PSHE
Intent
At Broadway Infants School, we aim to promote pupil’s personal, social, spiritual and health education, as well as their emotional development and well-being. We aim to provide pupils with the knowledge, understanding, attitudes, values and skills they need in order to reach their potential as individuals and within the local community. This approaches enables them to learn life skills to assist their personal, spiritual and physical growth. We explore the changes that everyone undergoes to deal with today’s society and give pupils an understanding of the rights and responsibilities that are part of being an outstanding citizen.
From Early Years and into Key Stage 1, children learn to understand and respect our common humanity; diversity and differences so that they can go on to form the effective, fulfilling relationships that are an essential part of life and learning
In addition, our PSHE curriculum incorporates an age appropriate understanding of RSE from Early Years and throughout Key Stage 1, as set in the statutory guidance. This teaches all children the information and skills to be safe, to understand and to develop healthy relationships both now and in their future lives.
Implementation
At Broadway Infants School, PSHE plays a vital part of education throughout Early Years and Key Stage 1 and is integrated throughout our curriculum. We ensure that children receive regular PSHE lessons in all years which focus on key objectives and skills which progress across Early Years and Key Stage 1. Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) is also threaded through these lessons but is at the heart of two cores themes: relationships and changing me. We build on statutory content outlined in the national curriculum and in statutory guidance and we follow the ‘Jigsaw’ scheme of work to provide consistency throughout our school and to support staff with the latest subject knowledge.
Pupils are encouraged, from Early Years onwards, to take part in a wide range of activities and experiences across and beyond the curriculum, contributing fully to the life of their school and communities. In doing so they learn to recognise their own worth, learn how to work well with others and become increasingly responsible for their own learning. Each phase then builds on the vocabulary, knowledge and skills taught in the previous years which allows children to acquire further knowledge, know more and remember more as they progress through the school.
The curriculum at Broadway Infants School throughout Early Years and Key Stage 1 identifies specific links to British Values and SACRE (Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education). This ensures that children in Early Years and Key Stage 1 receive a diverse, informed and reflective curriculum. There are always occasions where teachers may feel it necessary to teach PSHE as a result of an issue arisen in their own class throughout Early Years and Key Stage 1, which we encourage this where possible.
At Broadway Infants School, we feel it is of upmost importance that children learn age-appropriate information that will set them in good stead for later life and that they have the opportunity to implement their learning in everyday situations. We have implemented a whole school approach to using the “Zones of Regulation” which aims to improve communication around emotions and how we manage them. This then provides a real life context to the specific areas of the curriculum for both Early Years and Key Stage 1.
PSHE is an important part of whole school assemblies where children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural curiosity is stimulated, challenged and nurtured. These assemblies develop a range of personal, social, spiritual, moral and cultural skills that equip children in both Early Years and Key Stage 1 for life in modern day Britain.
Regular staff updates, CPD and continuous support is freely available to all Early Years and Key Stage 1 staff in order to guide their planning and teaching of PSHE ensuring their knowledge is up to date and they have excellent subject knowledge.
At Broadway Infants School, all children are given a wide range of opportunities through “focus days” which are celebrated across the whole school and links to celebrations around the country. These “focus days” include: Anti-bullying week and Mental Health Week.
What is Jigsaw, and how does it work?
Jigsaw is a comprehensive and completely original PSHE Education programme, it was launched in July 2013 and hundreds of schools across the country are using it.
Jigsaw has two aims for all children:
To build their capacity for learning
To equip them for life
Jigsaw brings together PSHE Education, emotional literacy, mindfulness, social skills and spiritual development. A variety of teaching strategies are used and are mindful of each child’s preferred learning style. Jigsaw is designed as a whole school approach, with all year groups working on the same theme (Puzzle) at the same time. This enables each Puzzle to start with an introductory assembly, generating a whole school focus for adults and children alike.
The Jigsaw Puzzles (Units)
Jigsaw is structured into 6 half-termly Puzzles (units) with the whole school studying the same Puzzle at the same time.
The Puzzles are sequential and developmental from September to July.
Impact
Children in both Early Years and Key Stage 1 will be confident in communicating their emotions and will be developing healthy relationships in school and in their community.
Children in Early Years and throughout Key Stage 1 will continue to progress the wide range skills necessary for their personal, spiritual and physical growth.
Children will have developed a solid understanding of the changes they will experience as they grow and how to remain safe throughout Early Years and Key Stage 1.
At Broadway Infant School, children have a strong sense of community, are aware of what is required from them to be part of this and the personal responsibilities that this brings.