Why is PSHE important?
At Stoke-On-Tern Primary School, we provide a high-quality personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) which enables pupils to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes to keep themselves healthy and safe, and prepared for future life and work.
We know that a well-delivered PSHE curriculum can have an impact on both academic and non-academic outcomes for all children. PSHE education is an essential and necessary part of all pupils’ education, helping them to become independent and responsible members of society.
PSHE Curriculum
At Stoke-on-Tern Primary School, we use Jigsaw PSHE; a comprehensive and completely original scheme of work for the whole Primary School from EYFS through to Year 6. It brings together PSHE Education, Relationships and Sex Education, emotional literacy, social skills and spiritual development in a comprehensive scheme of learning.
SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural) development opportunities are mapped throughout. All of these pieces of learning are brought together to form a cohesive picture, helping children to know and value who they are and understand how they relate to other people in the world.
Jigsaw contributes, as a good PSHE programme should, to the British Values agenda very significantly, both through the direct teaching of information and through the experiential learning children will enjoy.
The 5 strands of the British Values agenda have been mapped across every Puzzle and every Piece (lesson).
Jigsaw PSHE will support the development of the skills, attitudes, values and behaviour, which enable pupils to:
- Have a sense of purpose
- Value self and others
- Form relationships
- Make and act on informed decisions
- Communicate effectively
- Work with others
- Respond to challenge
- Be an active partner in their own learning
- Be active citizens within the local community
- Explore issues related to living in a democratic society
- Become healthy and fulfilled individuals
There are 6 Puzzles (half-term units of work) each with 6 Pieces (lessons):
- Autumn 1: Being Me In My World
- Autumn 2: Celebrating Differences
- Spring 1: Dreams and Goals
- Spring 2: Healthy Me
- Summer 1: Relationships
- Summer 2: Changing Me
Jigsaw Curriculum Overview
No Outsiders- Promoting Equality and Diversity at Stoke-on-Tern Primary School
We enhance our PSHE curriculum by including a scheme called ‘No Outsiders’. This scheme was created by Andrew Moffat. Andrew was awarded an MBE for his work in equality and diversity in education.
No Outsiders has three core values:
- Respect for diversity through education in schools;
- Commitment to community cohesion through understanding and acceptance of difference;
- Promotion of dialogue to counter fear and hate in society.
This involves the use of age appropriate story books to teach about seven of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010. These include:
- age;
- disability;
- gender reassignment;
- race;
- religion or belief;
- gender;
- sexual orientation.
The ‘No Outsider’ resource includes lesson plans based on 35 children’s picture books. The class discussion around the book is child-led and offers opportunity for the children to make observations and consider the simple messages in the text, all of which link to the Equality Act in an age appropriate way.
The books will challenge stereotypes and the use of derogatory language in lessons and around school. The books reflect and value the diversity of pupils’ experiences and provide pupils with a greater understanding of people and communities beyond their immediate experiences.
We expect the children to express their views with kindness and consideration for the feelings of others. Our key message is that we are all equal and we all belong.
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