PSHEE

The PSHE curriculum (encompassing physical, social, health and economic education) is broad and varied at Telferscot. With aims of equipping learners to be active citizens in the wider world and have high aspirations for themselves, our curriculum covers a range of topics which enable children to build on their learning year after year.

How PSHE is taught at Telferscot

At Telferscot, PSHEE is taught weekly throughout the school year through dedicated lessons that provide children with regular opportunities to develop the knowledge, skills and understanding they need to thrive. Our curriculum explores three key areas: health and wellbeing, relationships, and living in the wider world, helping children to make sense of themselves, their communities and the world around them.

Alongside these lessons, teachers facilitate responsive circle times, creating a safe and supportive space where children can share their thoughts, build positive relationships and explore issues that are meaningful to them. We also subscribe to Votes for Schools, which provides weekly discussion opportunities centred on current affairs and encourages children to think critically, listen respectfully and develop their own informed views.

Together, these experiences create a rich and inclusive PSHEE curriculum that nurtures children's confidence, wellbeing and sense of belonging, while equipping them with the essential skills, values and understanding they need now and in the future

Children’s experience of PSHEE and the education of values is spread throughout the curriculum and extra-curricular experiences at Telferscot. Children are provided with opportunities to make an impact on the school; contributing ideas about how it looks and how it runs. Telferscot School Council meet to discuss ideas from their classes and these make differences. For example, feedback is taken on school dinner choices and this impacts the termly menus. Social Justice Champions meet up to help find ways to promote fairness, inclusion, equality and positive change within the school and wider community. Their role is age-appropriate and focuses on developing empathy, responsibility and active citizenship.

Social Justice Champions have shared information throughout the year in assemblies. Recently, children in KS2 helped run a fashion show with Miss Reid to celebrate ‘us’ as a community for the "Express Yourself Day" that takes place every May. During June for Windrush, Social Justice Champions ran an assembly and then set the whole school a task about doing deeper research to see how the Windrush generation contributed to the country. In October, Social Justice Champions are tasked with setting half term homework for the whole school based around the theme of the year for Black History Month.

Recent trips in connection with PSHEE have included trips to the BFI and the Unicorn theatre that helps promote pride in all.

Outside of the classroom, children can engage with playtime clubs to further enhance their personal development such as mindfulness colouring. There are spaces for children to reflect such as the quiet garden and adults to talk at appropriate times.

What our children learn about in PSHE

Term	Autumn Term			Spring Term		Summer Term
Core Theme	Living in the Wider World			Health & Wellbeing		Relationships
Topics	Rights & Responsibilities (Link to UNICEF Children’s Rights)	Environment	Money	Keeping Safe (To be taught in conjunction with E-Safety Planning)	Healthy Lifestyles	Valuing Differences	Healthy Relationships/ Feelings & Emotions	RHSE Christopher Winter Objectives
EYFS	Keeping Safe How to co-exist and be helpful. Why we need rules and give some examples.	Accidents & Prevention What are accidents? Safe and unsafe places to play.	Co-operative Learning Money comes from different sources and can be used for different purposes. Keeping money safe	My identity and skills. Where children live and belong and what they can do. Awareness of skills and feeling good about themselves.	Keeping Well & Clean Basic hygiene, how to keep ourselves clean.	Special People Who are special people, everyone is different. Recognise similarities and differences in families.	Friendship What friends are, communicate and show feelings, recognise how their behaviour affects others.	Family & Friendship Caring friendships, being kind, families.
Year 1	Group and class rules; we are unique; people in our community.	Looking after the local environment.	Understanding where money comes from, how to use it.	Rules for keeping safe online. Road, fire and environment safety. Knowing when to ask for help.	Healthy bodies including dental health and how to keep ourselves clean.	Sharing and discussing views and opinions. Similarities, differences.	Working together, resolving arguments. Special people, caring. Physical contact; acceptable & unacceptable.	Growing & Caring For Ourselves Different friends, growing and changing, families and care.
Year 2	Group and class rules; we are unique; people in our community.	Looking after the local environment.	Understanding where money comes from, how to use it & keeping track of spending/saving.	Keeping safe in different situations; how to ask for help if they are worried about something; privacy in different contexts.	Healthy choices; different feelings; managing feelings	Respecting similarities and differences in others; sharing views and ideas	Listening to others and playing cooperatively; appropriate and inappropriate touch; teasing and bullying	Differences Differences, male and female animals, naming body parts.
Year 3	Discuss & debate health & wellbeing issues. Appreciating the diversity of the UK.	Rights and responsibilities around the home, school and environment.	Understanding the role money plays in their lives and how to manage their money.	Online safety, personal information and passwords. Knowing when to ask for help.	Making choices to ensure a balanced lifestyle. Role the media plays in images of ourselves.	People, identity, similarities, differences, equality; stereotypes	Recognising feelings in others. Positive; healthy relationships and friendships; maintaining friendship; working collaboratively	Valuing Difference & Keeping Safe Body differences, personal space, help & support.
Year 4	Discussion & debate about issues affecting them. Differences and diversity.	Learning about economic resources and how they affect individuals, communities and the sustainability of the environment.	Money and budgeting, spending and saving.	Safety online, passwords, personal information and images. Managing pressure; peer & media.	Balanced lifestyles, choices, health, diet, habits.	Listen and respond effectively to people; share points of view.	Keeping something confidential or secret. Acceptable and unacceptable physical contact.	Growing Up Changes, puberty and healthy relationships
Year 5	Discuss and debate health and wellbeing issues. Rules and laws; changing rules and laws; anti-social behaviour; respecting and resolving differences.	Different rights; responsibilities and duties.	Importance of finance in people’s lives; being a critical consumer; looking after money; interest; loan; debt management of money; tax.	Strategies for managing personal safety in the local environment; online safety; including sharing images; mobile phone safety.	What positively and negatively affects health and wellbeing; making informed choices; benefits of a balanced diet; different influences on food; skills to make choices. Images in the media and reality; how this can affect how people feel.	Listening to others; raise concerns and challenge.	Responding to feelings in others. Actions have consequences of actions; working collaboratively; negotiation and compromise; giving feedback.	Puberty Talking about puberty, the reproductive system, help and support. Respect & equality.
Year 6	Discuss and debate health and wellbeing issues. Human rights; the rights of child; cultural practices and British law. Being part of a community; groups that support communities. Being critical of what is in the media and what they forward to others.	How resources are allocated; effect of this on individuals; communities and environment.	Enterprise, enterprise skills.	Independence; increased responsibility; keeping safe; influences on behaviour; resisting pressure; who is responsible for their health and safety; where to get help and advice	Images in the media and reality; how this can affect how people feel; risks and effects of drugs.	Listening to others; raise concerns and challenge. What makes people the same or different; recognising and challenging stereotypes; discrimination and bullying	Different types of relationships; positive and healthy relationships; maintaining relationships; recognising when a relationship is unhealthy (including forced marriage); committed; loving relationships; marriage. Acceptable and unacceptable physical touch; personal boundaries and the right to privacy.	Puberty, Relationships & Reproduction. Puberty & reproduction, communication in relationships, families, conception and pregnancy and online relationships. Respect and equality.

Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE)

As part of our PSHEE curriculum, we spend six weeks in Summer 2 teaching pupils across the school, about relationships and health and in Year Six, children learn about sex.

We have carefully developed our RSHE curriculum in accordance with government guidelines, ensuring we teach the statutory topics: relationships and health. We aim to teach these in a personalised and holistic manner. Through consultation with pupils, families and staff our RSHE curriculum is reflective of the changing world and equips children with the tools needed to understand and navigate it. You can read more about our RSHE curriculum and a written statement of our RSHE policy in our Relationships, Sex and Health Education policy, here.

Pupils start their school life learning about families and friendships, moving onto learning about healthy relationships and the differences between males and females including body parts. As pupils move up the school some of the key topics they learn about are: online safety, consent, puberty and respecting each other’s differences.

Whilst sex education is not statutory at primary school, we have decided to teach it in Year Six. We believe it is important to teach pupils facts and build upon the science curriculum where they learn about reproduction. This prepares them for secondary school when sex education does become statutory.

Please feel free to contact Miss Reid, the PSHEE lead and EDI lead at rreid@telferscot.co.uk for further information.

PSHE Long Term Curriculum

RHSE Long Term Curriculum