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At Featherbank, we understand that the education of the whole child is such an important part of our positive growth and development. Through the You, Me & PSHE scheme, we develop understanding of Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education across all Key Stages at Featherbank.

We believe in supporting and nurturing our pupils' Spiritual, Moral, Cultural and Social Development and this is addressed through integrated curriculum and pastoral development, such as: spiral-curricular PSHE lessons, wellbeing and mindfulness class and whole-school time, nurture interventions and additional support for vulnerable children and those with additional needs.

We encourage children to find and use their voice and support our community cohesion by involving ourselves in our local community, eg: local green area develop (Featherbank Forest), Visits from our local MP, cluster activities and schools working together to support and nurture.

PSHE - Intent

Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education is a school subject through which pupils develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to manage their lives, now and in the future. These skills and attributes help pupils to stay healthy, safe and prepare them for life and work in modern Britain. Our PSHE education aims to help pupils achieve their academic potential, and leave school equipped with skills they will need throughout later life. It forms a significant part of our preventative curriculum which teaches children the knowledge and skills they need to keep themselves and others safe from harm.

In order for pupils to build on prior knowledge, our PSHE curriculum is a spiral one whereby pupils revisit the same seven themes throughout each year. We use the You, Me, PSHE scheme in order to provide teachers with robust planning and structure.

Through School Council we aim to give pupils a voice and important role in the shaping of their education. Children develop their understanding of democracy through electing their class representatives each term and take part in important decision making and the development of key policies such as the anti-bullying policy.

PSHE - implementation

EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE

Our PSED curriculum is delivered through all that we do in Early Years. Children first build warm, caring relationships with adults and their peers. These relationships enable children to feel safe and secure to access the full curriculum. Children are supported to understand and manage their own emotions and feelings as part of understanding themselves and developing positive self-esteem. Children learn how to be healthy and manage their personal needs independently. Children learn how to develop effective friendships and how to resolve conflicts.

KEY STAGE ONE

In Key Stage One children build on the Early Years Foundation Stage through 6 strands, one per half term. They continue to work on understanding themselves and how to build and maintain healthy relationships. They learn about keeping themselves safe physically and emotionally. Children also begin to learn about money and financial wellbeing. They explore medicines and how they can be helpful to our bodies and in Relationships & Health Education (RHE), children learn about the differences between boys and girls and how families are different.

KEY STAGE TWO

Through the same strands children strengthen their knowledge and understanding in Key Stage 2. They develop an understanding of the difference between people and how these differences should be celebrated. They begin to understand more about bullying and actions they can take if they are being bullied. Children learn about making choices in relation to drugs and alcohol and their relationships and begin to understand how their choices and decisions can be influenced. They build on their understanding of money to learn how to safe, spend and budget. Children develop their understanding of mental health and well-being, and this links well with their work in RHE about relationships. In RHE children learn about puberty and the changes that happen to their bodies and emotions. They then move on to reproduction and secure an understanding of how babies are made.

ASSEMBLIES AND COLLECTIVE WORSHIP

Our Monday assemblies are structured around the PSHE themes. We link these in to significant national and international events (Black History Month, anti-bullying week etc.) Class assemblies then develop further the themes of the main assembly, providing children with more opportunies to question, challenge, discuss and deepen their understanding. We take opportunities to reflect on significant events in the news such as the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

We ensure through our collective workship that our children develop an understanding of the wider world and of one another. Our pupils are encouraged to be themselves and know that school will always support them as they develop their understanding of who they are. Our pupils who are LGBTQ+ are encouraged to speak to staff if they would like a designated key adult for support.

PSHE - impact

We see the impact of our PSHE curriculum every day in school. Our children are kind, caring and considerate people who are able to articulate how they keep themselves and others safe.

Assessment has been included as an integral part of each topic. At the beginning of the topic pupils complete a pre-topic assessment activity, which isthen repeated at the end of the topic. This enables pupils and teachers to understand and demonstrate the progress made. Pupils also complete a self-reflection sheet at the end of each topic; to encourage self-evaluation and reflection on learning within the topic as a whole unit of work.

pupil wellbeing

Miss Scudder is our lead for pupil wellbeing. We are proud to be a school that prioritises wellbeing and understands the importance of this in order for any meaningful learning to take place.

Our pupils complete the My Health, My School survey which forms the basis of the PSHE action plan. We listen carefully to how our children feel and to what they want.

We provide nurture provision for pupils needing more support for their wellbeing. More information on our nurture provision can be found here.