PSHE and RSHE
At Whitehall Primary School we see Personal, Social, Health and Economics (PSHE) as being at the centre of all that we do. Through our curriculum, our school environment and our school ethos, we promote pupils’ self-esteem and emotional well-being and help them to form and maintain worthwhile and satisfying relationships, based on respect for themselves and for others, at home, at school, at work and in the community. All staff aim to provide a safe and supportive learning environment, where children develop the confidence to ask questions, challenge the information they are offered, draw on personal experiences, express their views and opinions and put what they have learned into practice in their own lives.
We are also keen to promote our school values of Ambition, Communication and Resilience. PSHE teaching can help children to achieve this.
PSHE and RSE are central in ensuring effective safeguarding for all pupils. Allowing children to learn about diversity and differences that exist in the wider world will allow them to develop into educated, respectful individuals once they leave school.
The focus at Whitehall is on building positive relationships, including friendships, family relationships and relationships with other children and adults. There is a mention of establishing personal space and boundaries, showing respect, recognising and understanding the differences between appropriate and inappropriate/unsafe contact - physical or otherwise; these are the forerunners of teaching about consent, which takes place at secondary school.
At the end of primary school, children should know about the following:
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Families and people who care for them |
- including characteristics of a healthy family life, commitment, marriage, different types of relationships and families, and relationships that make them feel unsafe |
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Caring friendships |
- including characteristics of friendships, how to repair friendships, managing conflict, and who to trust |
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Respectful relationships |
- the importance of respecting the similarities and differences of others, courtesy and manners, self-respect, bullying and cyber-bullying, stereotypes and how they can be negative and destructive |
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Online relationships |
- applying the same principles to relationships online and offline, people pretending to be someone they are not, keeping safe online and data sharing |
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Being safe |
- appropriate boundaries, privacy, how to recognise and report feeling unsafe or uncomfortable |
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PSHE Long Term Plan | [pdf 457KB] |
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PSHE RSE Whole school Curriculum Progression Map | [pdf 768KB] |
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