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CRICH CARR
CHURCH OF ENGLAND
PRIMARY SCHOOL AND NURSERY
PHSE
What is PSHE?
PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education) is about teaching children to form effective relationships, stay safe and healthy and prepare them for life’s challenges and opportunities in modern Britain.
At our school, PSHE encompasses PSED, SMSC, RSHE and Fundamental British Values. It is taught every week in school, but goes much deeper than this. It is a key aspect of life at our school and is deeply rooted in our Christian ethos and daily practice.
What is our vision for PSHE?
The vision for PSHE is to help children and young people to achieve their potential by supporting their well-being and tackling issues that can affect their ability to learn, such as anxiety and unhealthy relationships. Primary school is about teaching children to be kind, caring and thoughtful to others. PSHE helps children to be the best versions of themselves possible. It can teach resilience and develop self-esteem, which are crucial life skills in our modern world. When taught properly, it helps them to achieve their full potential across the curriculum. Ultimately, if we teach PSHE effectively, we believe the children will be equipped with the necessary skills to be successful when they leave our school.
We use PSHE Matters (a locally produced PSHE curriculum) to plan our PSHE sessions. PSHE matters highlights the key knowledge children should have at key points of their education. The progression document highlights what we teach - and expect children to understand - throughout school.
Outside of dedicated PSHE lessons, staff embed and revisit PSHE learning through activities in other areas of the curriculum. Examples of this include learning about equality during the topic on suffragettes and civil rights and learn to share and listen to others during group or paired work. Whole class stories are also a great way for staff to have discussions which can further develop children's sense of what is right. Some PSHE is also delivered through outside agencies such as the NSPCC.
When planning a unit, staff look at the scheme of work and select the activities based on the needs of the class (considering their starting points) and current local and national issues. Consideration is given to the protected characteristics when illustrating examples – such as selecting people with disabilities.
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We further develop PSHE by giving children a range of roles and responsibilities in school. This includes having monitors in classes for specific roles, having an active school council, play leaders and i-Vengers.