PSHE & RSE at Longlands Primary School

Intent

Our intention at Longlands Primary School is that, when children leave us, they have the knowledge, skills and attitudes that they need to navigate the complexities of life in the 21^st Century with the understanding and emotions to be able to play an active role in society. We want our children to be equipped to make informed choices now and in the future around their health, safety, wellbeing, relationships that will support them in becoming confident individuals.

What do we want for our pupils?

• Develop a confidence in sharing their own thoughts and opinions with others.
• Develop skills and characteristics to keep themselves healthy and safe.
• Develop an attitude of a responsible global citizen.
• To show tolerance of others’ beliefs, religions and life choices.
• To build positive, respectful relationships with other people.

Implementation

All pupils access regular PSHE/RSE lessons in 5 areas of learning which include: families and relationships, health and wellbeing, safety and the changing body, citizenship and economic wellbeing. We also deliver ‘No Outsiders’ lessons which provides all year groups with access to issues on diversity, equality and equal opportunities at an age-appropriate level through texts. We also teach the principles of Zones of Regulation to all pupils.

Each year group has an introductory lesson that provides the opportunity for children and teachers to negotiate expectations and responsibilities for the lessons. These are useful to refer to as the year progresses to create and maintain a safe environment for learning,

Visitors such as the fire service and community support officers provide additional learning to complement our PSHE curriculum. Assemblies are planned to cover topics that would benefit the whole school and deal with issued not just directly in the school community but also in the wider world. Incidental lessons that take into consideration current events are introduced to help pupils understand issues that may be causing some concern or has been widely covered in media channels.

Impact

We firmly believe that a meaningful PSHE curriculum is the key to children becoming confident, tolerant and able to utilise their learning within their daily lives from dealing with friendship issues to resilience to making healthy choices and knowing where and how to get help when needed.

Children can approach a range of real-life situations and apply their skills and attributes to help navigate themselves through their life. From exposure to a range of global issues and problems, children can build tolerance and a sense of responsibility of being a global citizen as well as developing an awareness of different lifestyles that people may live while being respectful and tolerant towards those leading different lives to themselves.

Click here for our Long-Term Plan.

Click here for the overview of our Curriculum Progression.