Intent
At Coupe Green Primary School, we believe the teaching of Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) as well as Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) is integral to children’s development and wellbeing.
PSHE & RSE helps pupils maintain their mental and physical health and understand the various factors that influence their wellbeing. They learn how to build strong and supportive relationships, how to keep themselves safe in various situations and how to make thoughtful decisions about money, health and the online world.
Pupils may receive mixed messages about these topics from friends, siblings, social media and the wider world. Our high-quality RSE & PSHE ensures every child receives clear, accurate and age-appropriate teaching so they can make safe and informed choices as they grow.
The teaching of RSE is also of vital importance and ensures that our children are taught the fundamental building blocks and characteristics of positive relationships, with particular emphasis on friendships, family relationships, and relationships with other children and adults. In KS2, children are taught RSE lessons in single year groups to ensure children receive age-appropriate learning.
When developing our RSE policy, we consulted with our parents and Governors to get their views on the details of this policy. You can find the parental consultation document below as well as the results of our parental questionnaire.
Implementation
At Coupe Green, we teach 6 different PSHE / RSE units each year (one each half-term) following the Kapow Primary Scheme of Work. These comprise of: 'My Healthy Self', 'Connecting with Others', ‘The Online World’, ‘Citizenship’, 'Growing Up' and 'Staying Safe'. PSHE lessons are delivered weekly and are structured around a mindful, respectful and open approach to encourage discussion and focus on what it takes to develop physically, mentally and spiritually as a human being. You can view our long term curriculum maps and unit overviews for each class below.
We also place great emphasis on supporting pupils’ transition through school and onto their secondary education. As such, we ensure there are dedicated transition lessons in the summer term each year where children can discuss and explore the changes they may be facing. Our year 6 pupils also receive an enhanced transition with weekly transition sessions during the summer term as well as visits to their chosen high school.
Across KS1 we have a one-year programme of work whereas children in our mixed-age classes in KS2 follow a two-year rolling cycle (Cycle A and Cycle B). This allows there to be a clear progression in both knowledge and skills across all classes and year groups. Due to the nature of the topics covered in our RSE units, and to allow for age-appropriate discussion, children are taught in year group classes rather than their usual mixed-age classes.
As well as this, PSHE is integrated into curriculum plans for Science, Physical Education and Computing; and it is taught as a spiral curriculum in which children are able to revisit themes and approaches each year, allowing them to process the information and develop the skills according to their needs at their own stage of development. There may be occasions when teachers feel it is necessary to teach PSHE as a result of an issue arisen in their own class and we encourage this where possible.
We want children to aspire, persevere and succeed at becoming the best versions of themselves and our PSHE lessons support children with this.
We recognise that some areas of PSHE and RSE involve specialist knowledge and not all teachers are specialists in this area. To help support our staff with this, all teachers use the Kapow Scheme of Work as a basis for their planning. This ensures clear progression across the school and allows staff to be confident when planning and teaching lessons.
To view example lesson plans, please contact the school office or email [email protected]