Foundation Subjects

Intent

PSHE education at Oakley School equips pupils with the knowledge, skills, and attributes to navigate life’s challenges in modern Britain and seize life’s opportunities, supporting both academic and personal development—especially for vulnerable and disadvantaged students.

Our programme, based on the Jigsaw scheme, builds progressively through six themed units focused on health and wellbeing (physical and mental), relationships, and living in the wider world. It fosters resilience, self-esteem, risk management, teamwork, and critical thinking.

Pupils learn to identify and manage risks both online and offline, including the safe use of mobile technology and social media. Through the Taking Care Project (our Protective Behaviours scheme, see below) and the Jigsaw summer units, pupils develop the tools to form and maintain healthy relationships and build emotional literacy to enable them to talk about and manage their feelings appropriately. This empowers them to express feelings, seek help when needed, and create supportive networks. 

Our PSHE programme underpins our school values and expectations of; Kindness, Confidence, Resilience and Respectful, Responsible and Ready to Learn

Implementation                                                 

• Jigsaw lessons taught weekly using Jigsaw scheme of learning adapted to meet the needs of each class.
• All class teachers deliver PSHE lessons on a needs-driven basis, tailored to the specific requirements of their class and in response to any arising concerns.
• All children are also taught Protective Behaviours through the Taking Care Project (TCP) in Autumn Term revisited throughout the year. See information below. 
• Jigsaw offers a comprehensive programme for Primary PSHE, including statutory Relationships and Health Education, in a spiral, progressive and fully planned scheme of work, giving children relevant learning experiences to help them navigate their world and to develop positive relationships with themselves and others.
• Each lesson is built upon a ‘Charter’ which underpins the behaviour and respect that forms the basis for each lesson, to create a safe and comfortable environment for all our pupils to listen, learn and share.
• Online safety embedded across all subject areas and sometimes taught discretely – objectives also taken from ‘Education for a Connected World’ programme. 
• Jigsaw consists of six half term units of work (Puzzles), each containing six lessons (Pieces) covering each academic year: 

Term 1: Being Me in My World (Who am I? Understanding your own identity and how I fit well in the class, school and global community)
Term 2: Celebrating differences (Understanding diversity, respect, anti-bullying including cyber and homophobic bullying)
Term 3: Dreams and Goals (achievement, goal setting, aspirations, who do I want to become and what would I like to do for work and to contribute to society)
Term 4: Healthy me (including statutory Relationships and Health Education - body and mind, drugs and alcohol education, self-esteem, confidence, healthy lifestyles, sleep, nutrition, rest and exercise)
Term 5: Relationships (including statutory Relationships and Health Education - Friends, family and other relationships, conflict resolution and communication skills, bereavement and loss) 
Term 6: Changing Me (including non-statutory Sex Education in certain year groups, change, transition)

• Each lesson is split into 6 parts, each with a clear purpose: Connect Us (engenders positive relationships and enhances collaborative learning), Calm Me (enhances reflection and spiritual development), Open My Mind, Tell Me or Show Me, Let Me Learn, Help Me Reflect.

Impact

A robust PSHE curriculum prepares pupils for their adult lives and teaches them to understand how to engage with society, including valuing difference and diversity, being responsible and respectful citizens and further deepening pupils’ understanding of the fundamental British values. It removes barriers to learning and therefore has a positive impact on children's attendance, behaviour and progress across the curriculum. Children will develop positive relationships with their peers both now and in the future, having respect for themselves and others, and will be equipped with the skills to know how to seek help when required. 

At Oakley School, we believe that the strong rapport our staff have with children enables them to ensure they are making appropriate progress in all areas regarding PSHE. 

In PSHE, by the end of EYFS children will:
Begin to develop and form positive relationships with adults and other children. This can be seen as they begin to show sensitivity towards others’ needs and feelings while playing cooperatively and understanding turn-taking. In addition, the children will be developing their self-confidence and self-awareness by demonstrating that they can take risks in trying new activities. These children will be able to articulate when and how they need help, even in groups. Furthermore, when managing feelings and behaviour, they can show and talk about their own emotions as well as those of others. They will also understand how to differentiate between positive and negative behaviour and understand that unacceptable behaviour could have consequences.

By the end of Key Stage 1 children will:
Develop their awareness of themselves and others in contexts which are familiar to them – such as their home and school. They will also be able understand how their behaviour impacts others around them and how to keep themselves safe and happy. The children will be able to identify what makes us all unique and special, just like our mission statement, and celebrate diversity within St Anne’s Catholic Primary School. Closely related, children will be able to articulate their understanding of bullying and recognise the negative impact it has. When considering their aspirations and goals, children can express how they feel when they succeed and can begin to work collaboratively in groups to achieve a common goal. Children will be able to understand how their body has changed from being a baby and can use the correct terms to describe parts of their body that are private (in year two specifically) As well as this, children will know how to take care of their bodies and mental health by leading a healthy lifestyle.

By the end of Key Stage 2 children will:
Be able to apply their understanding of themselves and others into the wider context of their communities and the world. Children will leave primary school with the skills needed to be a well-rounded member of society with a concrete understanding of their emotions and how to manage them effectively. By building on their knowledge from Key Stage 1, children will have further explored the diverse world we live in and will have built an understanding of the negative impact discriminatory behaviour can have whilst showing empathy with victims of this crime. In addition to this, children will understand how their body changes through puberty and into adulthood. Children will unravel the complex and confusing emotional changes that they experience during this stage of their lives. Furthermore, children will understand the detrimental impact that negative relationships with food, substances and media can have on their bodies and mental health. They will be resilient children who have the correct tools to deal with and overcome challenges and setbacks. Children will be able to take their aspirations and apply them to the wider world allowing them to become a role model and a positive global citizen.

Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE)

An important part of the Jigsaw PSHE programme is delivered through the 'Relationships' and 'Changing Me' puzzle pieces which are covered in the summer term. 

There are four main aims of teaching RSHE:

• To enable children to understand and respect their bodies and be able to cope with the changes puberty brings
• To help children develop positive and healthy relationships, appropriate to their age and development
• To support children to have positive self-esteem and body image
• To empower them to be safe and safeguarded.
• To provide a framework in which sensitive discussions can take place

Each year group will be taught appropriate to their age and developmental stage.

Below is a summary of RSHE coverage within the Jigsaw scheme for each year group:

Click the links below for further reading about this Protective Behaviours scheme.

https://www.protectivebehaviourstraining.co.uk/publications/lets-talk-magazine

https://www.protectivebehaviourstraining.co.uk/publications/practical-advice-for-keeping-children-safe

https://www.protectivebehaviourstraining.co.uk/publications/we-all-have-the-right-to-feel-safe-booklet