PSHE
Statement of Intent
At Horfield, we aim for our children to develop with deeply rooted moral and spiritual core values. We want them to flourish together socially as they learn and grow in order to reach great heights as individuals. Our Personal, Social, Health and Economic education helps every child to be well equipped to play a positive role in contributing to our school and to the wider community.
Every child at Horfield has the opportunity to develop their feelings, thoughts and ideas using a range of core themes that allow them to build on their social and emotional skills in a mindful and spiritual way.
We inspire the children to ask questions about themselves and the world around them, and endeavour to give them the life skills they will need to become valuable members of society once they leave education. We also introduce the language necessary for them to make sense of their world, and promote equality and inclusion for everyone.
At Horfield we know that PSHE is an essential part of the curriculum, empowering our children in the present and improving their life chances in the future.
Implementation
In our teaching, we use the ‘Jigsaw’ scheme of work, as its cohesive vision helps children to understand how they fit into the world and to value their contribution to it. Jigsaw uses a whole-school approach whereby every year group works on the same overarching themes at the same time, and it has a strong emphasis on emotional literacy, building resilience and nurturing mental and physical health. The scheme also promotes mindfulness, allowing children to advance their emotional awareness, concentration, focus and self-regulation.
PSHE has an important role to play from a child’s earliest days at school, and in our Reception classes its ideas are supported through daily adult-child interactions during child-initiated time and teacher-led sessions.
Our school values of generosity, compassion, courage, perseverance, respect and forgiveness are woven through the heart of our PSHE curriculum. Lessons are taught every week from Early Years to Year 6, and our children get the chance to learn about mental wellbeing, physical health and fitness, internet safety and awareness, healthy eating and first aid.
The table below shows when each strand is taught across the year:
|
Term |
Puzzle name |
Content |
|
1 |
Being Me in My World |
Includes understanding my place in the class, school and global community as well as devising Learning Charters |
|
2 |
Celebrating Difference |
Includes anti-bullying (cyber and homophobic bullying included) and diversity work |
|
3 |
Dreams and Goals |
Includes goal-setting, aspirations, working together to design and organise fund-raising events |
|
4 |
Healthy Me |
Includes drugs and alcohol education, self-esteem and confidence as well as healthy lifestyle choices |
|
5 |
Relationships |
Includes understanding friendship, family and other relationships, conflict resolution and communication skills |
|
6 |
Changing Me |
Includes Sex and Relationship Education in the context of looking at change |
The Jigsaw Programme meets all the outcomes in the PSHE Association Programmes of Study, 2017.
Jigsaw PSHE Curriculum by Year Group and Strand
Jigsaw is a copyrighted scheme of work so we are unable to publish the progression document on our website. If you would like to know more about the PSHE curriculum at Horfield please contact the school office and our PSHE lead will be in touch.
