Personal Social and Health Education
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said,
people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
– Maya Angelou
PSHE as a subject will remain non-statutory as before and no new programmes of study will be published in the 2014 curriculum. However the National Curriculum Framework 2014 states in section 2.5 “All schools should make provision for personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE), drawing on good practice”.
Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education is a planned programme of learning opportunities and experiences that help children and young people grow and develop as individuals and as members of families in their communities.
It is our statutory responsibility to support pupils’ spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development and prepare them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life.
At St Mary's Catholic Academy, PSHE is integral to our whole curriculum in ensuring all children are happy, safe and confident so to maximise their learning potential and be equipped with the skills to succeed in the wider world.
How is PSHE, including RHE taught at our school?
The RHE curriculum that is taught within our setting follows statutory guidance set out by the Department for Education (2020-21).
We follow the Ten:Ten - Life to the Full programme which is a curriculum programme underpinned by a Christian faith understanding that our deepest identity is as a child of God – created, chosen and loved by God. The curriculum provided by the Life to the Full programme is based on “A Model Catholic RSE Curriculum” provided by the Catholic Education Service.
Additional studies for Key Stage 1 and 2 are taught based on the objectives from 'Kapow Primary', they are centered around 6 key themes which are:
- Ground rules and expectations
- Family and relationships
- Safety and the changing body
- Citizenship
- Health and Wellbeing
- Economic Wellbeing
When planning and delivering PSHE lessons, teachers will also consider those concepts which are current and relevant for modern Britain and specific classes/pupils and incorporate these into daily practise. They will also link ideas with their chosen vehicle. (See more about curriculum vehicles here https://www.st-marys-leek.staffs.sch.uk/curriculum/ )
Throughout the year we supplement our curriculum with other activities which relate to specific days, weeks, world events. E.g. Anti-bullying week