PSHE Curriculum

We teach Personal, Social, Health Education (PSHE) as a whole-school approach to underpin children’s development as people and because we believe that this also supports their learning capacity.

The Jigsaw Programme offers us a comprehensive, carefully thought-through Scheme of Work which brings consistency and progression to our children’s learning in this vital curriculum area.

RSE, or Relationships and Sex Education, falls under the banner of PSHE.  Within RSE we support children’s spiritual, moral, social, emotional and physical development, and help to prepare them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life.

The overview of the programme can be seen on below.  This also supports the 'Personal Development' and  'Behaviour and Attitude' aspects required under the Ofsted Inspection Framework, as well as significantly contributing to the school’s Safeguarding and Equality Duties, the Government’s British Values agenda and the SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social, Cultural) development opportunities provided for our children.

Intent

Here, at West Ashton School we value PSHE as one way to support children’s development as human beings, to enable them to understand and respect who they are, to empower them with a voice and to equip them for life and learning.

To ensure progression and a spiral curriculum, we use Jigsaw as our chosen teaching and learning programme and tailor it to our children’s needs.  

Implementation

Jigsaw covers all areas of PSHE for the primary phase including statutory Relationships and Health Education. The table below gives the learning theme of each of the six Puzzles (units) and these are taught across the school; the learning deepens and broadens every year.

Term

Puzzle (Unit)

Content

Autumn 1:

Being Me in My World

Includes understanding my own identity and how I fit well in the class, school and global community. Jigsaw Charter established.

Autumn 2:

Celebrating Difference

Includes anti-bullying (cyber and homophobic bullying included) and understanding

Spring 1:

Dreams and Goals

Includes goal-setting, aspirations, who do I want to become and what would I like to do for work and to contribute to society

Spring 2:

Healthy Me

Includes drugs and alcohol education, self-esteem and confidence as well as healthy lifestyle choices, sleep, nutrition, rest and exercise

Summer 1:

Relationships

Includes understanding friendship, family and other relationships, conflict resolution and communication skills, bereavement and loss

Summer 2:

Changing Me

Includes Relationships and Sex Education in the context of coping positively with change
 

PSHE an explicit lesson each week in order to teach the PSHE knowledge and skills in a developmental and age-appropriate way.

These explicit lessons are reinforced and enhanced in many ways:

Assemblies and collective worship, praise and reward system, Learning Charter, through relationships child to child, adult to child and adult to adult across the school. We aim to live what is learnt and apply it to everyday situations in the school community.

Class teachers deliver the weekly lessons to their own classes.

Impact

  • Children are able to understand and manage their emotions
  • Children develop positive and healthy relationships with their peers, both now and in the future
  • Children have positive self-esteem and respect for themselves and others
  • Children are resilient and show perseverance
  • Children are on their way to becoming healthy, open-minded, respectful and responsible members of society
  • Children can problem solve and apply problem solving strategies to real-life situations
  • Children appreciate difference and diversity