Welcome to St John's Primary School

PSHE at St John's

INTENT

1. Self – We want our pupils to be resilient so that they have the confidence to persevere in the face of challenges and to seize opportunities.

2. Others – We want our pupils to learn about different cultures and religions so that they understand and appreciate cultural diversity within and beyond their own community.

3. Wider world – We want our pupils to have the confidence, skills and knowledge to adapt to the ever changing world.

RATIONALE

Personal, social, health and education (PSHE) is taught in many ways throughout the school. It is delivered as a timetabled stand-alone subject but it is also interwoven into many other lessons, such as English, History, Geography, RE, Computing, Science and PE, as well as the wider school life. The PSHE programme is underpinned by the new statutory guidance on health and relationship education. The programme includes a discrete set of lessons on sex education (see below for specific content) It also reinforces British values and is an integral part of our social, moral, spiritual and cultural (SMSC) provision. It enables our pupils to become healthy, independent and responsible members of society. We encourage our pupils to play a positive role in contributing to the life of the school and the wider community within its Christian context. We teach them how to stay safe in a wide range of contexts. The pupils learn what contributes to maintaining a healthy mind and body and we help them to develop their sense of self-worth. Throughout their time at St John’s, they will focus on what makes a healthy relationship and how to solve conflict peacefully. We teach them how society is organised and governed and how they can make a difference. We teach them about rights and responsibilities. They learn to appreciate what it means to be a positive member of a diverse multicultural society.