Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE)
Aims
The PSHE curriculum at Eastwick meets the requirements of the National Curriculum and the school’s Curriculum Ethos.
It prepares children to be ‘Ready for Everything’ in their futures in terms of:
- Success in the next stage of their education and beyond: by fostering life aspirations and goals; by giving them knowledge to make informed decisions and to thrive; by achieving a ‘virtuous circle’, whereby pupils with good health and wellbeing can achieve better in school and in life.
- their ability to navigate life’s personal Challenge: by helping them to deal with critical issues they face every day such as friendships, emotional wellbeing and change.
- understanding their place in communities at global, national and local levels and seize the Opportunity of the future: by instilling the importance of good relationships, shared values and responsibilities.
Teaching
- In Reception, specific teaching opportunities are used to introduce elements of PSHE.
- In Years 1-6, teachers plan lessons based on the PSHE Association scheme.
- Each unit is based around an overarching question, linked to one of three core themes: Health and Wellbeing, Relationships, Living in the Wider World.
- Teaching builds progressively through the school, according to the needs of pupils throughout the primary phase. Each time a Key Knowledge Theme (see below) is revisited, a different aspect is covered or it is covered with greater complexity, therefore increasing children’s depth of knowledge. Prior knowledge is recalled and utilised so that pupils build on previous foundations.
- The PSHE curriculum includes statutory requirements of Relationships and Sex Education, which is taught in accordance with the THPT RSE and Health Education Policy.
- Our PSHE curriculum covers relevant aspects of safeguarding detailed in THPT Safeguarding policies, taught appropriately for the age and needs of pupils.
- Our PSHE curriculum compliments our Computing curriculum to ensure that children are taught how to stay safe online.
Key Knowledge Themes:
Health and Wellbeing
Relationships
Living in the Wider World
Units taught
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Year 1 |
Relationships: What is the same and what is different about us? |
Relationships: Who is special to us? |
Health and Wellbeing: What helps us to stay healthy? |
Living in the Wider World: What can we do with money? |
Health and Wellbeing: Who helps keep us safe? |
Living in the Wider World: How can we look after each other and the world? |
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Year 2 |
Relationships: What makes a good friend? |
Relationships: What is bullying? |
Living in the Wider World: What jobs do people do? |
Health and Wellbeing: What helps us to stay safe? |
Health and Wellbeing: What helps us grow and stay healthy? |
Health and Wellbeing: How do we recognise our feelings? |
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Year 3 |
Relationships: How can we be a good friend? |
Health and Wellbeing: What keeps us safe? |
Relationships: What are families like? |
Living in the Wider World: What makes a community? |
Health and Wellbeing: Why should we eat well and look after our teeth? |
Health and Wellbeing: Why should we keep active and sleep well? |
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Year 4 |
Health and Wellbeing: What strengths, skills and interests do we have? |
Relationships: How do we treat others with respect? |
Health and Wellbeing: How can we manage our feelings? |
Health and Wellbeing: How will we grow and change? |
Living in the Wider World: How can our choices make a difference to others and the environment? |
Health and Wellbeing: How can we manage risk in different places? |
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Year 5 |
Health and Wellbeing: What makes up a person’s identity? |
Living in the Wider World: What decisions can people make with money? |
Health and Wellbeing: How can we help in an accident or emergency? |
Relationships: How can friends communicate safely? |
Health and Wellbeing: How can drugs common to everyday life affect health? |
Living in the Wider World: What jobs would we like? |
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Year 6 |
Health and Wellbeing: How can we keep healthy as we grow? |
Living in the Wider World: How can the media influence people? |
Relationships: What will change as we become more independent? How do friendships change as we grow? |
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