PSHE
Our PSHE programme promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at Pheasant Bank Academy, preparing them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life. We follow a programme of study developed from the PSHE Association’s Primary Toolkit, Jigsaw and Sheffield ILS eLearning Service. Our programme of Study not only reflects the specific needs of the pupils but also reflects the universal needs shared by all pupils such as E-Safety, Railway Safety, Obesity, CCE (child exploitation) and Dental Hygiene.
Our school’s overarching intent for our pupils is to provide a Personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education programme of study which ensures all pupils are provided with:
- Accurate, balanced and relevant knowledge.
- Opportunities to turn that knowledge into personal understanding.
- Opportunities to explore, clarify and if necessary, challenge, their own and others’ values, attitudes, beliefs, rights and responsibilities.
- The skills, language and strategies they need in order to live healthy, safe, fulfilling responsible and balanced lives.
- Opportunities to develop positive personal attributes such as resilience, self-confidence, self-esteem and empathy.
- Accurate, balanced and relevant knowledge to enable them to appreciate what it means to be a positive, tolerant member of a diverse multicultural society.
Our children will be taught in a safe and supportive learning environment. We will ensure that where a pupil indicates that they may be vulnerable and at risk, they will get appropriate support by staff members following the schools safeguarding/child protection policies.
RSE
The aims of Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) Pheasant Bank Academy are to:
- Provide a framework in which sensitive discussions can take place
- Prepare children for puberty, and give them an understanding of the importance of health and hygiene
- Help children develop feelings of self-respect, confidence and empathy
- Create a positive culture around issues of sexuality
- Help children identify and understand positive relationships
- Teach children the correct vocabulary to describe themselves and their bodies
At Pheasant Bank Academy, we are committed to ensuring that the basic rights, as explained in the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) are met and incorporated into all aspects of school life.
To understand how the teaching of Relationships and Sex Education are connected in this policy, and in the curriculum, it is important to understand how it fits across both Primary and Secondary Education.
RSE is about the emotional, social and cultural development of children, and involves learning about relationships, sexuality, healthy lifestyles, diversity and personal identity.
It involves a combination of sharing information and exploring issues and values. It is not about the promotion of sexual activity.
Relationships Education is learning about how to:
- be appreciative of existing relationships
- to form new healthy relationships
- to enjoy strong positive, non-exploitative, caring relationships online and in person.
This will particularly reference family relationships including marriage, friendships and relationships with peers and adults.
Sex Education in primary schools is not mandatory; however, the National Curriculum for Science in primary schools includes content about human body parts, growth, puberty and reproduction. Parents/guardians do not have the right to withdraw from this aspect of the curriculum.
At Pheasant Bank Academy we recognise the individual needs of our children and the diversity of our community. Through our education and our ethos, we will adopt a culture with the following words at its heart: understand, accept, respect and celebrate.
This is an ethos that will exist every day in school and not just on specific themed days. In line with government guidance, our curriculum needs to reflect this and focus on teaching the fundamental building blocks and characteristics of positive relationships including:
- Families and people who care for me
- Caring friendships
- Respectful relationships
- Online relationships
- Being safe