Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education

Personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) enables children to become healthy, independent and responsible members of society. We encourage our pupils to play a positive role in contributing to the life of the school and the wider community. In so doing we help develop their sense of self-worth. We teach them how society is organised and governed. We ensure that they experience the process of democracy in school through the school council. We teach them about rights and responsibilities. They learn to appreciate what it means to be a positive member of a diverse multicultural society.

The aims of personal, social, health and economic education are to enable the children to explore life through three core themes:

Health and wellbeing

• What is meant by a healthy lifestyle
• How to maintain physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing
• How to manage risks to physical and emotional health and wellbeing
• Ways of keeping physically and emotionally safe
• About managing change, including puberty, transition and loss
• How to make informed choices about health and wellbeing and to recognise sources of help with this
• How to respond in an emergency
• To identify different influences on health and wellbeing

Relationships

• How to develop and maintain a variety of healthy relationships, within a range of social/cultural contexts
• How to recognise and manage emotions within a range of relationships
• How to recognise risky or negative relationships including all forms of bullying and abuse
• How to respond to risky or negative relationships and ask for help
• How to respect equality and diversity in relationships.

Living in the wider world  – Economic wellbeing and being a responsible citizen

• About respect for self and others and the importance of responsible behaviours and actions
• About rights and responsibilities as members of families, other groups and ultimately as citizens
• About different groups and communities
• To respect equality and to be a productive member of a diverse community
• About the importance of respecting and protecting the environment
• About where money comes from, keeping it safe and the importance of managing it effectively
• How money plays an important part in people’s lives