ABOUT OUR

PSHE

INTENT

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We want all children to grow up healthy, happy, safe and able to manage the challenges and opportunities of modern Britain. We teach PSHE (Personal, Social Health and Economic education) every week. These lessons are designed to make informed decisions about their wellbeing, health and relationships as well as preparing them for a successful adult life.

Throughout the year, we focus on Relationships, Living in the Wider World and Health and Wellbeing. Through this approach, we will put in place the building blocks needed for positive and safe relationships, including with family, friends and online. We give your child the information they need to make good decisions about their own health and wellbeing, to recognise issues in themselves and others, and to seek support as early as possible when issues arise.

OUR APPROACH

JIGSAW - THE MINDFUL

APPROACH TO PSHE

IMPLEMENTATION

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We follow a whole-school approach to the delivery of the PSHE curriculum called Jigsaw. This approach embodies a positive philosophy and adopts creative teaching and learning activities to nurture children's development as compassionate and well-rounded human beings, as well as building their capacity to learn.

Jigsaw is a comprehensive and completely original PSHE Education programme (lesson plans and teaching resources) for the whole primary school from ages 3-11. Written by teachers and grounded in sound psychology, it also includes all the statutory requirements for Relationships and Health Education.

Jigsaw has two main aims for all children:

• To build their capacity for learning
• To equip them for life

Jigsaw brings together PSHE Education, compulsory Relationships and Health Education, emotional literacy, mindfulness, social skills and spiritual development. It is designed as a whole-school approach, with all year groups working on the same theme (puzzle) at the same time at their own level. There are six puzzles  (half-term units of work) and each year group is taught one lesson per week. All lessons are delivered in an age - and - stage appropriate way so that they meet children's needs.

Each Puzzle starts with an introductory assembly, generating a whole school focus for adults and children alike. Each puzzle ends with the creation of a whole-school display or a contribution to a whole-school project that all children are involved in. 

OUR APPROACH

WHAT WILL MY CHILD 

LEARN IN PSHE?

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OUR APPROACH

WHAT ELSE IS INCLUDED?

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There are numerous additional aspects of the Jigsaw Programme to enhance the learning experience, including the Jigsaw Friends (jigsaw-shaped soft toys used as teaching aids), Jigsaw Chimes and Jigsaw Jerrie Cats (used to help and encourage calming and mindfulness practice). 

Every Jigsaw lesson includes mindfulness practice. Mindfulness is being able to observe your own thoughts and feelings as they happen, in the present moment, applying no judgement. Jigsaw teaches children to understand their thoughts and feelings through the Calm Me time exercises (using the Jigsaw Chime) and Pause Points (using Jigsaw Jerrie Cat). This helps to develop their awareness, and their capacity to be mindful human beings. Learning is thus enhanced as emotions and behaviour are self-regulated.

IMPACT

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By the time our children leave our school they will be able to approach a range of real-life situations and apply their skills and attributes to help navigate themselves through modern life and be on their way to becoming healthy, open minded, respectful, socially and morally responsible. They will be active members of society and appreciate difference and diversity, recognise and apply the British Values of Democracy, Tolerance, Mutual respect, Rule of law and Liberty. They will be able to understand and manage their emotions. They will be able to look after their mental health and well-being and develop positive, healthy relationship with their peers both now and in the future. They will understand the physical aspects involved in RSE at an age-appropriate level and have respect for themselves and others. 

DFE GUIDANCE

RELATIONSHIPS EDUCATION,

RSE & HEALTH EDUCATION

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Below is information given by the DfE in a document for parents about frequently asked questions around the new requirements. You may find this useful to read prior to contacting us with any questions.

OUR PSHE 

LEARNING 

IN PICTURES

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