PSHE / RSE
INTENT:
At St. Josephs we aim to promote spiritual, moral, social and cultural development through our PSHE curriculum. PSHE contributes to our school’s ethos by promoting equalities, preventing and tackling discrimination and bullying, developing cultural awareness and preparing children positively for life both now and in the future. We believe that pupils with better health and well-being achieve better academically. It is intended that our PSHE curriculum removes barriers to learning and provides skills to aid success. The right attitudes and attributes in people such as resilience, respect, enthusiasm and creativity are just as important as academic and technical skills.
We follow the Ten:Ten ‘Life to the Full’ programme, providing children with age appropriate information which they need in order to help them grow in confidence, faith and love and build healthy relationships with those around them. Our PSHE curriculum contributes towards our schools safeguarding duty.
Intent
Our aim is to create an environment which allows children to feel safe and valued as an individual whilst valuing differences and understanding that we are all unique in God’s world. We believe the curriculum should promote; resilience-helping to build their capacity for learning as well as their self-esteem. We will give pupils the opportunity to develop physically, emotionally and socially, so that they are well-equipped for the responsibilities and experiences of later life.
PSHE is taught in a way which is appropriate to the age and maturity of our pupils. We ensure that children have positive relationships with adults, feel valued and those who are most vulnerable are identified and supported. Our PSHE provision is linked to Citizenship, Religious Education, Science and other subjects so that lessons complement the whole school curriculum.
IMPLEMENTATION:
Our PSHE curriculum has the flexibility to respond to local needs and priorities and to incorporate local issues of key importance to meet our pupils needs. We tailor our provision using local data, engagement with parents and consultations with pupils. PSHE in Early Years is taught mainly through daily routines and continuous provision. The role of the adult is to support children in making correct decisions through discussions and leading by example. Stories are used as a hook to discuss emotions, certain situations and behaviours.
We provide enrichment opportunities to promote the PSHE and well-being curriculum, which highlights our whole-school vision and reinforces school messages, through events such as Anti-Bullying Week, Careers Week and Safer Internet Day. We work with outside organisations and professionals such as Safety Works, Road Safety Officers, Dentists, School Health, Doctors, Community Police and NSPCC to provide first hand experiences and to support the delivery of our curriculum.
Through our Statements to Live by and weekly celebratory assemblies we encourage children to reflect on their behaviour and attitudes to learning.
IMPACT:
By the end of Year 6, children will have the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to keep themselves mentally and physically healthy and safe in order to boost their life chances. We believe the curriculum should promote; resilience-helping to build their capacity for learning as well as their self-esteem. We will give pupils the opportunity to develop physically, emotionally and socially, so that they are well-equipped for the responsibilities and experiences of later life.