PHSE and RSE
PHSE Intent, Implementation and Impact Statement.
Intent
At Redmarley C of E Primary Academy, we want to prepare pupils for their future lives by supporting them to develop and live out our vision of ‘Shine as a Light in World’. Our aims for children are that:
- They know how to keep themselves and others safe and well (physically and mentally)
- They build resilience, so that they are emotionally equipped to be responsible and resourceful citizens.
- Ready to learn, able to achieve well academically and personally
These aims are met in PSHE through our PSHE programme of study, entitled SCARF (Safety, Caring, Achievement, Resilience, Friendship). We aim to equip our pupils with the knowledge, understanding, skills and strategies required to become healthy, independent and responsible members of society. Our curriculum intends to develop the whole child through carefully planned and resourced lessons that foster pupils’ knowledge and skills necessary to grow personally and socially, to protect and enhance their wellbeing, to stay safe and healthy, build and maintain successful relationships and become active citizens, who are able to responsibly contribute to our diverse society.
SCARF promotes a deep understanding of British Values, developing appreciation of others and their value in society, as well as build positive views of themselves, so as to develop their self-worth, a strong sense of identity and become confident citizens by playing a positive role in contributing to school life and the wider community. All the topics support social, moral, spiritual and cultural development and provide all pupils with appropriate and essential safeguarding knowledge to enable them to know they can ask for help.
The SCARF programme of study is fully in line with the learning outcomes and core themes of the PSHE Association scheme of work. It covers all the required objectives and follows the three core areas of Health and Wellbeing, Relationships and Living in the Wider World. It also fulfils the requirements of the 2020 Statutory Relationship and Health Education which enables all pupils to build good, safe and healthy relationships now and in their future lives.
Implementation
We have a clear and comprehensive programme of study for PSHE; SCARF. This is a high-quality, inspiring curriculum with excellent enrichment experiences to enable pupils to develop essential life skills. It is designed to be taught in thematic units with a spiral approach, ensuring themes can be revisited and pupils can recall and build upon previous learning, exploring the underlying principles of PSHE education regularly at a depth that is appropriate for the age and stage of their education. All lessons include supporting materials, including building a rich bank of vocabulary. We aim to deliver our PSHE curriculum in a creative way by using strategies such as role play, music, singing, discussion, debate and games.
PSHE is an important part of our Collective Worship, where pupil’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural curiosity is stimulated, challenged and nurtured. Our Worships include anti-bullying, Black History Month, raising awareness of sustainability, online safety and fundamental British Values. Assessment for learning opportunities are built into each unit, which enables self evaluation, reflective learning, allowing teachers to evaluate and assess progress.
EYFS SCARF supports and contributes to the EYFS framework's Early Learning Goals, Characteristics of Effective Learning and Development Matters statements, particularly Personal Social, Emotional Development (PSED), and Communication and Language. As with all Early Years practice, the focus for our assessment is through teacher observation. Opportunities for assessment are included within provision enhancements. For example, during whole-class time staff observe and note contributions. SCARF Early Years plans form part of a spiral curriculum that provides the essential building blocks needed to meet the DfE's Relationships Education and Health Education September 2020. Content of our plans takes into account the end of primary school requirements.
Wider Curriculum
- We believe that focusing on developing a 'Growth Mindset' in our children will help them to build resilience, independence and confidence; embrace challenge; foster a love of learning; and increase their level of happiness. We do this through the language we use in class, praising children for their efforts (Golden sticker moments), and using language to encourage children to change their way of thinking. This supports both our school and PSHE aims and values..
- PSHE, including SMSC and BV, is an integral part of the whole school curriculum, and are therefore often taught within another subject area.
- Visitors such as emergency services, local church and community members complement our PSHE curriculum to offer additional learning.
- We encourage our pupils to develop their sense of self-worth by playing a positive role in contributing to school life and the wider community (House Captains, Worship Leads and School Council). We challenge all of our pupils to look for opportunities to show the school values of Respect. Persevere. Achieve and live out our vision of 'Sine as a Light in the World'.
- Worships are linked to PSHE, British Values and SMSC and cover any additional sessions that would benefit the whole school.
- PSHE, BV and SMSC displays throughout school reinforce the PSHE curriculum enabling children to make links.
Impact
Our PSHE provision has a positive impact on the whole child, including their attainment and progress, by mitigating any social and emotional barriers to learning and build on their self-esteem. We believe that through the effective delivery of the SCARF curriculum we enable pupils to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to succeed at school and in the wider world as defined in our three strands in our overarching Curriculum Statement.
By the time our children leave our school they will:
- be able to approach a range of real life situations and apply their skills and attributes to help navigate themselves through modern life
- be on their way to becoming healthy, open minded, respectful, socially and morally responsible, active members of society
- appreciate difference and diversity
- recognise and apply the British Values of Democracy, Tolerance, Mutual respect, Rule of law and Liberty
- be able to understand and manage their emotions
- be able to look after their mental health and well-being
- be able to develop positive, healthy relationship with their peers both now and in the future.
- understand the physical aspects involved in RSE at an age appropriate level
- have respect for themselves and others.
- have a positive self esteem
