PSHE Curriculum

PSHE (Personal, Social, Health, Economic Education), RSHE (Relationships, Sex, Health and Education)

The learning and promotion of PSHE, RSHE Education and SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development) is embedded across the whole school. Children are in classes with a dedicated form tutor who is responsible for their pastoral care and will address any issues as they arise such as supporting pupils to develop feelings of self respect, self-esteem and general well-being; and also to help them take responsibility for their actions and understand the consequences of their actions and the world around them. The Fundamental British Values are also actively promoted in the school.

In Reception to Year Six the children have a dedicated weekly timetabled PSHE & Relationships lesson. However, the teaching of PSHE and Relationships Education is not in isolation. There are  cross-curricular links with other subjects e.g PE, Science, Religious Education, Humanities, ICT and Maths. 

All staff working at Sherborne House School are aware that they help support the learning and teaching of PSHE & RSHE Education whether directly or indirectly – this includes our Learning Support Assistants, Teachers and other support staff. Staff must be good role-models to our pupils. Learning and the development of self-esteem, health and relationships do not just take place through the taught curriculum, but through all aspects of school life including playtimes, assemblies, visits, art and music events and sporting activities.

The progressive nature of PSHE means that topics are revisited regularly and are built upon each year as the child advances through the school. We use many resources and relevant safe sites on the internet such as Newsround but predominantly the SCARF Coram Life Education scheme  https://www.coramlifeeducation.org.uk/family-scarf(Safety, Caring, Achievement, Resilience and Friendship) is used. This provides a whole-school approach which includes mental health and well being and is mapped to the PSHE Association programme of study. The programme follows a spiral curriculum of half-termly topics (Me and My Relationships, Valuing Difference, Keeping Myself Safe,  Rights and Responsibilities, Being My Best, Growing and Changing) which are built upon each year as the child progresses through the school.

Planning will change depending on the current needs of the children, in response to major world or country events and will also reflect the whole-school half-termly themes charity events and national events such as Internet Safety, Children’s Mental Health Week and Anti-bullying Week. There are also links to whole-school activities such as class activities in our ‘Wellbeing Garden’ and ‘unplugged’ activities. We welcome visits or ‘virtual meets’ from our parents sharing their expertise whether it is through their job or hobby and have built up a bank of contacts.

PSHE RSHE policies are on our website in the policies section. Please contact p.holmes@sherbornehouse.co.uk if you would like further information on our PSHE RSHE curriculum.

Pamela Holmes

PSHE Leader

 

PSHE Learning

Year 1

Year 1 PSHE & Relationships Learning Focuses
Autumn 1 Autumn 2  Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Me and my relationships 

How do we make our classroom a nice place? 

What feelings do I have? 

What is a special person? 

What makes someone a good friend?

Valuing Difference  

Is everyone the same? 

What is the difference between unkindness, teasing and bullying? 

Why do we need school rules? 

Who are my special people?

Keeping myself safe  

How do I stay healthy? 

Who can help me? 

What is a good touch and what is a bad touch?

Rights and Responsibilities 

How can I look after something? 

Why do we wash our hands? 

How should I move around school? 

What can I do if someone is hurt?

Being my best  

What foods does my body need?

What are germs? 

Why do we say nice things to our friends? 

What do I do if I have had a bad day?

Growing and Changing 

How does my body work? 

How have I changed since I was a baby? 

Who can help me? 

What is a secret and what is a surprise? 

What are our privates and why are they private?

Year 2

Year 2 PSHE & Relationships Learning Focuses
Autumn 1 Autumn 2  Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Me and My Relationships

How we make our classroom a nice place?

Can I name all my feelings?

What is the difference between bullying and teasing?

What is the right thing to do?

How can I be a good friends?

Valuing Difference

How am I special?

 

How can I make someone else feel special? 

Who can I turn to for help? 

Why do people feel left out?

Keeping Myself Safe

What is a medicine? 

What are safe and unsafe situations? 

When do I say yes, no, I’ll ask or I’ll tell? 

Who can I talk to if something’s wrong?

Should I keep a secret?

Rights and Responsibilities

How can I work well with others? 

What can I do if I’m angry? 

How can we look after where we live? 

Why is saving important?

Being my best

How do we learn? 

What choices do we make for ourselves and what choices do others make for us? 

How can we stop germs spreading? 

Why do we need to brush our teeth? 

What does my body need to grow strong and healthy? 

What does my body do?

Growing and Changing

What is good teamwork? 

How does it feel to lose something? 

How have I changed since I was a baby? 

How are we the same and how are we different? 

What does ‘private’ mean?

Year 3

Year 3 PSHE & Relationships Learning Focuses
Autumn 1 Autumn 2  Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Me and My Relationships

Why do we have rules?

How might I feel if I lose something?

What is good teamwork?

How can I be a good friend?

How can we resolve a conflict?

What is a dare?

Does everyone have to agree all the time?

Valuing Difference

How am I special?

Do all families look the same?

What different communities do I belong to?

What are our similarities and what are our differences?

How can we behave towards each other to show appreciation and respect?

How should we deal with bullying or teasing?

What is ‘prejudice’?

Keeping Myself Safe

What are safe or unsafe situations?

What is the difference between danger and risk?

What is a drug and how does it affect the body?

How can I browse safely online?

How does our body warn us something is not right?

How can I assess a risk?

What can help and what can harm our body?

Rights and Responsibilities

How do volunteers help our community?

Who helps us stay safe?

Why do we need different viewpoints?

What costs money?

How can we look after our school environment?

Being my best

What is a balanced diet?

How can we treat an illness?

How can I empathise with different viewpoints?

How does my brain work?

What are the different functions of my body?

How do we become skilled in something?

Growing and Changing

What is a positive relationship and who do I have that with?

What is body space and how do we protect it?

How might different surprises or secrets make us feel?

How do I call for emergency help?

Year 4

Year 4 PSHE & Relationships Learning Focuses
Autumn 1 Autumn 2  Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Me and My Relationships

How do our emotions affect our physical state? 

What is a healthy, positive relationship? 

How can I be assertive? 

How can I work successfully in a team? 

What are the range of feelings I can have? 

Can my feelings change? 

What can I do if I see bullying or am being bullied?

Valuing Difference

How am I special?

What is a ‘negotiation’ and what is a ‘compromise’? 

How can I protect my ‘body space’ and who can help if it being invaded? 

What are the different relationships I have? 

How can I deal with aggressive behaviour? 

How can I demonstrate respect? 

What is a stereotype?

Keeping Myself Safe

What situations are a danger, risk or hazard? 

What strategies can I use for safe, online learning? 

What is a dare? 

Why and how do we safely use medicines? 

What are the key risks of smoking and alcohol? 

How can I manage risk? 

What can influence us positively or negatively?

Rights and Responsibilities

Who helps me stay healthy and safe? 

What rights and responsibilities do I have? 

How can I make a difference in school? 

How can I be influenced? 

How do my actions influence outcomes? 

What do we spend our money on?

Being my best

Why is everyone unique? 

Will I always make the same choices as my friends? 

How does food affect my physical and mental health? 

How can I care for the environment? 

Who supports our school community? 

How do I help in a first aid emergency?

Growing and Changing

Who can help us deal with change? 

What is puberty and how can it affect our emotions? 

How are men and women different? 

How can I ask for help if a secret makes me uncomfortable? 

What is marriage?

Year 5

Year 5 Learning Focuses
Autumn 1 Autumn 2  Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Me and My Relationships

How can I work collaboratively? 

How can I resolve a difficult issue or situation? 

What are key qualities of friendship? 

Who can I talk to if I’m in an unhealthy relationship? 

How can I demonstrate assertive behaviour? 

What are our emotional needs?

Why is responsible and respectful behaviour needed in all forms of communication?

Growing and Changing

Puberty (taught in STEM lessons see statements of progression)

Why do we need resilience?

How can I deal with uncomfortable situations?

How can I help someone who feels sad?

What is puberty and how will it affect me?

How and why does puberty affect boys and girls the same/differently?

How can positive or negative behaviours affect others?

When might I need to break a confidence? 

Why and how do I show respect to those who are different from me?

 

Keeping Myself Safe

What is a habit?

Should I take that risk? 

What strategies can help those being bullied? 

How can I stand up for myself? 

What should I do in a risky situation? 

How can I protect myself when going online? 

How can medicines be helpful or harmful?

Why do you need boundaries in friendships?

Rights and Responsibilities

How can I get reliable information about my health and wellbeing? 

What is the difference between fact or opinion? 

What’s the difference between rights, responsibilities and duties? 

Why is being part of a community good or me? 

Why do we need to be responsible with money?

Being my best

What are harmful substances? 

What do our internal organs do? 

What are my strengths? 

How could we improve our school community? 

Who helps me and how can I help them? 

What ‘star’ qualities do you and I have? 

How can I help quickly in a first aid emergency?

 

Valuing Difference

How am I special?

Why do some friendships end? 

How do respond to others respectfully? 

What is discrimination and how does it affect others? 

Why is living in a diverse society beneficial for all? 

Should we believe everything we read online? 

How can an individual’s actions affect someone(s) positively or negatively?

 

Year 6

Year 6 PSHE & Relationships Learning Focuses
Autumn 1 Autumn 2  Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Me and My Relationships

What skills do I need to collaborate?

How can a friendship be tricky?

How can peer pressure influence and affect me?

How do my reactions affect others?

How can adults show their commitments to one another?

What is appropriate and inappropriate contact?

How can we keep our personal information safe online?

Valuing Difference

How am I special?

What is discriminatory behaviour?

What do we have in common?

What are verbal and non-verbal ways of showing respect?

What is prejudice?

How are a friend and an acquaintance different?

How does the media promote or dissuade stereotypes?

Keeping Myself Safe

What is responsible and respectful behaviour online? 

What strategies do I have to keep myself safe online? 

What risks arise if I share pictures of myself online? 

How do I look after my emotional needs? 

What are drugs and are they all bad? 

What are the effects and risks of alcohol?

What do independence and responsibility have in common?

Rights and Responsibilities

What is a biased and unbiased view? 

What are the positives and negatives of social media? 

How can you save money? 

How can we live sustainably? 

What is democracy and how does it shape Britain?

Being my best

What are the five ways to wellbeing? 

How can I achieve my aspirations? 

What could be the outcome of risk taking? 

What risks may I encounter as I grow up? 

How do I help in a first aid emergency?

Growing and Changing

Puberty (taught in STEM lessons see statements of progression)

How can I deal with change?

Why is self-respect important?

How can the media influence me?

What pressures can I feel online?

What is ‘normal’ when going through puberty?

What is a safe or unsafe secret?

When do I need to talk to someone?

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