Jigsaw is designed as a whole school approach, with all year groups working on the same theme (Puzzle) at the same time. This enables us to generate a whole school focus for adults and children alike.
There are many other opportunities where children are involved in PSHE outside of the discreet lesson, including assemblies where a range of themes are covered.
Some of these include cross curriculum teaching, the school council (there are 2 representatives from each class from Yr 3 to Yr 6), Year 6 House Captains, joint activities between year groups such as our ‘Reading Buddies’ and regular performances for parents.
Impact
- Children will demonstrate and apply the British Values of Democracy, Tolerance, Mutual respect, Rule of law and Liberty.
- Children will demonstrate a healthy outlook towards schools. Attendance is in-line with the national and behaviour is very good.
- Children will become healthy and responsible members of society
- Children are on a journey that is preparing them to be a global citizen and in their future roles in the global community.
Anti-Bullying: One Kind Word
Week beginning 15th November, we took part in Anti-Bullying Week. This is coordinated in England and Wales by the Anti-Bullying Alliance and it has the theme One Kind Word.
Kindness is more important today than it has ever been. The isolation of the last year has underlined how little acts of consideration can break down barriers and brighten the lives of the people around us. This is one of the reasons that ‘One Kind Word’ has been chosen as the theme of Anti-Bullying Week.
The focus for the week is for the children to develop a better understanding of how kindness and respect is important. We want to start a chain reaction of kindness. We ask each person in our school community: students and adults to do at least three kind things this week to help start this chain reaction. The children will be thinking about how others have shown them kindness and how it made them feel.
PSHE Curriculum: Jigsaw: The Mindful approach to PSHE
Jigsaw has two aims for children, which are to build their capacity for learning and to equip them for life. Jigsaw brings together PSHE Education and mindfulness. Jigsaw is designed as a whole school approach, with all year groups working on the same theme (Puzzle) at the same time. This enables us to generate a whole school focus for adults and children alike. There are six Puzzles (half-term units of work) each with six Pieces (lessons). Every year group studies the same theme at the same time. Each year group is taught one lesson per week and all lessons are delivered in an age-appropriate way so that they meet children’s needs.
Themes
Autumn 1: Being me in my world
Autumn 2: Celebrating difference
Spring 1: Dreams and Goals
Spring 2: Healthy Me
Summer 1: Relationships
Summer 2: Changing me
What else is included in Jigsaw?
There are Jigsaw Friends (jigsaw-shaped soft toys) and Jigsaw chimes. The Jigsaw programme is underpinned by mindfulness. Jigsaw teaches children to understand their thoughts and feelings and through both taught lessons and the Calm Me time exercises.
PSHE Logbooks
At Belmont Primary School, we see PSHE as a journey the children follow from Nursery to Year 6. To showcase this fantastic journey and the opportunities the children are given each class has their own PSHE scrapbook. This is a place where we can record the different activities the children have taken part in from voting in School Council to exciting workshops and trips.
Relationship and Sex Education
Parent consultation: Relationship and Sex Education
The Department for Education have made relationship and health education compulsory for all primary aged children. To comply with the new regulations, schools must implement the changes by the beginning of Summer Term 2021.
For all schools, Sex Education as part of the science curriculum remains the same. Sex Education as part for RSE is not compulsory, however schools may choose to deliver this as part of a timetabled PSHE programme. As we have taught Sex Education as part of our own SRE curriculum we will be continuing to do so with our adapted RSE curriculum.
To learn more about the changes made to our RSE curriculum please read the following documents:
We invite you to complete our online survey and welcome your views.
Policies
Please refer to our Policies and Procedures page.