Normanton Altofts Junior School

PSHE & RSHE

INTENT

At Altofts Junior School, our Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE), and Relationships and Sexual Health Education (RSHE) aims to provide our children with tools to lead fulfilling, safe and positive lives. Our curriculum has been designed to provide a balanced and broad approach, which promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences for later life. We provide our children with opportunities for them to learn about rights and responsibilities and appreciate what it means to be a member of a diverse society. Our children are encouraged to develop their sense of self-worth by playing a positive role in contributing to school life and the wider community. We have tailored our sex education programme to fit our students. We have designed RSHE to encourage a self-awareness in our children and for them to take ownership of their mental health, consent and relationships in their life. We aim to build resilience in all of our pupils, regardless of their background, by teaching them in a way, which would equip them for any situation that may arise for them.

IMPLEMENTATION

PSHE education is taught throughout the school and is monitored and reviewed regularly by the staff and governing body. All PSHE teaching that takes place will be in a safe learning environment.

A clear and comprehensive scheme of work in line with the National Curriculum is in place. At Altofts Junior School, we follow the PSHE Programme of Study and have tailored it to meet the needs of our school.

The Programme of Study sets out learning opportunities based on three core themes:

Health and wellbeing
Relationships
Living in the wider world

Within these core themes, the following areas will be covered:

Health and wellbeing:

Healthy lifestyle
Mental health
Ourselves, growing and changing
Drugs, alcohol and tobacco

Relationships:

Families and close positive relationships
Managing hurtful behaviour and bullying
Safe relationships
Respecting self and others

Living in the wider world:

Shared responsibilities
Communities
Media literacy and digital resilience
Economic wellbeing: Money
Economic wellbeing: Aspirations, work and careers

IMPACT

Children will demonstrate and apply the British Values of Democracy, Tolerance, Mutual respect, Rule of law and Liberty.
Children will demonstrate a healthy outlook towards school – attendance will be in-line with national and behaviour will be good.
Children will become healthy and responsible members of society
Children will be on their journey preparing them for life and work in modern Britain.