PSHE and RSE
(Personal, Social, Health, Economic education) and (Relationships and Sex Education)
Intent
Research shows that children who are emotionally healthy do better at school.
We want our pupils to have happy and successful futures and our PSHE curriculum aims to present pupils with the knowledge, skills and understanding they need to lead resilient, healthy, confident, safe, independent and successful lives.
PSHE lessons present pupils with the opportunity for open and honest discussions about issues that will affect them now and in the future. A broad range of topics are covered including: facing new challenges; setting and achieving goals; being resilient; building positive relationships; conflict and resolution; bullying; and changes.
Pupils are empowered to speak and ask questions about their thoughts and feelings in a safe and nurturing environment.
PSHE will challenge preconceived thoughts and opinions in a positive and proactive way that permits pupils to form and understand their own views.
Through a range of activities and discussions, pupils learn to recognise their own worth, to engage well with others, and to become increasingly responsible for their own actions and learning. Pupils will reflect on their own experiences of developing personally and physically, and will consider morality, spirituality, and the diverse society in which they live.
Implementation
Pupils experience weekly PSHE lessons - alongside PSHE and Behaviours for Learning (Bs4L) themes within assemblies - but most importantly, personal, social, health and economic education permeates every aspect of school life at Glade Academy.
These are also supported throughout many lessons with reference to the core values of Respect, Resilience and Teamwork as well as our fortnightly Bs4L focus.
Impact
In lessons:
Pupils may be assessed by the class teacher through:
- discussion during plenaries
- Responses in games and activities
- Responses to their written work
After lessons:
The subject leader monitors the effective delivery of the PSHE curriculum by:
- Conducting class book looks
- Looking at planning for medium and short term
- Observing children in lessons
- Completing pupil perception interviews for a range of PSHE areas
- Completing and analysing termly whole-school pupil perception surveys
- Analysing class teachers' PSHE half-termly assessments