PSHE and RSE
We believe that children are happiest and most successful when they have the knowledge and techniques they need to keep themselves healthy and safe.
PSHE (personal, social, health and economic) education is a school curriculum subject through which pupils develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to manage their lives, now and in the future. PSHE education helps pupils to stay healthy, safe and prepared for life – and work – in modern Britain. PSHE also helps pupils to achieve their academic potential.
Personal, Social, Health and Economic education also enables our pupils to develop into responsible individuals, family members and members of society. We teach PHSE discretely through PHSE lessons, through assemblies and through other curriculum areas such as religious education and science.
At Portfield, we use the 1 decision PSHE to teach the majority of our curriculum. It covers a clearly mapped out range of topic areas, including statutory Health Education and Relationship & Sex Education (RSE). Please see our 'PSHE Curriculum Coverage' document by clicking the blue box on this page. More information about the content of the units of work can be found on here.
Children learn through a series of video-based dilemmas which teach them about the consequences of making certain choices in different life situations. Each lesson also involves the children recording their new knowledge, thoughts and ideas in their 'workbook'.
This structured approach to the teaching of personal, health, social, economic and relationship education enables our children to be prepared for their future life in modern Britain.
Mind Up
As part of our PSHE curriculum, we have introduced the MindUp programme which is designed to increase the awareness of mental wellbeing. The MindUp programme:
- is a programme for EYFS-Y6 children, brought to life by a teacher in the classroom
- is a science-centric and evidence-based, with over 10 years of research conducted on the programme’s efficacy
- is grounded in four core pillars: Neuroscience, Positive Psychology, Mindful Awareness and Social-Emotional Learning
- has 15 lessons per key stage that teach activities around topics such as gratitude, mindfulness and perspective taking
- provides an immersive discovery experience along with daily core practices, such as the guided “Brain Break” breathing exercise
- drives positive behaviour, improves learning and scholastic performance, and increases empathy, optimism and compassion