PSHE
Intent
At Netheravon All Siants Primary School we use the Jigsaw scheme of work for our schools personal, social and health education. This is the mindful approach to PSHE and it provides a thorough curriculum package for 3-16 year olds. The rationale and philosophy underpinning Jigsaw resources is based on mindfulness philosophy and practice, sound psychology and is evidence-based. The Jigsaw program looks at how the brain works and how learning happens. The Jigsaw lessons are structured to maximise these processes. Children and young people are at the heart of all Jigsaw Programmes. The aim is to improve learning capacity, resilience and emotional well-being and mental health and thereby enhance their life-chances.
Implementation
At Netheravon All Saints, we use the Jigsaw Scheme of Work for PSHE, which brings together Personal, Social, Health Education, emotional literacy, social skills and spiritual development in a comprehensive scheme of learning. This comprehensive scheme comprises six ‘puzzles’ which are explicitly taught weekly from year R to year 6, carefully structured to meet the needs of children as they grow and develop.
There are six Puzzles in Jigsaw that progress in sequence from the start of each academic year:
- Piece 1: Being Me in My World
- Piece 2: Celebrating Difference (including anti-bullying)
- Piece 3: Dreams and Goals
- Piece 4: Healthy Me
- Piece 5: Relationships
- Piece 6: Changing Me
Each Piece has two Learning Intentions: one is based on specific PSHE learning (purple) and one is based on emotional literacy and social skills development (green).
RSE
The Relationships and Sex Education part of PSHE is taught sensitively to our children promoting their personal, physical, moral and emotional development. The school is supported by expert visitors such as our School Nurse.
The Jigsaw scheme of work is again carefully structured through the primary years, providing an holistic approach ensuring learning is reinforced through the year and across the curriculum. Relationship Education focuses on the following aspects: families and people who care for me; caring friendships, respectful friendships, online friendships and being safe. Sex Education teaches the children in a sensitive, age appropriate manner about puberty and the associated physical and emotional changes from year 3 onwards. Our science curriculum will reinforce some of this learning. We have positive and supportive relationships with parents and carers, and inform them of the school’s RSE policy and practice. Parents have the right to withdraw their child from some or all of sex education.
Impact
PSHE & RSE at Netheravon ensures children develop the knowledge and understanding that helps them to be healthy in body and mind. They will grow as individuals, able to articulate and express their personal thoughts and opinions. They will be able to navigate social situations through being able to self-regulate, compromise and problem-solve. They will understand their role as citizens and members of a community, and the part they can play as such. They will be able to assess risk and make decisions as a result of considering consequences. They will achieve a balance and self-understanding that helps their learning in all areas of the curriculum. They will develop an understanding of the fundamental British Values - Democracy, Rule of Law, Respect, Tolerance and Individual Liberty which will enable them to be ready to access the next stage of their learning.
Full progression of knowledge and skills document available upon request
