Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
Relationships and Health Education
"PSHE education is a planned, developmental programme of learning through which children and young people acquire the knowledge,
understanding and skills they need to manage their lives now and in the future.
As part of a whole-school approach, PSHE education develops the qualities and attributes pupils need to thrive as individuals, family members and members of society."
PSHE Association, 2017
Curriculum Intent
At Brightwell School, we use the Jigsaw PSHE scheme to form the core basis of our curriculum but, woven throughout the heart of that curriculum are both British values and our own school values of friendship, respect, tolerance, kindness, ambition and resilience. It is our intent that this subject is taught in all year groups through one focused theme (which is the same for every year group) every half term.
Our PSHE curriculum equips children with relevant and meaningful content, which is supported through a strong emphasis on emotional literacy, building resilience and nurturing mental and physical health. With an ever changing society, we are able to provide our children with a strong understanding of the diverse world around them and support them in playing a positive role in contributing to the school and the wider community. PSHE is at the core of what we do and enables our children to become independent, confident, healthy and responsible members of society, as well as developing the “whole child” intellectually, morally, socially and spiritually.
Through our PSHE teaching, we are committed to enhancing and promoting our school and Christian values of Friendship, Respect, Tolerance, Kindness, Resilience and Ambition and And by the guidance from 1 Thessalonians 5:11 - "Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing."
Curriculum Implementation
As a school, we are dedicated to the teaching and delivery of a high quality PSHE curriculum and, as such, provide lessons which deal with the diverse beliefs, values and attitudes that individuals and societies hold. It helps pupils to develop themselves, their understanding of the world, and their ability to communicate their feelings. Children at Brightwell also acquire an understanding and experiences of British values that are necessary if they are to make sense of their experiences, value themselves, respect other, appreciate differences and feel confident and informed as a British citizen.
Jigsaw PSHE directs our aim on developing the “whole child” through a spiral curriculum approach to progressively developing knowledge, skills and understanding in the areas of: Being Me in My World, Celebrating Difference, Dreams and Goals, Healthy Me, Relationships and Changing Me. Jigsaw is implemented throughout the whole school during weekly whole class Jigsaw lessons focusing on different topics each term and is embedded through all lessons and the whole school day with everyone supporting and encouraging the children they interact with to use the skills they are developing and to make links to other areas of learning. The themes are also a focus for our school assemblies.
Lessons at Brightwell aim to provide children with accurate and relevant knowledge, opportunities to create personal understanding, opportunities to explore and challenge a range of values, attitudes, beliefs, rights and responsibilities and a range of skills and strategies to live a healthy, safe, fulfilling, responsible and balanced life.
It includes all the statutory requirements for Relationships and Health Education, and Sex Education is also included in the Changing Me Puzzle unit
|
Term 1 |
Being Me in My World This covers a wide range of topics, including a sense of belonging, welcoming others and being part of a school community, a wider community, and a global community; it also looks at children’s rights and responsibilities, working and socialising with others, and pupil voice. |
|
Term 2 |
Celebrating Difference This focuses on similarities and differences and teaches about diversity, such as disability, racism, power, friendships, and conflict; children learn to accept everyone’s right to ‘difference’, and most year groups explore the concept of ‘normality’. Anti-bullying, including cyber and homophobic bullying, is an important aspect of this Puzzle. |
|
Term 3 |
Dreams and Goals This aims to help children think about their hopes and dreams, their goals for success, what their personal strengths are, and how to overcome challenges, using team-work skills and tasks. |
|
Term 4 |
Healthy Me This covers two main areas of health: Emotional health (relaxation, being safe, friendships, mental health skills, body image, relationships with food, managing stress) and Physical health (eating a balanced diet, physical activity, rest and relaxation, keeping clean, drugs and alcohol, being safe, first aid) in order for children to learn that health is a very broad topic. |
|
Term 5 |
Changing Me This deals with change of many types, from growing from young to old, becoming a teenager, assertiveness, self-respect and safeguarding. Self and body image, puberty, attraction and accepting change are diverse subjects for children to explore. Each year group thinks about looking ahead, moving year groups or the transition to secondary school. Life cycles and how babies are made and grow are treated sensitively and are designed to meet children’s needs. All year groups learn about how people and bodies change. This Puzzle links with the Science curriculum when teaching children about life cycles, babies and puberty. |
|
Term 6 |
Relationships This has a wide focus, looking at diverse topics such as families, friendships, pets and animals, and love and loss. A vital part of this Puzzle is about safeguarding and keeping children safe; this links to cyber safety and social networking, as well as attraction and assertiveness; children learn how to deal with conflict, their own strengths and self-esteem. They have the chance to explore roles and responsibilities in families and look at stereotypes. All Jigsaw lessons are delivered in an age- and stage-appropriate way so that they meet children’s needs. |
Our PSHE teaching and learning is further enhanced through participation in schemes such as Junior Citizens, IMPS, NSPCC Speak out, and the Stay Safe programme. We also benefit from visits from local policing teams in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2
Curriculum Impact
We continuously assess the implementation and impact of our Jigsaw lessons so that all pupils can grow as lifelong learners and to ensure that we provide the support necessary for all children to achieve. Teachers use a range of approaches for assessing the children and ensuring they are making progress, including during individual lessons themselves, adapting and planning for necessary changes within the scheme based on individual need; pupil voice and circle times as well as class and whole school assemblies.
We seek to ensure that the PSHE that we teach improves the physical and social well-being of pupils. Through the delivery of our Jigsaw PSHE lessons, we believe we can enhance pupils’ education and help them to become caring, respectful and confident individuals who have an appreciation of what it means to be a positive member of a diverse, multicultural society and who have a good understanding of how to stay safe, healthy and develop good relationships. The impact of our PSHE teaching is evident in school life as a whole – in pupils’ good behaviour, their attitudes to learning and their respect, care and understanding for and of, each other.
By the time our children leave our school they will:
- be able to approach a range of real-life situations and apply their skills and attributes to help navigate themselves through modern life
- be on their way to becoming healthy, open-minded, respectful, socially and morally responsible, active members of society
- appreciate difference and diversity
- be able to understand and manage their emotions
- be able to look after their mental health and well-being
- be able to develop positive, healthy relationships with their peers both now and in the future.
- understand the physical aspects involved in RSE at an age-appropriate level
- have respect for themselves and others.
Introductory Guide for Parents and Carers about Jigsaw
Guide for Parents and Carers about Relationships and Sex Education in Jigsaw
Relationships and Sex (RSE) and Health Education Policy
