Leigh Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
PSHE
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Leigh
PSHE Lead – Miss L Sixsmith and Mrs T Nice
Intent
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is committed to providing a high quality educational experience for all pupils. Our curriculum determines and underpins the whole ethos of our school. Our Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) curriculum enables our children to become healthy, safe, independent and responsible members of society, bringing together citizenship with personal and mental well-being, whilst promoting fundamental British values. We wish to offer a cohesive whole-school approach which aims to help them understand how they are developing personally and socially, and tackles many of the moral, social and cultural issues that are part of growing up. We are dedicated to ensuring that Sacred Heart is a happy, stimulating and caring place and we expect high standards of behaviour, excellent manners and an excellent attitude to learning throughout the school.
Although PSHE is taught through discreet lessons, it also underpins all activities, assemblies, educational visits and extra-curricular clubs. We encourage our children to take part in a range of practical roles and activities that promote active citizenship: Play Leaders, School Council, Head Boy and Head Girl, plus Mini Vinnie Representatives. Pupils are involved in whole school fundraising, supporting younger pupils – such as buddies and engagement in school and local community and national charitable events. Children have opportunities to meet and work with members of the community, such as: health workers, firefighters, police officers, librarians, sports coaches, secondary school teachers, artists, authors, representatives from the local church and representatives from various organisations. We participate in, and promote National events such as: Anti-Bullying Week, Road Safety Week, Safer Internet Day and Walk to School Week.
Implementation
At Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, we utilise a variety of resources and world-wide events to ensure full coverage of the PSHE curriculum.
All schools must provide a curriculum that is broadly based, balanced and meets the needs of all pupils. Under section 78 of the Education Act 2002, a PSHE curriculum:
· Promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at the school and of society, and
· Prepares pupils at the school for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life.’
Our PSHE curriculum aims to provide pupils with the knowledge, understanding, attitudes, values and skills they need in order to reach their potential as individuals and within the community. Pupils are encouraged to take part in a wide range of activities and experiences across and beyond the curriculum, contributing fully to the life of their school and communities.
In doing so they learn to recognise their own worth, work well with others and become increasingly responsible for their own learning. They reflect on their experiences and understand how they are developing personally and socially, tackling many of the spiritual, moral, social and cultural issues that are part of growing up.
They learn to understand and respect our common humanity; diversity and differences so that they can go on to form the effective, fulfilling relationships that are an essential part of life and learning.
Impact
Our PSHE curriculum will support the development of the skills, attitudes, values and behaviour, which enable pupils to:
· Have a sense of purpose
· Value self and others
· Form relationships
· Make and act on informed decisions
· Communicate effectively
· Work with others
· Respond to challenge
· Be an active partner in their own learning
· Be active citizens within the local community
· Explore issues related to living in a democratic society
· Become healthy and fulfilled individuals
The children will demonstrate and apply the British Values of Democracy, Tolerance, Mutual Respect, Rule of Law and Liberty. They demonstrate a healthy outlook towards school which impacts positively upon pupil behaviour and learning across the wider curriculum.
