PSHRE
PERSONAL, SOCIAL, HEALTH, RELATIONSHIP AND ECONOMIC EDUCATION
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
At Haslington Primary Academy and Nursery, our Personal, Social, Health, Relationship and Economic (PSHRE) education is a school subject through which pupils develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to manage their lives, now and in the future. These skills and attributes help pupils to stay healthy, safe, and prepare them for life and work in modern Britain. PSHRE education helps pupils to achieve their academic potential, and leave school equipped with skills they will need throughout later life.
TEACHING AND LEARNING
At Haslington Primary Academy and Nursery we have tailored the Twinkl Life resource and ensured its link with the PSHE Associations’ programme of study to suit our pupils, school and community; giving careful consideration to our school ethos and aims and our pupils’ needs.
We follow the PSHE Associations’ three core themes: Health and Wellbeing; Relationships; and Living in the Wider World. In Years 1-6, content related to each theme is delivered every year, ensuring that a spiral programme is in place: one that revisits themes, gradually extending thinking, expanding knowledge and developing skills – all inclusive of our two-year rolling programme. We avoid, where possible, ‘one-off’, stand-alone sessions that will not be revisited, and instead make constant links to previous learning and experiences, and build upon these. Our curriculum includes RSE (Relationships and Sex Education). In the Early Years, lessons are carefully planned and delivered through the Personal, Social and Emotional Development area of the framework whilst lending itself to other areas too such as Communication and Language. Children learn through these planned lessons and the continuous provision. We also use resources and teaching ideas from the No Outsiders scheme to supplement our curriculum.
Where possible we make cross-curricula links between PSHRE and other subjects; this is particularly true and relevant in Science, Religious Education, Physical Education, Maths, Computing, as well as with other content also linking to subjects such as History and Geography.
PSHRE learning comes in many different forms: through whole-class teaching, group activities, individual tasks, assemblies, outside speakers, cross-curricular lessons and discrete lessons.
During PSHRE sessions children are encouraged to both ask and answer questions, to deepen their knowledge and understanding. A great deal of time is spent considering scenarios and possible responses to them.
ASSESSMENT AND RECORDING
PSHRE learning is recorded in our PSHRE books: these books contain a range of evidence of the children’s learning, which can include but is not limited to: cross-curricular learning; children’s verbal or written comments; photographic evidence of activities and experiences. We also showcase our wider ethos through the use of our whole class ‘Our World’ book.
Teachers assess children’s knowledge, understanding and skills in PSHRE by making observations and notes of children’s comments during lessons and these are assessed against the PSHRE Progression of Skills document using our assessment tracking system. This information is then used to aid planning of subsequent lessons and help shape the curriculum going forward.
INCLUSION
Lessons and activities are planned to include all children by using a range of approaches. This includes: questioning, use of resources, and mixed ability grouping to enable children to offer peer support. Lessons are planned to facilitate the best possible outcome for all children within the class.
SPIRITUAL, MORAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND BRITISH VALUES
Spiritual, moral, social and cultural development are promoted through all PSHE teaching:
Spiritual development: We explore the beliefs and experiences of ourselves and others; discuss the importance of respecting all beliefs and faiths; learn about and discuss our feelings and values and those of others.
Moral development: We learn about and discuss things that are right and wrong; learn about the law and the importance of it; begin to consider our actions and the consequence of them; consider, discuss and debate ethical issues; offer reasoned views.
Social development: We consider all of the groups and communities that we are part of; participate in our local community; learn how to resolve conflict; engage with the British Values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect and tolerance.
Cultural development: We become aware of cultural influences; learn about the role of Britain’s parliamentary system; understand, accept, respect and celebrate diversity.