New RSE changes to the current document -September 2026

These changes will include

1.  Online safety and well-being (gaming, scams fraud to be included)

2. Understanding and naming correctly, body parts.

3. Personal safety and risks ( fire, travel, roads, water etc)

4. Loss, change and bereavement.

5. Skills not just knowledge (tackling difficult feelings)

These changes will be made part of our school policy and therefore be taught within our PSHE curriculum

Statement of Intent for Personal, Social, Health, Relationships and Economic Education

'PSHRE enables our children to become healthy, independent and responsible members of society. It aims to help them understand how they are developing personally and socially, and tackles many of the moral, social and cultural issues that are part of growing up. We provide our pupils with opportunities for them to learn about rights and responsibilities and appreciate what it means to be a member of a diverse society. Our pupils are encouraged to develop their sense of self-worth by playing a positive role in contributing to school life and the wider community.'

Through our teaching of PSHRE we want our pupils to :

• have high expectations and belief in themselves each and every day;
• be self-motivated to acquire comprehensive mastery skills in communication, reading, writing and mathematics, and to be committed to achieve the highest possible standards in all other subjects;
• develop the curiosity and focus to build, retain and apply key knowledge and skills across the curriculum, with increasing fluency and independence;
• persevere when facing challenges with confidence and optimism;
• contribute to our school and community spirit, both today and in the future;
• show tolerance and respect for all differences and diversity in our school, neighbourhood and the wider world

To deliver our PSHRE curriculum we use a programme of study from the PSHE association which is adapted to suit the needs of our pupils. We supplement this using resources and activities from the 'Jigsaw' programme. 

Each class has their own 'Jigsaw' character and weekly 'Jigsaw' certificates are awarded weekly in our pupil of the week assembly. 

Programme of Study

Our Programme of study is based around three core themes as outlined below:

Core Theme 1 - Health and Wellbeing

• Healthy lifestyles (physical wellbeing)
• Mental Health
• Ourselves- growing and changing including puberty and accurate words for body parts including genitalia
• Keeping Safe
• Personal safety around water, railways and roads.
• Drugs, alcohol vaping and tobacco

Core Theme 2 - Relationships

• Families and close positive relationships
• Developing communication skills and assertiveness
• Friendships
• Managing hurtful behaviour and bullying
• Safe relationships and the confidence to express personal needs and boundaries.
• Respecting self and others
• Managing change,  loss and bereavement

Core Theme 3 - Living in the wider world

• Shared responsibilities
• Communities
• Media and digital resilience
• Economic wellbeing - money
• Economic wellbeing - aspirations, work and careers.
• Online safety

Please see the attached PSHRE policy, Long term overview and planning document for more information about coverage in PSHRE. If you have any questions you can contact our PSHRE leader Mrs Palin on 01695 724042