Curriculum Aims

At Heathfields Infant and Wilnecote Junior Academy, we aim to provide children with purposeful and meaningful opportunities to become well-rounded citizens within society through the delivery of our PSHE curriculum.

PSHE Curriculum Intent

At Heathfields Infant and Wilnecote Junior Academy, it is our intent that we incorporate PSHE (personal, social and health education) into our everyday school life; a lot of our lessons cover many aspects of these key life skills implicitly. Wellbeing and good mental health are of paramount importance and our pupils are encouraged to share their wellbeing at regular points throughout the week either with us or through exploring these themselves during their self-regulation time. We aim to develop a climate where pupils learn to understand and monitor their own feelings as well as feel empowered to seek support should they need it.

Following KAPOW to teach PSHE, we aim to give children the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that they need to effectively navigate the complexities of life in the 21st Century. The curriculum covers key areas which will support children to make informed choices now and in the future around their health, safety, wellbeing, relationships, and financial matters and will support them in becoming confident individuals and active members of society.

As a school, it is also imperative to support the children’s spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development. We believe that all stakeholders in our school uphold positive values, morals and beliefs which are in line with the core British Values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect, and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs. A strong sense of community and the wider world is central to our ethos of PRIDE, and this equips children with the knowledge, skills, and strategies to live healthy, happy, full, safe, and responsible lives. 

PSHE Implementation

The Kapow Primary scheme is a whole school approach that consists of three areas of learning in EYFS: Reception (to match the EYFS Personal, social and emotional development prime area) and five areas of learning across Key stages 1 and 2. EYFS:

● Self-regulation

● Building relationships

● Managing self

Key stage 1 and 2:

● Families and relationships

● Health and wellbeing

● Safety and the changing body

● Citizenship

● Economic wellbeing

Each area is revisited to allow children to build on prior learning. The lessons also provide a progressive programme.

The lessons are based upon the statutory requirements for Relationships and Health education, but where our lessons go beyond these requirements (primarily in the Citizenship and Economic wellbeing areas) they refer to the PSHE Association Programme of Study which is recommended by the DfE.

Sex education has been included in line with the DfE recommendations and is covered in Year 6 of our scheme.

A range of teaching and learning activities are used and are based on good practice in teaching RSE/PSHE education to ensure that all children can access learning and make progress. There are meaningful opportunities for cross-curricular learning, in particular with Computing for online safety and Science for growing, nutrition, teeth, diet and lifestyle. The scheme provides consistent messages throughout the age ranges including how and where to access help.

PSHE Subject Impact

In PSHE, we strive to ensure that our pupils become well-rounded, open-minded citizens. We value difference and promote diversity, which in turn ensures children are pushed to achieve their full potential as a good citizen. As a result of the PSHE curriculum and our self-regulation stations, children at Heathfields Infant and Wilnecote Junior Academy develop a healthy growth mindset, self-confidence, and an increased understanding of the impact that individuals’ actions can have on their own and others’ lives. Children demonstrate a progression of knowledge and skills throughout their school life which they continuously build on and embed. Children are given every opportunity to develop fundamental life-skills necessary to become well-rounded people in the wider world.  

At the end of KS2, children will have met the objectives set out within the Relationships and Health Education statutory guidance and can 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.

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Relevant Documents

PSHE Progression Document