PSHE
Curriculum Intent
At Trinity, our PSHE/RSE curriculum places a strong emphasis on emotional literacy, building resilience and nurturing mental and physical health, so that our children become confident, healthy and responsible members of society. We aim to equip our children with relevant and meaningful content that provides awareness of health, relationships, wellbeing and economic matters which arise on a personal, local, national and international level. With an ever changing society, we are able to provide our children with a strong understanding of the diverse world around them and support them in playing a positive role in contributing to the school and the wider community. Weaving through the heart of our PSHE teaching, is a commitment to enhancing and promoting our school values; Harmony, Respect, Achievement.
Sequencing and Progression
RSE teaching is incorporated into our PSHE long term planning, allowing for closely matched skills, knowledge and understanding to be taught together. RSE is delivered in a manner that is wholly appropriate for the child’s stage and age and follows the statutory requirements set out in the National Curriculum. Our RSE curriculum allows children to be able to build and maintain positive relationships and explore attitudes, values and skills that will empower them to make positive decisions about their own health and wellbeing, now and in the future.
What does PSHE look like at Trinity?
PSHE is currently taught weekly as a whole class, discussion based lesson. Across the school, our themes of Family and Relationships, Health and Wellbeing, Safety, Citizenship and Economic Wellbeing are taught over the course of the year. The curriculum map illustrates how each of these strands progresses throughout each key stage as pupils grow and mature. Our programme aims to offer a broad and balanced range of learning opportunities which allow pupils to foster independence, respect, resilience and open mindedness. Links to these themes are developed through key stage and whole school assemblies and are underpinned by our values and everything we do at Trinity. Throughout Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, the children’s learning and progress is recorded and evidenced using Seesaw.
Early Years
In the Early Years, PSHE is cross curricular and taught through a variety of practical and engaging adult led and child initiated activities, both indoor and outdoor. Children in the Early Years learn all about building positive friendships and the importance of keeping safe, as well as how to care for each other and the environment. Through PSHE, they explore and discover the world and the people around them and begin to develop an understanding of their role within it!
Key Stage One
From Key Stage One , the curriculum is divided into five themes of Family and Relationships, Health and Wellbeing, Safety, Citizenship and Economic Welling, with the Safety and the Changing Body being introduced from Key Stage 1. Each of the themes have an important role to play in preparing our pupils for the future! The children will meet these themes over the course of the year and their knowledge and understanding is developed as the children move through school, allowing them to become positive, global citizens of the 21st century who are reflective of the world around them and want to make the world a better place for all! Our curriculum has been created to reflect the needs of our pupils, our community and is tailored to meet specific needs.
Key Stage Two
In Key Stage 2, children continue to develop their oracy skills and confidence in speaking through PSHE. The lessons are designed to be pupil-led and discussion based. Children are encouraged to listen, evaluate and respond as well as challenge their peers in speaking and listening activities such as class debates. As a whole school, PSHE, personal development and children’s wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do. We want our students to be big hearted, discover what’s possible and become positive citizens in our ever changing society. We provide our children with opportunities for them to learn about rights and responsibilities and appreciate what it means to be a member of a diverse society.