Our PSHE Curriculum

PHSE is a vital part of our curriculum provision at Holbeton, we teach Personal, Social, Health Education as a whole-school approach to underpin children’s development as people and because we believe that this also supports their learning capacity. We value PSHE as one way to support children’s development as human beings, to enable them to understand and respect who they are, to empower them with a voice and to equip them for life and learning.

To ensure progression and a spiral curriculum, we use Jigsaw, the mindful approach to PSHE, as our chosen teaching and learning programme and tailor it to our children’s needs. The mapping document: Jigsaw 3-11 and statutory Relationships and Health Education, shows exactly how Jigsaw and therefore our school, meets the statutory Relationships and Health Education requirements. This programme’s complimentary update policy ensures we are always using the most up to date teaching materials and that our teachers are well-supported. This also supports the “Personal Development” and “Behaviour and Attitude” aspects required under the Ofsted Inspection Framework, as well as significantly contributing to the school’s Safeguarding and Equality Duties, the Government’s British Values agenda and the SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social, Cultural) development opportunities provided for our children.

In order to support mixed age teaching, we teach each year groups content biannually, in 2022/23 we will be teaching Year 2,4 and 6, at times, we might pull resources and activities from across the two year groups at the same time to ensure age appropriate delivery. This does not apply for the 'Changing Me' unit, for which children will be separated into their individual year groups. The table below gives the learning theme of each of the six Puzzles (units) and these are taught across the school; the learning deepens and broadens every year.

Impact

The Jigsaw Programme offers us a comprehensive, carefully thought-through Scheme of Work which brings consistency and progression to our children’s learning in this vital curriculum area. By the time children leave Holbeton, children will;

• be able to approach a range of real life situations and apply their skills and attributes to help navigate themselves through modern life
• be on their way to becoming healthy, open minded, respectful, socially and morally responsible, active members of society
• appreciate difference and diversity
• recognise and apply the British Values of Democracy, Tolerance, Mutual respect, Rule of law and Liberty
• be  able to understand and manage their emotions
• be able to look after their mental health and well-being
• be able to develop positive, healthy relationship with their peers both now and in the future.
•  understand the physical aspects involved in RSE at an age appropriate level
•  have respect for themselves and others.
•  have a positive self esteem

Mixed Year Group Teaching

As we have mixed year group classes, we follow each year group in turn, although at times, we might pull resources and activities from across the two year groups at the same time to ensure age appropriate delivery. 

This does not apply for the 'Changing Me' unit, for which children will be separated into their individual year groups.