PSHE, RSHE & Citizenship
'To equip pupils with a sound understanding of risk and with the knowledge and skills necessary to make safe and informed decisions' - PHSE, Department for Education
Intent
At Shavington Primary School, we want to promote our children’s understanding of their personal, social and health education (PSHE) and citizenship. This enables our children to become healthy, independent and responsible members of society. We celebrate individual and collective achievements, encouraging our pupils to play a positive role in contributing to the life of the school and the wider community. In so doing, we help develop their sense of self-worth; accepting that we all have our differences and that everyone is important. We teach children how society is organised and governed, ensuring that they experience the process of democracy in school through the school council. Teaching our children about rights and responsibilities is encouraged throughout the school and we aim to provide opportunities that help the children to appreciate what it means to be a positive member of a diverse multicultural society
Due to the demographic of Shavington Primary School and our below national average ethnic minorities pupils on roll, it is important that we build upon the children’s experiences to provide a wider understanding of the diversity in our country, and across the world, as a whole in terms of race, religion, relationships. The intent is to develop tolerant, respectful and compassionate young people, prepared for their future lives in the wider world.
Our PSHE curriculum is built around the 'Jigsaw' scheme of work. The Jigsaw curriculum holds children at its heart and its cohesive vision helps children understand and value how they fit into and contribute to the world. It has a strong emphasis on emotional literacy, building resilience and nurturing mental and physical health.
Implementation
We follow the Jigsaw scheme of learning as part of our PSHE offer. Jigsaw consists of six half-term units of work (known as puzzles), each containing six lessons (referred to as the 'pieces') covering each academic year.
- Term 1: Being Me in My World
- Term 2: Celebrating Difference (including anti-bullying)
- Term 3: Dreams and Goals (including financial education)
- Term 4: Healthy Me
- Term 5: Relationships (this unit is repeated, refreshed and built upon through out the year to ensure that children have a solid understand of healthy relationships)
- Term 6: Changing Me (including Sex Education)
When teaching 'Relationships' and 'Sex Education', we also use some resources from 'The Christopher Winter's project' and the NSPCC's 'Pants are Private' https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/pants-underwear-rule/.
Session are planned, resourced and delivered whilst being mindful of a variety of learning styles including creative and visual approaches to allow accessibility and adaptability for all learners. Medium-term plans for each year group, are carefully structured to adapt the sessions to the areas of need for the pupils at our school, as well as ensuring curriculum coverage. Jigsaw's update policy ensure that we are always using the most up to date teaching materials and that our teachers are well-supported.
No Outsiders
We use the No Outsiders scheme of work to strengthen our ethos that nobody should be left out and everybody can be included. We look further into equality and diversity during these sessions.
Impact
At Shavington Primary School it is expected that all PSHE lessons are engaging and that all learning is inclusive to ensure children achieve the learning focus.
- Children who will develop positive and healthy relationship with their peers both now and in the future.
- Children who will understand the physical and emotional aspects involved in RSE at an age-appropriate level.
- Children who will have respect for themselves and others.
- Children who will have positive body images.
- Children who will know how to keep themselves safe: physically, mentally and technologically.
- Children who will understand that the world is diverse and that everyone has the right to equality.
- Children who will be able to articulate themselves clearly using age-appropriate language surrounding the key themes of PSHE.
- Children who will have the building blocks necessary to continue to learn and develop after they leave Shavington Primary School.