PSHE and RHSE

Intent:

Personal Social Health Education (PSHE) and Relationship, Health and Sex Education (RHSE) is an important part of our curriculum. At The Pathfinder, we believe that children need safe spaces to discuss their own values and principles and be guided in the way to live a safe and happy life with the confidence to make reasoned decisions about their own choices.  We recognise it is fundamental for children to understand about physical and mental wellbeing, exploring their emotions in a safe and non-judgemental environment. Through these areas of study, children will have a better understanding of themselves, their communities and the world around them.

High quality PSHE and RSHE provision in schools helps create safe school communities in which pupils can grow, learn, and develop positive, healthy behaviours for life.  Children and young people have a right to good quality education, as set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.  We want to support our children and young people to be prepared for the physical and emotional changes they undergo at puberty, and encourage our young people to learn about positive and healthy relationships. 

Our curriculum also plays a vital part in meeting our schools’ safeguarding obligations. Ofsted is clear that schools must have a preventative programme that enables pupils to learn about safety and risks in relationships.

Implementation:

PSHE is taught explicitly every week by the class teacher, who is the person with the greatest knowledge of the children, ensuring relationships are built and nurtured. Class teachers facilitate opportunities for children to work in different, collaborative groupings. A range of approaches are used in the teaching of PSHE and the use of high-quality texts is paramount, with time and space given for children to discuss and explore a range of potentially sensitive subject areas. 

PSHE curriculum at The Pathfinder is derived from the Cambridgeshire Primary Personal Development Programme which involves the study of the following areas:

·Myself and Relationships – Emotions, family and friends, beginning and belonging, anti-bullying

·Citizenship – right, rules and responsibilities, me and my world, working together, diversity and communities

·Economic Wellbeing – Financial, financial capability

·Healthy and safer lifestyles – my body and growing up, healthy lifestyles, drug education, keeping safe, managing risk, sex and relationship education, managing change, safety contexts, personal safety

Please refer to the Curriculum Overviews for further details within age ranges.

You can view our RSHE Policy including Sex Education Policy here:

Impact:

All classes have a shared PSHE/RHSE Class book where broader discussions and thoughts are recorded for the children and class teacher to refer to.   These are monitored by the PSHE/RHSE Subject Leader(s), to ensure the high quality delivery of lessons.