PSHE and Relationships Education (PSHRE)

At Hayesdown First School PSHRE (Personal, Social Health and Relationships Education) should be fully inclusive to every child. We aim to create a happy, purposeful and supportive environment where children are enabled to become successful learners, develop their full potential and achieve the highest educational standards they can.

We believe a collaborative culture is fundamental in enabling children to develop personally and emotionally, and as young citizens. Children grow up in a complex and ever changing world and are exposed to an increasing range of influences. As a school we aim to build on and complement the learning that has already started at home to provide the knowledge, skills and vocabulary that children need to lead healthy, fulfilling and meaningful lives, both now and in the future. PSHRE education also makes a significant contribution to pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development, their behaviour and safety, and to their emotional wellbeing.

The aims of teaching PSHRE in our school are:

• To explore the core themes of Belonging, Relationships and Lifestyles and provide opportunities to turn that into personal understanding.
• To develop an understanding of themselves along with empathy for others and the ability to work collaboratively.
• To clarify and if necessary challenge, their own and others’ values, attitudes, beliefs, rights and responsibilities.
• To develop the skills and strategies they need in order to live healthy, safe, fulfilling, responsible and balanced lives.

Personal, Social, Health and Education (PSHE) underpins our school’s ethos in the following ways:

Our Relationships and sex education policy was developed in consultations with pupils, parents, staff and governors. It is available on the polices page  HFS Relationships_and_sex_education_policy July 2020