Intent

At Hindley J&I School, PSHE is at the core of what 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.

Through our whole-school approach to PSHE, it is our belief that excellence in these areas will lead to excellence across the curriculum and beyond in later life. PSHE is taught across the school from Reception - Year 6 on a weekly basis and as a school, we follow 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.

With an ever-changing society, we are able to provide our children with a strong understanding of the diverse world around them and support them in playing a positive role in contributing to the school and the wider community. Weaving through the heart of our PSHE teaching, is a commitment to enhancing and promoting our core values of being respectful, resilient, honest, determined, confident, co-operative and ambitious.

Implementation

Our whole curriculum is shaped by our school vision which aims to enable all children, regardless of background, attainment or additional needs to flourish and become the very best version of themselves they can possibly be.
We teach the National Curriculum, supported by a clear skills and knowledge progression. This ensures that skills and knowledge are built on year by year and sequenced appropriately to maximise learning for all children.
Jigsaw PSHE directs our aim on developing the “whole child” through a spiral curriculum approach to developing knowledge, skills and understanding in the areas of:

• Being Me in My World
• Celebrating Differences
• Dreams and Goals
• Healthy Me
• Relationships
• Changing Me

Impact

What will this look like?
By the time children leave our school they will: have a ready willingness and ability to try new things, push themselves and persevere;
The impact of our PSHE program means that the majority of children in each year group will meet or exceed the expected standards for their age. In addition, we aim to achieve the following outcomes:

•  have a good understanding of how to stay safe, healthy and develop good relationships;
• have an appreciation of what it means to be a positive member of a diverse, multicultural society;
• have a strong self-awareness, interlinked with compassion of others.
• Students will retain prior learning and make clear connections between what they have previously studied and new knowledge.

To track and measure the impact of PSHE teaching, we use Insight, our online assessment tool that aligns directly with our curriculum. This allows teachers to instantly monitor how individual classes or year groups are performing against our curriculum targets, helping to identify and address any gaps in learning. In addition to Insight, the subject leader conducts informal learning walks and pupil interviews, alongside reviewing children’s work, to ensure that learning objectives are met and knowledge can be recalled when prompted.