Levendale

Primary School

Being the best we can be

PSHE

Intent

Our curriculum is designed to meet and address the needs of the children who attend our school. It is ambitious, inclusive, broad and balanced. It is designed to provide a progression of knowledge, skills and vocabulary with clear end points, at the end of key phases in school. The threads ‘Be Ready, Be Respectful and Be Safe’ provide the intent of our curriculum design and are implemented throughout PSHE and RSE.

Implementation

From September 2020 RSE (Relationships and Sex Education) became a statutory requirement for all schools to teach. This covers a range of aspects including children’s physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. This will be taught alongside and within PSHE (Personal, Social Health and Economic) lessons. Our PSHE curriculum is a Cohesive, Creative PSHE Programme that includes all of the aspects of RSE.

PSHE prepares children for life in modern Britain today. It also helps pupils develop and apply skills and attitudes to allow them to become full and active citizens in our wider global community. Our programme is taught through 3 core themes: Health and Well-being, Relationships and Living in the wider world. This programme allows gradual progress throughout the year groups, building upon the skills taught in previous years.

Relationship and Health Education Guide for Parents

The Statutory Guidance for Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education states that, by the end of primary school, pupils should know:

Mental wellbeinginternet safety
and harms		Physical health
and fitness		Healthy eatingDrugs, alcohol
and tobacco		Health and
prevention		Basic first aidChanging
adolescent body
That mental
wellbeing is a normal
part of daily life, in
the same way as
physical health.

That there is a
normal range of
emotions (e.g.
happiness, sadness,
anger, fear, surprise,
nervousness) and
scale of emotions
that all humans
experience in relation
to different
experiences and
situations.		That for most people
the internet is an
integral part of life
and has many
benefits.

About the benefits
of rationing time
spent online, the
risks of excessive
time spent on
electronic devices
and the impact of
positive and negative
content online on
their own and others’
mental and physical
wellbeing.

How to consider the
effect of their online
actions on others
and know how to
recognise and
display respectful
behaviour online and
the importance of
keeping personal
information private.

Why social media,
some computer
games and online
gaming, for example,
are age restricted.

That the internet can
also be a negative
place where online
abuse, trolling,
bullying and
harassment can take
place, which can have a negative
impact on mental
health.

How to be a
discerning consumer
of information online
including
understanding that
information, including
that from search
engines, is ranked,
selected and
targeted.

Where and how to
report concerns and
get support with
issues online.		The characteristics and mental and physical benefits of an active lifestyle.

The importance of building regular exercise into daily and weekly routines and how to achieve this; for example walking or cycling to school, a daily active mile or other forms of regular, vigorous exercise.

The risks associated with an inactive lifestyle (including obesity).

How and when to seek support including which adults to speak to in school if they are worried about their health.characteristics
and mental and
physical benefits of
an active lifestyle.

The importance of
building regular
exercise into daily
and weekly routines
and how to achieve
this; for example
walking or cycling to
school, a daily active
mile or other forms of
regular, vigorous
exercise.

The risks associated
with an inactive
lifestyle (including
obesity).

How and when to
seek support
including which
adults to speak to in
school if they are
worried about their
health.		What constitutes a healthy diet (including understanding calories and other nutritional content).

The principles of planning and preparing a range of healthy meals.

The characteristics of a poor diet and risks associated with unhealthy eating (including, for example, obesity and tooth decay) and other behaviours (e.g. the impact of alcohol on diet or health).		The facts about legal and illegal harmful substances and associated risks, including smoking, alcohol use and drug-taking.How to recognise early signs of physical illness, such as weight loss, or unexplained changes to the body.

About safe and unsafe exposure to the sun, and how to reduce the risk of sun damage, including skin cancer.

The importance of sufficient good quality sleep for good health and that a lack of sleep can affect weight, mood and ability to learn.

About dental health and the benefits of good oral hygiene and dental flossing, including regular check-ups at the dentist.

About personal hygiene and germs including bacteria, viruses, how they are spread and treated, and the importance of handwashing.

The facts and science relating to allergies, immunisation and vaccination.		How to make a clear and efficient call to emergency services if necessary.

Concepts of basic first-aid, for example dealing with common injuries, including head injuries.		Key facts about puberty and the changing adolescent body, particularly from age 9 through to age 11, including physical and emotional changes.

About menstrual wellbeing including the key facts about the menstrual cycle.

Impact

At Levendale Primary School, children will have the knowledge and skills to enable them to: