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PSHE and RSHE at Bedford Drive Primary School
Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PHSE) and Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE)
“Happiness is when you feel good about yourself without feeling the need for anyone else’s approval.”
From September 2020, the Department for Education made Relationships and Health Education compulsory in all primary schools. To ensure continued coverage of this and of our PSHE in school, we have chosen to incorporate the Jigsaw programme into our curriculum. This exciting and popular scheme will ensure that DfE guidelines are adhered to while our children enjoy learning through ways which promote their emotional well-being, social skills and spiritual development.
We also follow ‘My Happy Mind’ - the NHS-approved, award-winning mental health and well-being programme used in thousands of UK primary schools. Unlike traditional reactive approaches that intervene only when a child is struggling, My Happy Mind it is a preventative curriculum grounded in neuroscience and positive psychology. All pupils learn about how their brains work and build emotional resilience habits.
Our curriculum for PSHE and RSHE aims to ensure all pupils:
Understand what constitutes a healthy lifestyle.
Understand how to stay safe and behave online.
Develop responsibility and independence within school which will be taken forward into society and into working lives.
Respect other people, in particular, learning to respect the different cultural/ethnic/religious/gendered viewpoints of others in our school community and the wider world.
Understand what constitutes ‘socially acceptable’ behaviour at school and in society.
Be a constructive member of society.
Understand democracy.
Develop good relationships with peers and adults.
Develop self-confidence, self-esteem and self-worth.
Make positive, informed choices as we make our way through life.
Understand that we have a right to speak up about issues or events, and to respect others` right to do the same.
Explore our PSHE and RSHE documents here…
Relationships, Sex and Health Education
Our RSHE curriculum is designed to give pupils the essential building blocks for a safe, happy, and healthy life. In line with statutory Department for Education guidance, we provide compulsory Relationships Education (focusing on healthy friendships, family diversity, and staying safe online) and Health Education (covering physical health, mental well-being, and the changing adolescent body). By replacing uncertainty with age-appropriate facts, we empower our children to recognise personal boundaries, develop emotional resilience, and grow into kind, confident members of our community.
The information below outlines what content is covered.