Personal and Social Education

At UWCSEA we seek to provide an environment of mutual respect in which all students are nurtured, accepted and valued. Our aim is to deliver a curriculum, which supports our schools ethos and values. This is done through a clear and planned PSE curriculum delivered in an environment which is supportive to emotional health and well-being, and which motivates and equips the students to develop their social and emotional skills.

Our PSE education in the Junior School is a planned programme of learning opportunities and experiences that help children grow and develop as individuals and as members of families and of communities. PSE equips children and young people with knowledge, understanding, attitudes and practical skills to live healthy, safe, productive, fulfilled, capable and responsible lives.

In the Primary School we have implemented Circle Solutions as a tool for both individual and whole class well being. Circle Solutions is a philosophy for healthy relationships and a pedagogy for teaching them. It helps to support children, promote social and emotional learning, develop pro social behaviour, increase social inclusion and develop relational values in education and the wider community.

In Grades 4 and 5 students build on the skills, qualities, and knowledge and understanding they have started to acquire. They develop their sense of social justice and moral responsibility and begin to understand that their own choices and behaviour can affect local, national or global issues. They learn how to take part more fully in school and community activities. As they begin to develop into young adults, they face the changes of puberty and transfer to Middle School with support, encouragement and a positive outlook. They develop the skills to deal with challenges and learn coping strategies to support them in the future. PSE assists learners to cope with the changes at puberty, introduces them to a wider world and enables them to make an active contribution to their communities. They learn how to make more confident and informed choices about their health and environment; to take more responsibility, individually and as a group, for their own learning; and to be more resilient to personal and social challenges.