Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) at Alderman Cogan’s Primary Academy is an important and necessary part of children’s education. Our PSHE provision is designed to equip children with a sound understanding of risk and with the knowledge and skills to make safe and informed decisions. Our PSHE curriculum builds on the statutory elements of the National Curriculum: Sex education, drugs and alcohol, financial education and the importance of physical activity and diet for a healthy lifestyle. In order for our children to be prepared for the specific risks in the local community and key issues that arise in school, we identify key aspects of the PSHE curriculum that link with our Safeguarding curriculum and ensure these contextual issues are taught with depth and sensitivity. We intend for our children to be taught in a safe atmosphere where they can express their feelings and explore sensitive issues. Children will develop the skills to empathise with others and develop their own identity, values and beliefs, enabling them to make safe, informed decisions with maturity and understanding.
PSHE Intent at Alderman Cogan’s Primary Academy
Our children at Alderman Cogan’s CE Primary Academy leave with the knowledge, understanding and emotions to be able to play an active, positive and successful role in today’s diverse society. We want our children to have high aspirations, and a belief in themselves and realise that anything is possible if they put their minds to it. In an ever–changing world, it is important that they are aware, to an appropriate level, of different factors which will affect their world and that they learn how to deal with these so that they have good mental health and well-being.
Our Personal, Social, Health Education (PSHE) curriculum develops learning and results in the acquisition of knowledge and skills which will enable children to access the wider curriculum and prepare them to be a global citizen now and in their future roles within a global community. It promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils, preparing them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences for later life. Our Relationships and Sex Education enables our children to learn how to be safe, and to understand and develop healthy relationships, both now and in their future lives.
Our intent includes not just PSHE but also resilience, mental health, emotional literacy, social and employability skills, British values, and SMSC (spiritual, moral, social, cultural development), as well as an inclusive philosophy including Relationship and Sex Education (RSE).
By the time our children leave our school they 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
Personal, Social, Health Education at Alderman Cogan’s CE Primary Academy
Personal, Social, Health Education (PSHE) Knowledge Sequencing
