PSHE at St Nicholas
Subject Leader: Mrs S Swan
Hello, my name is Mrs Swan. My role as PSHE Subject Leader is supporting the design and provision of a planned programme of learning through which our children acquire the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to manage their lives. As part of our whole school approach, PSHE develops the qualities and attributes our children need to thrive as individuals, family members and members of society.
It prepares them to manage many of the most critical opportunities, challenges and responsibilities they will face growing up in such rapidly changing and challenging times. It also helps them to connect and apply the knowledge and understanding they learn in all subjects to practical, real-life situations while helping them to feel safe and secure enough to fulfil their academic potential. In our programmes we actively promote British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs to prepare our pupils for life in modern day Britain.
All our year groups have timetabled PSHE time but we encourage a cross-curricular approach to the development of PSHE skills and understanding. Children learn about similarities and differences between people and cultures. They participate in a variety of cultural events such as Diwali, Hanukkah and Shrove Tuesday. Planting and growing things are important aspects of our PSHE curriculum and we link this to an understanding of healthy eating. The Forest School curriculum underpins many aspects of the school’s curriculum, including ensuring children understand their moral responsibility to the environment (Eco-School).
Introduction
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PSHE enhances the personal, social, emotional and economic wellbeing and happiness of everyone, as well as supporting children’s mental health. Increasing happiness in children can help break the deeply ingrained, limiting beliefs and self-perceptions that stifle aspiration and hamper the ability to achieve. To become successful learners, pupils should develop lifelong strategies, which will positively affect their happiness levels and give them the skills they can then apply to all aspects of their lives. Contrary to belief, these are not skills that we’re born with. They are skills that need to be taught, modelled and developed as children grow and that’s where well-planned PSHE lessons come into play. As a subject, PSHE aims to provide children with the knowledge and skills to keep themselves happy, healthy and safe, as well as to prepare them for life and work. PSHE aims to give children the knowledge, skills and understanding they need to lead confident, healthy and independent lives. Navigating our complex world can be challenging, and parents and teachers play an essential role in preparing children for the future. As such, PSHE aims to equip pupils to: Take individual responsibility for their physical and mental wellbeing; understand the risks of drugs and alcohol and how to stay safe online; develop resilience, independence and responsibility; develop the personal and social skills required to succeed in commerce and industry; identify misleading information, and be critical of misleading news or views they might encounter. |
What are our aims and aspirations for the
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Key Information
Please see below key information and documents about this subject, which has been developed to ensure it is accessible to everyone so that you get a real feel for what we have to offer our children.
Subject Policy, Vision and Expectations
Our Subject Policy, Vision and Expectations aims to share how we put our own stamp on this subject at St Nicholas, whilst setting out our ambitious vision of what we want our learners to experience and achieve by the time they leave us in Year 4.
In our way, we set out what we intend for our children, how we will achieve this through what we do, and how we check it is having an impact on our children’s achievement, progress and personal development.
Subject Overviews
Our Subject Overview will give you an insight into what our children learn and when. You will also find a more comprehensive overview which sets out the context of this subject in our school and how it relates to our children, and how we design our curriculum progression here at St Nicholas.
See an example below of our Year 4 children being courageous advocates in aiming to promote the mental health and well-being of children in our school. They wrote a very clear letter (as per below) as a group at home and wanted to set out their vision in what the ‘Worry Club’ would aim to achieve for their peers and younger children in the school. We are proud of the impact of our curriculum on our children and their mission to make the world a better place for all! This club is currently in action every week on the school playground.
Click here to see the Worry Club Invite
Being a Learner at St Nicholas
How are we developing our PSHE Curriculum?
Our subject leaders have a crucial role in continually developing the effectiveness of their subject(s) on children’s personal and academic development. They use a range of appropriate techniques to evaluate the impact of our curriculum, which is both influenced by and informs the focus of our subject development plans.
