Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary

At Shaw-cum-Donnington, PSHE is at the core of what we do and enables our children to become independent, confident, healthy and responsible members of society, as well as developing the “whole child” intellectually, morally, socially and spiritually. Through our whole-school approach to PSHE, it is our belief that excellence in these areas will lead to excellence across the curriculum and beyond in later life. PSHE is taught across the school from FS1- Year 6 on a weekly basis and as a school, we follow the Jigsaw PSHE scheme. Our PSHE curriculum equips children with relevant and meaningful content, which is supported through a strong emphasis on emotional literacy, building resilience and nurturing mental and physical health. With an ever-changing society, we are able to provide our children with a strong understanding of the diverse world around them and support them in playing a positive role in contributing to the school and the wider community. Weaving through the heart of our PSHE teaching, is a commitment to enhancing and promoting our core Values; Respect, Courage, aspiration, creativity, joy and kindness.

Our whole curriculum is shaped by our school vision which aims to enable all children, regardless of background, ability or additional needs, to flourish. We provide a stimulating learning environment that engages children of all abilities and instils in them a love of learning. Our work during PHSE sessions go hand in hand with our school values of Respect, kindness, aspiration, joy, resilience and courage. Each unit helps us all to recognise these values in ourselves and others.

We teach the National Curriculum, supported by a clear skills and knowledge progression. This ensures that skills and knowledge are built on year by year and sequenced appropriately to maximise learning for all children. Jigsaw PSHE directs our aim on developing the “whole child” through a spiral curriculum approach to developing knowledge, skills and understanding in the areas of;

• Being Me in My World
• Celebrating Difference
• Dreams and Goals
• Healthy Me
• Relationships
• Changing Me

We have an enthusiastic, democratically elected school council who represent their classes and school community by;

• Helping to organise events
• Sharing opinions and ideas about their school and learning

The children in UKS2 develop their skills of cooperation, organisation and leadership through their special roles as;  house captains, sports leaders, Worship leaders, Reading ambassadors, Technology monitors, Buddies  and peer mediators.

Our enthusiastic and proactive group of playground buddies support happy, healthy playtimes by modelling ways of joining in games, trying new activities and talking to each other.  Peer mediators are on hand during lunch break to support conflict resolution strategies, using the ‘solve it together’ method.

By the time children leave our school they will:

• Have a ready willingness and ability to try new things, push themselves and persevere.
• To have a good understanding of how to stay safe, healthy and develop good relationships.
• To have an appreciation of what it means to be a positive member of a diverse, multicultural society. To have a strong self-awareness, interlinked with compassion of others.

• Celebration of important social/ cultural milestone e.g. Anti-Bullying Week and Black History Month
• Lessons, Collective Worship and enrichment on how to keep ourselves safe in a range of situations e.g. road safety, internet safety, stranger danger, and how to identify and manage bullying behaviour.
• Children in Year 6 have the opportunity to be house captains, peer mediators, sports leaders, digital leaders, reading ambassadors, worship leaders and buddies to younger pupils.
• Children in years 2-6 have the opportunity to be part of the school council.
• ‘Gems’ (house points) encourage children to work collaboratively to succeed.
• Trips and clubs encourage children’s experiences.
• Class performances and the choir enable children to perform to an audience
• Residential opportunity in Year 6 involve activities which promote team building, communication skills, problem solving and building resilience.