PSHE

At Manor Junior School, Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education is an embedded part of our broad and balanced curriculum. Pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development is at the heart of our school ethos. British Values are promoted through the overarching aims and objectives of PSHE by supporting our children to become healthy and responsible members of society, as well as preparing them for life and work in modern Britain.

INTENT

At Manor Junior School, Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education enables pupils to become healthy, independent and responsible members of a society. It aims to help them understand how they are developing personally and socially, and tackles many of the moral, social and cultural issues that are part of growing up. Pupils are provided with opportunities to learn about rights and responsibilities and appreciate what it means to be a member of a diverse society. Pupils are encouraged to develop their sense of self-worth with a range of pupil leadership and position as of responsibility being offered for pupils to play a positive role in contributing to school life and the wider community.

Our intention is that, when children leave Manor Junior School, they do so with the knowledge, understanding and emotions to be able to play an active role in today’s society. We want our children to have high aspirations, a belief in themselves and realise that anything is possible if they put their mind to it.

What do we want for our pupils?

• Develop a confidence in sharing their own thoughts and opinions with others
• Develop skills and attributes to keep themselves healthy and safe
• Develop an attitude of a responsible global citizen
• To show tolerance of others beliefs, religions and life choices.
• To build positive, respectful relationships with other people

To build a PSHE curriculum which develops learning and results in the acquisition of knowledge and skills which enables children to access the wider curriculum and prepares them to be a global citizen now and in their future roles, within a global community.

The curriculum will demonstrate appropriate subject knowledge, skills and understanding to fulfil the duties of the Relationship and Health Education (RHE) whereby schools must provide a ‘balanced and broadly-based curriculum which promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and prepares them for the opportunities and responsibilities and experiences for later life.

IMPLEMENTATION

We believe that PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic education) plays a vital part of primary education and is therefore timetabled to be taught at least an hour a week to ensure that quality time is dedicated to these areas. There are always occasions where teachers may feel it necessary to teach PSHE as a result of an issue that has arisen in their own class, whole school or contextual factors locally, nationally and globally. Many objectives from the curriculum will also be covered as an important part of school assemblies, where children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural curiosity is stimulated, challenged and nurtured. The distribution of the lessons complements key campaigns throughout the year, such as Anti-bullying week and Online Safety week.

Teachers follow a Primary Scheme of Work called SCARF – Safety, Caring, Achievement, Resilience, Friendship (Coram Life Education). Centred on a values-based and ‘Growth Mindset’ approach, SCARF’s lesson plans and resources help to promote positive behaviour, mental health, wellbeing, resilience and achievement. Whilst we use SCARF, we also supplement the scheme with local and contextual PSHE and workshops from relevant providers, such as Ben Kinsella’s Knife Crime and Prevent in Education.

SCARF lesson plans are organised around the PSHE Association’s Programmes of Study Learning Opportunities, which includes three core themes of Health and Wellbeing; Relationships; and, Living in the Wider World. These themes have been broken down into six main areas for termly coverage, and can be accessed on the SCARF website (https://www.coramlifeeducation.org.uk/scarf/).

In addition to dedicated PSHE lessons, the curriculum is supported by weekly Votes for schools sessions. It is hoped that our overall curriculum is designed to directly support the pastoral education of our pupils as well as the academic outcomes that the school aims for.



IMPACT

We firmly believe that a meaningful PSHE curriculum is the key to children becoming confident, tolerant and well-rounded adults. Following their time at MJS:

• Pupils will approach a range of real life situations and apply their skills and attributes to help navigate themselves through modern life.
• From exposure to a range of global issues and problems, children will build up tolerance and a sense of responsibility of being a global citizen.
• From engagement with a variety of texts and topics, pupils will understand the different lifestyles that people may live and be respectful and tolerant towards those leading different lives to themselves.

By the time they leave MJS, pupils will become healthy and responsible members of society, on their journey preparing them for life and work in modern Britain.