Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Education

Curriculum Intent

St George’s C of E Primary School’s PSHE provision, including statutory Relationships and Health education, and non-statutory sex education, as recommended by the DfE, promotes many important aspects which support the school’s overarching vision of enabling children to live ‘life in all its fullness (John 10,10)’. These include: positive behaviour, good mental health and wellbeing, resilience and achievement, helping children to stay safe online, develop healthy and safe relationships, making sense of media messages, challenging extreme views and having the skills and attributes to negotiate and assert themselves now and in the future.

The social and emotional development of pupils is embedded throughout the entire school’s curriculum and culture. The school has a powerful combination of a planned thematic PSHE program, built around a spiral curriculum of recurring themes, designed to:

Give pupils the knowledge and develop the self-esteem, confidence and self-awareness to make informed choices and decisions;
Encourage and support the development of social skills and social awareness;
Enable pupils to make sense of their own personal and social experiences;
Promote responsible attitudes towards the maintenance of good physical and mental health, supported by a safe and healthy lifestyle;
Enable effective interpersonal relationships and develop a caring attitude towards others;
Encourage a caring attitude towards and responsibility for the environment;
Help our pupils understand and manage their feelings, build resilience and be independent, curious problem solvers;
Understand how society works and the laws, rights and responsibilities involved.

We know there is a proven link between pupils' health and wellbeing, and their academic progress. Crucial skills and positive attitudes developed through comprehensive Personal, Social, Health and Economic education are critical to ensuring children are effective learners.

PSHE Skills Map