PSHEE
PSHEE stands for Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education and forms the backbone of our teaching here at North Bradley, where we believe that:
“Education is not concerned only with equipping students with the knowledge and skills they need to earn a living. It must help our young people to use leisure time creatively; have respect for other people, other cultures and other beliefs; become good citizens; think things out for themselves; pursue a healthy lifestyle and, not least, value themselves and their achievements”. (Sir Ron Dearing 1993)
Our aim is to be a health promoting school through:
- ensuring a caring, stimulating, clean, safe and healthy environment;
- raising self-esteem through positive reinforcement of good behaviour, celebrating achievement, developing awareness of their own learning through the “4Rs” and valuing what children say and do;
- raising awareness of behaviour and encouraging self-awareness with respect to personal attitudes and feelings and to understand and respect others;
- developing an awareness of moral, cultural, economic and ethical dimensions;
- developing personal skills in assertiveness, communication and relationships;
- improving personal knowledge of e.g. the body and how it works, healthy eating, exercise, and the effects of helpful and harmful substances;
- providing children with opportunities to make good choices based on their understanding of the issues involved;
- reaching out to and involving families and the wider community.
PSHEE is taught within the teaching of all subjects as well as a discrete subject. Using Wiltshire’s “Learn 4 Life” scheme and SCARF as a starting point, areas covered include:
- Relationship and Sex Education, linked to RE and science, where we use Growing for Life as our main programme; (See RSE Policy for more details)
- Drugs education which is supported by a visit from the Life Bus;
- Friendships, supporting Anti – Bullying Week and including how we are all different and special;
- Healthy living and eating, linked to science and DT;
- Work and economic responsibility;
- Social and emotional literacy, using SEAL resources;
- Safety, working alongside Wiltshire Road Safety Services ;
- Global citizenship.
PSHEE is also present outside the curriculum, in the everyday ethos of the school. For example:
- ‘Helping Hands’
- School Council
- Assemblies
- School Clubs which have included First Aid, Cooking and Gardening
- Supporting charities
- Year Six monitors
- Eco- Council
- Trowbridge Youth Parliament
- ‘Huff and Puff’
We are currently holders of the Healthy Schools Bronze Award, which celebrates our success in PSHEE.