PSHE
St Cyprians Greek Orthodox Primary Academy – PSHE Curriculum Intent
Intent
How we have planned our RSE & PSHE curriculum
Our intention is that when children leave St Cyprians, they will do so with the knowledge, understanding and emotions to be able to play an active, positive and successful role in today’s diverse society. We want our children to have high aspirations, a belief in themselves and realise that anything is possible if they put their mind to it. In an ever–changing world, it is important that they are aware, to an appropriate level, of different factors which will affect their world and that they learn how to deal with these so that they have good mental health and well-being.
At St Cyprians, we follow Kapow Primary planning. We have chosen this scheme because it develops learning and results in the acquisition of knowledge and skills which will enable children to access the wider curriculum and prepare them to be a global citizen now and in their future roles within a global community. It promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils, preparing them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences for later life. Our Relationships and Sex Education enables our children to learn how to be safe and to understand and develop healthy relationships both now and in their future lives.
The scheme of work covers the Relationships and Health Education statutory guidance (as set be the DfE,) including the non-statutory sex education. The learning through the scheme covers wider PSHE learning, in line with the requirement of the National curriculum (2014) and promotes the four fundamental British values which reflect life in modern Britain. These values include: democracy; rule of law; respect and tolerance and individual liberty. Quality PSHE and RSE teaching is an important element in carrying out our duty of care with regards to safeguarding. We ensure the children are taught about safeguarding, including online safety.
Implementation
How we teach our RSE & PSHE curriculum
The Kapow Primary Scheme is a whole school approach that consists of five areas of learning:
- Families and relationships
- Health and wellbeing
- Safety and the changing body
- Citizenship
- Economic wellbeing
Each area is revisited every year to allow children to build on prior learning. The lessons also
provide a progressive programme.
The lessons are based upon the statutory requirements for Relationships and Health
education and beyond. They refer to the PSHE Association’s Programme of study which is
recommended by the DFE.
Sex education has been included in line with the DFE recommendations and is covered in
Year 6 of our scheme.
The scheme supports the requirements of the Equality Act through direct teaching, for
example learning about different families, the negative effect of stereotypes and celebrating
differences, in addition to the inclusion of diverse teaching resources throughout the lessons.
A range of teaching and learning activities are used and are based on good practice in
teaching RSE/PSHE education to ensure all children can access learning and make progress.
Many lessons, stories, scenarios and video clips provide the opportunity for children to engage in real life and current topics in a safe and structured ways. Role-play activities are also included to help children play out scenarios that they might find themselves in.
Impact
The difference we aim to make for our children
Each lesson within Kapow Primary’s scheme features assessment guidance, helping teachers to identify whether pupils have met, exceeded, or failed to meet the desired learning intentions for the lesson.
By the time our children leave St Cyprians Primary Academy they will:
- be able to approach a range of real-life situations and apply their skills and attributes to help navigate themselves through modern life
- be on their way to becoming healthy, respectful, socially and morally responsible, active members of society
- recognise and apply the British Values of Democracy, Tolerance, Mutual respect, Rule of law and Liberty
- be able to understand and manage their emotions
- be able to look after their mental health and well-being
- be able to develop positive, healthy relationship with their peers both now and in the future
- understand the physical aspects involved in RHSE at an age-appropriate level
- have respect for themselves and others.
- have a positive self esteem