In our Federation schools, Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) enables our children to become healthy, independent and responsible members of 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. We provide opportunities to learn about rights and responsibilities and appreciate what it means to be a member of a diverse society.

PSHE is a vital tool to ensuring that children develop emotionally as well as academically and therefore valued by ALL within our inclusive schools. Occasionally, those outside our school community seek to challenge the way in which schools sensitively talk, raise and share the themes and issues that our PHSE teaching covers, and seek to accuse schools of promoting one lifestyle choice over another, or of promoting a 'woke' agenda. We would ask our parents to be aware and wary of those who seek to bring discord and disruption into the life of our school, for their own political beliefs or outright fundamentalist leanings. We teach our children to be respectful and kind with full knowledge and understanding of all who exist in our community and society. We work with our families to ensure our children are informed enough to be able to be safe and knowledgeable about the risks that exist for them and we work within a framework that has been decided upon and determined with previous groups of families and the wider parental body, always in accordance with, and fully responding to statutory government updates, guidance and advice.

Our PSHE curriculum allows children to develop their confidence and self-esteem in issues related to relationships and sex education (RSE), which in turn allows them to recognise their own worth; whilst also ensuring that our children are well equipped with the skills of collaborative learning. In addition to this we prepare our children to play active roles as citizens within the wider society; allowing them to develop positive relationships and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Our hope is that through our PSHE & RSE learning we equip our children with the ability to ask questions; having the confidence to challenge when they think something is wrong. Our Curriculum Aims:

• To nurture resilient, emotionally aware children who are ready to flourish in the world ahead and be able to reach their full potential.

• To be aware of emotional and physical needs of self and others.

• To be knowledgeable about the laws of the society in which we live and their rights and responsibilities and those of others.

• To be aware of the impact of the choices that they make.

Following an overhaul review of our existing curriculum approach in 2024, to quickly respond to and mirror the consultation and review being undertaken by the government, our new curriculum content (Since January 2025) is based on the recommendations of The PHSE Association, with all learning following these themes, within a circular curriculum, as children move up through our schools:

Theme 1 - Relationships:

• Family and friendships
• Safe Relationships
• Respecting Ourselves and Others

Theme 2 - Living in the Wider world:

• Belonging to a community
• Media Literacy
• Digital Resilience
• Financial Literacy - money and work

Theme 3 -Health and Wellbeing

• Physical Health and Mental Wellbeing
• Growing and Changing
• Keeping Safe

As a matter of policy, we publish our teaching content IN FULL on the website so that we are fully transparent with our parents of what will be taught and when, and ensure that school and home are working in a joined-up way in delivering such important messages to our children. 

Please click on the link below to see our PHSE and RSE curriculum.