PSHE / RSE / Citizenship
Ethical Brave Nurture
Our school encourages a pupil’s voice to be heard within a safe base, surrounded by secure relationships. This starts right from the beginning within the EYFS and the strong emphasis upon active learning where children are encouraged to be independent and motivated with a strong sense of self – belief, resilience, perseverance, and reflection.
The ethos of our school is to be diverse and inclusive therefore we provide our children with opportunities to learn about their rights and responsibilities and appreciation of others across the curriculum.
Intent
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PSHE is taught across the school on a weekly basis following and adapting the My Happy Mind programme.
- Offer a programme of study which provide all pupils with the skills, knowledge, and personal attributes they need to become healthy, independent, worthy, and responsible members of society both now, and in the future.
- Provide activities and discussion which will nurture emotional wellbeing and therefore help increase resilience, confidence, and independence within the wider, modern world.
- Be aware of the unique child and their personal development within a locality that has some social and economic deprivation and weak breadth of language on entry.
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Expose children to a broad array of tasks and experiences outside of the classroom which enhance the entitlement framework.
Implementation
Our PSHE lessons consist of a mindful approach following the myHappymind programme, bringing together Personal, Social, Health Education, emotional literacy, social skills and spiritual development in a comprehensive scheme of learning focusing on a range of modules.
- Meet your brain
- Celebrate
- Appreciate
- Relate
- Engage
- Relationships
- Transition
Circle time scenarios and opportunities are encouraged to share thoughts and feelings as well as open questioning also occur across all key stages. Children have journals to record reflections, targets and discussions.
Other special events within the school and local community can be celebrated within a class ‘Pledge’ book. The book contains photographs and descriptions of how children have shown their respect for charitable causes and coming together as a school to support and recognise important social gatherings.
At the beginning of each academic year, each child can choose two safe adults within school whom they can call upon should they need to talk about any worries or concerns alongside their obvious class teacher. We pride ourselves on being a child’s extended family, emphasising the principle of the school / classroom being a child’s safe base.
Here at West Cliff, we have assemblies that focus upon different themes. Topics covered enhance and support the classroom PSHE objectives as well as British Values and areas within our Rights Respecting School process. Guest speakers from outside agencies have also led whole school discussions linked to a PSHE focus.
PSHE objectives are cross – curricular. We believe that much of our whole school intent is covered daily through our Nurture school principals and whole school ethos. All staff are trained and made aware of individual children and their circumstances. This knowledge provides adults with an understanding of behaviour and how to best support the individual.
Staff use restorative practice and emotion coaching where needed.
Impact
Our holistic approach to PSHE means that our children can:
- Use taught strategies to look after their mental health and personal wellbeing as well as that of others. Talk openly and confidently about thoughts and feelings.
- Progress to Secondary School and beyond with strong self-belief, positive work ethic and the resilience to achieve.
We currently use the Boxall profile system as a way of monitoring some of our children's emotional needs and supporting those who need it.
Class teachers pass on their assessments to the next year group and monitoring of class Big Books provides us with the information needed to target areas and celebrate successes.
