PSHE statement of intent:

At Emmanuel, we follow the Kapow curriculum for Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE) and Relationships and Sex Education (RSE).  The scheme aims to give children the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that they need to effectively navigate the complexities of life in the 21st Century

We intend for our PSHE curriculum to:

• Help children build positive mental health by developing their confidence to talk, listen and think about feelings and relationships; develop their skills to make and maintain positive relationships; develop a positive self-image and high self-esteem and know where to get confidential advice and support.

• Reflect and celebrate the diversity of our school community, including the different types of families, by teaching the children to develop positive attitudes and values; respect differences in opinions and gain accurate knowledge and understanding about sexuality and relationships.

Introduction to PSHE

PSHE is a valued and highly-regarded subject here at Emmanuel and aims to provide pupils with the knowledge, skills and attributes needed to manage their lives now and in the future. Delivering a broad and balanced life-skills PSHE curriculum is essential for us in helping our children to stay healthy and safe, while preparing them to make the most out of school, work and life.

The curriculum covers key areas which will support children to make informed choices now and in the future around their health, safety, wellbeing, relationships, and financial matters and will support them in becoming confident individuals and active members of society.

Kapow Primary’s RSE/PSHE scheme of work covers the Relationships and Health Education statutory guidance (as set out by the Department for Education), including the non-statutory sex education. The scheme covers wider PSHE learning, in line with the requirement of the National curriculum (2014) that schools ‘should make provision for personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE).’ Children’s learning through this scheme would significantly contribute to their personal development as set out in the Ofsted Inspection Framework and promotes the four fundamental British values which reflect life in modern Britain: democracy; rule of law; respect and tolerance and individual liberty.

The Kapow Primary scheme is a whole-school approach that consists of three areas of learning in EYFS: Reception (to match the EYFS Personal, social and emotional development prime area) and five areas of learning across Key stages 1 and 2.

EYFS:

● Self-regulation

● Building relationships

● Managing self

 

Key stage 1 and 2:

● Families and relationships

● Health and wellbeing

● Safety and the changing body

● Citizenship

● Economic wellbeing

 

Each area is revisited to allow children to build on prior learning. The lessons also provide a progressive programme.

As a school, we also organise themed weeks, mapped across the curriculum, which complement and enrich our planned PSHE teaching programme e.g. children’s mental health awareness week and ‘race to health’.

 

In addition, other activities in school promote our aims and outcomes for PSHE.  We develop pupils’:

• Confidence, responsibility and making the most of their abilities through the use of positive rewards systems and class responsibilities

• Role as active citizens through school council, playground champions, wellbeing champions, charity work, elections, debates and pupil questionnaires.

• Healthy and safer lifestyles through the promotion of Walk to School week, Race2Health, and playground games.

• Good relationships and respect for differences between people by celebrating different families, cultures and communities.

 

Curriculum Map

Please see our curriculum map to see what your children will be learning about in PSHE in each year group.