We are proud to be a Flagship Jigsaw School!

Intent – Why we teach PSHE. 

The skills taught in PSHE enable pupils to develop the skills they need to flourish in the wider curriculum and in life as a whole. PSHE helps pupils to understand their own personal value, and how as individuals, they fit into and contribute to the world. PSHE helps to develop emotional literacy, build resilience and supports mental and physical wellbeing, in turn supporting emotional awareness, concentration and focus.

Implementation – How we teach PSHE. 

To ensure a depth and accuracy of learning which builds upon prior learning, all classes undertake weekly PSHE lessons which follow Jigsaw 3-11, a fully planned and spiralling/progressive PSHE scheme. As a school, we follow a set theme each half term, which is introduced, in a whole school assembly. 

There are 6 lessons per theme and every lesson has two Learning Intentions, one specific to Relationships and Health Education (PSHE) (in purple) and the other designed to develop emotional literacy and social skills (in green). Lessons are underpinned by the Jigsaw behaviour charter, which reinforces respect for each other – taking turns, being kind and positive and respecting confidentiality.

The 6 Jigsaw themes are;

• Autumn Term    Being Me in My World Celebrating Difference (including Anti-Bullying)

• Spring Term Dreams and Goals Healthy Me

• Summer Term Changing Me Relationsips (including Relationships and Sex Education)

Assessment in Jigsaw is both formative and summative. Pupils record sessions in their Jigsaw Journal where they are also able to identify areas for self-improvement. To support teachers in tracking, there is a ‘Summative Assessment: tracking pupil progress’ sheet. This sheet has three attainment descriptors for each theme, supporting future planning as well as identifying children who may need more support with emotional literacy or social skills development. 

Impact – What the effect is. 

The impact of our PSHE teaching is evident in school life as whole – in pupils’ good behaviour, their attitudes to learning and their respect, care and understanding for and of, each other.

Jigsaw raises self-awareness, group awareness, collaboration skills, teamwork experience, respectfulness, etc., preparing children for the wider world and their position in it.