PSHE and RSE
We want every child and young person to have
an education that prepares them for life's opportunities
and challenges.
The PSHE Curriculum
Intent
- For children to gain the knowledge and skills required to stay healthy, happy and safe, and thrive in their futures (both on and offline).
- To develop pupils’ confidence, resilience, and self-esteem, and their ability to identify and manage risk, make informed choices and understand what influences their decisions.
- To support children developing the essential skills for future employability and achieving economic wellbeing
- Support children in developing the capacity to be active and effective global citizens now and in their future
- To provide a safe and happy learning environment where children can express themselves freely
- For pupils to be encouraged to talk openly about their mental health and access support as and when required
- To deliver an age appropriate and progressive RSE curriculum rooted in our Catholic faith that meets the needs of all pupils
- Through the Virtue Education, we will enable our pupils to develop their core values, to develop empathy and to recognise and respect cultural differences. These skills and values will help our pupils to connect with those around them.
Implementation
- We follow the You, Me, PSHE scheme of work - a clear, comprehensive and progressive curriculum working in line with the National Curriculum which includes opportunities to links to British Values and Spiritual Moral Social Cultural development.
- PSHE topics will be taught as weekly discrete sessions over a period of a half term.
- Whole school, Key Stage and class assemblies and RE lessons make links to PSHE, British Values, Rights and SMSC.
- All lessons begin with sharing of Ground Rules for PSHE – these rules are consistent in all year groups.
- Revised RSE curriculum Ten Ten – Life to the Full (approved by parents and governors) has begun to be delivered in school.
British Values will be embedded in PSHE lessons, to ensure that children understand the ethos behind it. Pupil’s will be taught about what culture means and to share and discuss their own culture. They will be taught about diversity and this will be promoted further through PSHE lessons. School will celebrate various weeks such as Diversity week and Black History Month.
Impact
- PSHE books demonstrate the progression of knowledge, skills and understanding.
- Children can discuss assessing and managing risk at age appropriate level.
- Children can identify ways to be safe when online.
- Positive and healthy relationships evident in school on all levels.
- Our older children can recite their British Values using their ‘hand’ to help.
- Children are demonstrating an understanding of what good secrets are and when they should seek support.
- Children contribute positively to our local community.
- Children have a healthy outlook towards school – attendance and behaviour are both good.
- Virtues Education, collective worships, theme weeks, trips and visitors will allow our children to understand and experience the rich and diverse communities of the world and encourage everyone to work in a harmonious way.
- Pupils have a very good understanding of what constitutes good behaviour.
- Our children have positive, growth mindset attitudes with increasing resilience.
- Pupils know and live out our schools anti-bullying message: See something! Say something!
- Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes and commitment to their education.
- Children can identify the features of a healthy relationship.
Keeping Safe and Managing Risk - Mini First Aid Training in Year 4 and Our "See Something Say Something!" Anti-bullying Bands sold by the School Council to promote our school's anti-bullying slogan.
Whole School Long Term plan for Mindmate, PSHE and RSE
Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) – Statutory Update
At Our Lady’s, we deliver Relationships, Sex and Health Education through Ten Ten Resources – Life to the Full, a programme rooted in a Catholic understanding of the human person and designed to support children in developing healthy relationships, emotional wellbeing and respect for themselves and others.
We regularly review our RSHE curriculum to ensure that it reflects the latest statutory guidance from the Department for Education. The updated RSHE guidance becomes statutory from September 2026, and Ten Ten Resources are updating the Life to the Full programme to ensure schools continue to meet statutory requirements while maintaining a Catholic ethos.
The updated curriculum will strengthen provision in areas including:
- Mental Health and Wellbeing
- recognising and managing emotions
- developing resilience
- understanding grief, loss and how to seek support
- Families and Respectful Relationships
- recognising positive, caring relationships
- understanding respect, kindness, tolerance and empathy
- learning how to recognise when relationships are unsafe and how to ask for help
- Online Safety and Digital Wellbeing
- staying safe online
- understanding privacy and personal information
- recognising risks and knowing where to find support
- Physical Health and Personal Safety
- keeping ourselves safe in different situations
- understanding changes as we grow
- using correct vocabulary to support safeguarding and health education
- Equality, Respect and Inclusion
- understanding that every person has dignity and should be treated with respect
Our curriculum continues to follow a spiral approach, where themes are revisited and developed in an age-appropriate way as children progress through school.
Staff will continue to access Ten Ten updates, resources and training materials to ensure that our teaching reflects the latest statutory expectations. If you have any questions or would like to chat to us, please speak to your child's class teacher or contact Mrs Dickinson or Mrs Flaherty.
We L O V E our PSHE lessons!
