RSHE and Citizenship

Engaging, exciting and empowering lifelong learners through a creative, mastery-based curriculum

Our curriculum is centred around developing the whole child: from their head, to their heart, to their hand.

The characteristics of a responsible citizen at East Farleigh Primary:

To have an excellent understanding of ‘Being Me in My World’ as children understand their place in the class, school and global community.
To have the respect to ‘Celebrate Differences and Diversity’ within the community.
To have the ability to ‘Dream’ big, through setting aspirations for one’s self and the world around us.
To have the desire to be a ‘Healthy Me’, to have the confidence and self-esteem to make healthy lifestyle choices.
To have the passion for ‘Relationships’ to understand and value the importance of friendships, family and other relationships.
To have the confidence to cope positively with a forever ‘Changing Me’.

Curriculum Ambition: RHSE

At East Farleigh, we strive to enhance pupils’ Personal, Social and Health Education through an engaging and creative RSHE curriculum. As a result of this, pupils will be proud to become independent and responsible citizens of our community. We provide exciting opportunities to explore and master the all-important social skills with others, through enriching all learning opportunities throughout the day. Emotional health and wellbeing is at the forefront, as we believe this is key in empowering our pupils to become lifelong learners. We aim to prepare children for life, helping them really know and value who they truly are and understand how they relate to other people in this ever-changing world.

Curriculum Design - RHSE

The RSHE curriculum at East Farleigh follows a structured and comprehensive approach to teaching PSHE, including statutory Relationships and Health Education. We follow the Jigsaw 3-11 scheme right from the EYFS through to upper KS2; each year the scheme builds upon knowledge and skills in a spiral and progressive way, giving children relevant learning experiences to help them navigate their world and to develop positive relationships with themselves and others. With a strong emphasis on emotional literacy, building resilience and nurturing mental and physical health, Jigsaw 3-11 thoroughly engages all pupils in the relevant statutory, and non-statutory, PSHE within a whole-school approach. Jigsaw lessons also include mindfulness allowing children to advance their emotional awareness, concentration and focus.

Curriculum Concepts: RHSE

The RSHE curriculum develops six concepts over the course of the year. These unique programmes are embedded in weekly classroom RSHE lessons and activities, as well as through weekly values assemblies. Children will be taught the six concepts across the ‘Jigsaw Puzzle’ over the course of the year, throughout years R-6.

EYFS / KS1 - Being in my world

EYFS

Self-identity
Understanding feelings
Being in a classroom
Being gentle
Rights and responsibilities

Year 1

Feeling special and safe
Being part of a class
Rights and responsibilities
Rewards and feeling proud
Consequences
Owning the Learning Charter

Year 2

Hopes and fears for the year
Rights and responsibilities
Rewards and consequences
Safe and fair learning environment
Valuing contributions
Choices
Recognising feelings

EYFS / KS1 - Celebrating Difference

EYFS

Identifying talents
Being special
Families
Where we live
Making friends
Standing up for yourself

Year 1

Similarities and differences
Understanding bullying and knowing how to deal with it
Making new friends
Celebrating the differences in everyone

Year 2

Assumptions and stereotypes about gender
Understanding bullying
Standing up for self and others
Making new friends
Gender diversity
Celebrating difference and remaining friends

EYFS / KS1 - Dreams and Goals

EYFS

Challenges
Perseverance
Goal-setting
Overcoming obstacles
Seeking help
Jobs
Achieving goals

Year 1

Setting goals
Identifying successes and achievements
Learning styles
Working well and celebrating achievement with a partner
Tackling new challenges
Identifying and overcoming obstacles
Feelings of success

Year 2

Achieving realistic goals
Perseverance
Learning strengths
Learning with others
Group co-operation
Contributing to and sharing success

EYFS / KS1 - Healthy Me

EYFS

Exercising bodies
Physical activity
Healthy food
Sleep
Keeping clean
Safety

Year 1

Keeping myself healthy
Healthier lifestyle choices
Keeping clean
Being safe
Medicine safety/safety with household items
Road safety
Linking health and happiness

Year 2

Motivation
Healthier choices
Relaxation
Healthy eating and nutrition
Healthier snacks and sharing food

EYFS / KS1 - Relationships

EYFS

Family life
Friendships
Breaking friendships
Falling out
Dealing with bullying
Being a good friend

Year 1

Belonging to a family
Making friends/being a good friend
Physical contact preferences
People who help us
Qualities as a friend and person
Self-acknowledgement
Being a good friend to myself
Celebrating special relationships

Year 2

Different types of family
Physical contact boundaries
Friendship and conflict
Secrets Trust and appreciation
Expressing appreciation for special relationships

EYFS / KS1 - Changing Me

EYFS

Bodies
Respecting my body
Growing up
Growth and change
Fun and fears
Celebrations

Year 1

Life cycles – animal and human
Changes in me
Changes since being a baby
Differences between female and male bodies (correct terminology)
Linking growing and learning
Coping with change
Transition

Year 2

Life cycles in nature
Growing from young to old
Increasing independence
Differences in female and male bodies (correct terminology)
Assertiveness
Preparing for transition

KS2 - Being in my world

Year 3

Setting personal goals
Self-identity and worth
Positivity in challenges
Rules, rights and responsibilities
Rewards and consequences
Responsible choices
Seeing things from others’ perspectives

Year 4

Being part of a class team
Being a school citizen
Rights, responsibilities and democracy (school council)
Rewards and consequences
Group decision-making
Having a voice
What motivates behaviour

Year 5

Planning the forthcoming year
Being a citizen
Rights and responsibilities
Rewards and consequences
How behaviour affects groups
Democracy, having a voice, participating

Year 6

Identifying goals for the year
Global citizenship
Children’s universal rights
Feeling welcome and valued
Choices, consequences and rewards
Group dynamics
Democracy, having a voice
Anti-social behaviour
Role-modelling

KS2 - Celebrating Difference

Year 3

Families and their differences
Family conflict and how to manage it (child-centred)
Witnessing bullying and how to solve it
Recognising how words can be hurtful
Giving and receiving compliments

Year 4

Challenging assumptions
Judging by appearance
Accepting self and others
Understanding influences
Understanding bullying
Problem-solving Identifying how special and unique everyone is
First impressions

Year 5

Cultural differences and how they can cause conflict
Racism
Rumours and name-calling
Types of bullying
Material wealth and happiness
Enjoying and respecting other cultures

Year 6

Perceptions of normality
Understanding disability
Power struggles
Understanding bullying Inclusion/exclusion
Differences as conflict, difference as celebration
Empathy

KS2 - Dreams and Goals

Year 3

Difficult challenges and achieving success
Dreams and ambitions
New challenges
Motivation and enthusiasm
Recognising and trying to overcome obstacles
Evaluating learning processes
Managing feelings
Simple budgeting

Year 4

Hopes and dreams
Overcoming disappointment
Creating new, realistic dreams
Achieving goals
Working in a group
Celebrating contributions
Resilience
Positive attitudes

Year 5

Future dreams
The importance of money
Jobs and careers
Dream job and how to get there
Goals in different cultures
Supporting others (charity)
Motivation

Year 6

Personal learning goals, in and out of school
Success criteria
Emotions in success
Making a difference in the world
Motivation
Recognising achievements
Compliments

KS2 - Healthy Me

Year 3

Exercise
Fitness challenges
Food labelling and healthy swaps
Attitudes towards drugs
Keeping safe and why it’s important online and off line scenarios
Respect for myself and others
Healthy and safe choices

Year 4

Healthier friendships
Group dynamics
Smoking
Alcohol
Assertiveness
Peer pressure
Celebrating inner strength

Year 5

Smoking, including vaping
Alcohol
Alcohol and anti-social behaviour
Emergency aid
Body image
Relationships with food
Healthy choices
Motivation and behaviour

Year 6

Taking personal responsibility
How substances affect the body
Exploitation, including ‘county lines’ and gang culture
Emotional and mental health
Managing stress

KS2 - Relationships

Year 3

Family roles and responsibilities
Friendship and negotiation
Keeping safe online and who to go to for help
Being a global citizen
Being aware of how my choices affect others
Awareness of how other children have different lives
Expressing appreciation for family and friends

Year 4

Jealousy
Love and loss
Memories of loved ones
Getting on and Falling Out
Girlfriends and boyfriends
Showing appreciation to people and animals

Year 5

Self-recognition and self-worth
Building self-esteem
Safer online communities
Rights and responsibilities online
Online gaming and gambling
Reducing screen time
Dangers of online grooming
SMARRT internet safety rules

Year 6

Mental health
Identifying mental health worries and sources of support
Love and loss
Managing feelings
Power and control
Assertiveness
Technology safety
Take responsibility with technology use

KS2 - Changing Me

Year 3

How babies grow
Understanding a baby’s needs
Outside body changes Inside body changes
Family stereotypes
Challenging my ideas
Preparing for transition

Year 4

Being unique
Having a baby
Girls and puberty
Confidence in change
Accepting change
Preparing for transition
Environmental change

Year 5

Self- and body image
Influence of online and media on body image
Puberty for girls
Puberty for boys
Conception (including IVF)
Growing responsibility
Coping with change
Preparing for transition

Year 6

Self-image
Body image
Puberty and feelings
Conception to birth
Reflections about change
Physical attraction
Respect and consent
Boyfriends/girlfriends
Sexting
Transition

Meeting Milestones: RHSE

As part of our curriculum philosophy, built on around the concept of mastery and learning being a change to long-term memory, it is impossible to see impact in the short term. We do, however, use assessment based on deliberate practice. This means that we look at the practices taking place to determine whether they are appropriate, related to our goals and likely to produce results in the long run. We use comparative judgement in two ways: in the tasks we set (POP tasks) and in comparing a child's work over time. We also use lesson observations to see if the pedagogical style matches our depth expectations.

What do our pupils think?

East Farleigh Primary School values the voice of its pupils

Research shows the many benefits of pupil voice: increased pupil engagement, improved relationship between pupils and teachers, better communication between pupils and the school, and providing the right conditions for the school community to become a learning community.

(Mitra, 2001; Rudduck et al., 2003)