PSHE

Intent

At Hormead School, PSHE is at the core of all we do and enables our children to become independent, confident, healthy and responsible members of society, as well as developing the ‘whole child’ intellectually, morally, socially and spiritually.    

PSHE is taught across the school from nursery to Year 4 on a weekly basis and the whole school follows and adapts the Jigsaw PSHE scheme. Our PSHE curriculum equips children with relevant and meaningful content, which is supported through a strong emphasis on emotional literacy, building resilience and nurturing mental and physical health.  At the heart of our PSHE teaching we have a commitment to promoting and enhancing our core Christian values of Love, Kindness, Honesty, Cooperation, Aspiration and Resilience.

Our PSHE curriculum provides our children with a strong understanding of the diverse world around them and supports them in playing a positive role in contributing to the school and the wider community.  We want our children to view themselves as global citizens and aspire for them to leave Hormead as considerate, respectful and resilient individuals.  It is important that they are aware, at an appropriate level, of different factors which may affect their world and that they learn how best to deal with these so that they have good mental health and well-being.

A key part of our curriculum is Relationships and Sex Education and our delivery of RSE enables our children to learn how to be safe, and empowers them to have healthy fulfilling relationships, both now and in their future lives.

Through our whole-school approach to PSHE, it is our belief that excellence in these areas will lead to high aspirations across the curriculum and beyond in later life.