Patterdale PSHE Curriculum

INTENT

At Patterdale, PSHE underpins our whole school values. It is at the heart of our curriculum as we believe it is important to develop the ‘whole’ child, spiritually, morally, intellectually and socially. PSHE education helps children to become responsible members of society and have a greater awareness of issues affecting the world today, such as sustainability. It teaches children how to stay safe and equips them with strategies to recognise unsafe situations and seek help when necessary. PSHE 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 aim for pupils to: 

• Gain the knowledge, skills, and attributes they need to keep themselves healthy and safe, and how to develop good relationships. 
• Be aware that we all learn from our mistakes. 
• Have opportunities to learn about rights and responsibilities and appreciate what it means to be a member of our diverse society. 
• Develop their sense of self-worth by playing a positive role in contributing to school life and the wider community. 
• To develop healthy relationships both now and in the future.  
• Foster well-being and develop resilience and character to be happy, successful and productive members of society.  
• Demonstrate kindness and respect towards themselves and others.
• Have the courage and ability to try new things, challenge themselves and persevere.
• Take responsibility for their actions. 
• Have an appreciation of what it means to be a positive member of a diverse, multicultural society.
• Demonstrate and apply the British Values. 

TEACHING MIXED AGE CLASSES

Children are taught in mixed age classes. PSHE topics are planned on a 2 - 4 year cycle, to meet the requirements of the national curriculum, revisit core concepts and ensure progression. When teaching a unit, teachers use formative assessment and the 1 Decision progression of skills document, to adapt their teaching, to build on solid foundations and fill any learning gaps.

CONTENT

At Patterdale we use the 1 Decision programme for teaching PSHE, which has received the PSHE Association kitemark. The curriculum is based on three core themes:

1: Health and Wellbeing

2: Relationships

3: Living in the Wider World

Every lesson is mapped to the PSHE Association Programme of Study. The curriculum is broken down into 10 units:

Keeping/Staying Healthy

Hazard Watch

Keeping/Staying Safe

Being Responsible

Feelings and Emotions

Our World & The working World

Computer Safety

Fire Safety

First Aid

Relationships & Growing and Changing

Children explore these units year-on-year, building a toolkit of strategies and knowledge which they apply in scenario-based lessons, giving them the opportunity to ask questions and practise the skills in a safe and caring environment. 

ASSESSMENT & MONITORING

1 Decisions baseline, formative, summative, and student self-assessments can be used to gauge pupils’ knowledge and understanding.