Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education

Through the teaching of PSHE, our aim at Peninsula East Primary Academy is to provide children with opportunities to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to manage their lives now and in the future in order to be well-rounded, global citizens. PSHE helps children to stay healthy and safe, make the most of their life and work and provides them with the tools they need to reach their full potential. We aim to provide learning experiences that enable children to develop the necessary skills to participate fully in their school, local and wider communities.

The teaching of PSHE is covered through inquiry lessons, assemblies, science as well as some discrete teaching. The three main themes include: Health and Wellbeing, Relationships and Living in the Wider World. PSHE builds on skills that children start to acquire during the Early Years Foundation stage. Children discover and learn based on their current experiences which is then revisited, reinforced and extended year on year.

Most of PSHE education becomes statutory for all schools from September 2021 under the Children and Social Work Act 2017.

This includes:

• Relationships Education at key stages 1 and 2

• Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) at key stages 3 and 4*

• Health Education in both primary and secondary phases.

*Important aspects of RSE can be taught at key stage 2 as non-statutory education.

RSE – Relationships and Sex Education

Peninsula East Primary Academy considers that Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) is an integral part of the Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) and Citizenship curriculum. We aim to offer pupils a carefully planned programme on human development, relationships, and family life within a safe, supportive atmosphere. We also see this as a fundamental part of safeguarding the children within our care.

Staff are following plans from Medway and have received training on the approach to teaching RSE and understand the need to teach it sensitively in a safe environment. Below you can see an overview of the lessons and which year groups they will be taught in.

Year 1 - 'My special people'. This lesson is about the special people in our lives and how we care for one another.

Year 2 - 'We are growing: Human life cycle.' This lesson is about how we change as we grow.

'Everybody's body.' This lesson is about differences and similarities between people.

Year 3 - 'What makes a good friend.' This lesson is about why friendship is important and what makes a good friend.

'Falling out with friends.' This lesson is about how to maintain good friendships and about the best ways to solve disagreements.

Year 4 - 'Time to change.' This lesson is about some of the physical changes experienced in puberty.

Year 5 - 'Menstruation and wet dreams.' This lesson is about biological changes that happen to males and females during puberty.

'Personal hygiene.' This lesson is about the importance of personal hygiene during puberty and responding to questions about it.

'Emotions and feelings.' This lesson is about how and why emotions may change during puberty.

Year 6 - 'Puberty: Recap and review.' This lesson is a recap on the changes that happen during puberty.

'Puberty: Change and becoming independent.' This lesson is about managing change, looking at new roles and responsibilities as we grow up.

'Positive and healthy relationships.' This lesson is about what constitutes a positive and healthy relationship. It will also look at how relationships can change over time.

'How a baby is made.' This lesson is about adult relationships and the human life cycle. It will focus on human reproduction, how a baby is made and how it grows.