INTENT 

Through PSHE at The Cambridge Primary School, we intend to encourage the children to develop our school values: 

Respect

• for self – including recognising their own worth  

• for others - understanding and respecting our common humanity; diversity and differences so that they can go on to form the effective, fulfilling relationships that are an essential part of life and learning 

• for their environment – including their role in protecting the world they live in 

Responsibility  

• for their own actions and decisions, their family, friends, school and wider community  

• for their own learning 

Happiness  

• understanding the importance of positive relationships and physical health for mental wellbeing  

Honesty  

• reflecting honestly on their experiences and understanding how they are developing personally and socially 

• tackling many of the spiritual, moral, social and cultural issues that are part of growing up 

Excellence  

• understanding the importance of trying our hardest at everything we do  

Teamwork  

• working well with others and developing skills to form and maintain positive relationships 

 

IMPLEMENTATION 

At The Cambridge Primary School, we will implement: 

• Discrete weekly PSHE lessons to teach the PSHE knowledge and skills in a developmental and age-appropriate way. There will be hourly lessons across Key Stage 1 and 2. In Reception, the children take part in weekly structured PSED (Personal, Social and Emotional Development) lessons lasting 20 minutes however, PSED is embedded throughout the Early Years Framework. The aspects of PSED are Self-Regulation, Managing Self and Building Relationships.   

• A spiral PSHE and RSE curriculum that promotes the learning to deepen and broaden every year.  

• Class teachers delivering the weekly lessons to their own classes so the learning objectives are explored within a safe, comfortable atmosphere and in a relaxed relationship between teacher and pupil.  

• A programme matched to the pupils’ level of maturity. 

• Links across the entire curriculum to enhance and enrich all learning opportunities and embed the objectives of the PSHE and RSE programme of study.   

• Explicit links to the Computing curriculum, PE, RE and Science, which will complement their aims and enhance learning. 

• The sharing of rich texts within the curriculum and daily story time that illustrate, reinforce and enhance the key PSHE and RSE learning. 

• Feedback and celebrating ‘marvellous mistakes’ across the curriculum to enhance the development of resilience and self-esteem. 

• Whole staff awareness, so all staff understand the development of self-esteem and relationships does not just take place during PSHE and RSE lessons but through all aspects of school life including the playground. Staff understand they have a responsibility to implement this policy by promoting and modelling the values of the school at any time they interact with children and each other. 

• Opportunities to ‘live’ what is learnt and apply it to everyday situations, for example, assemblies, themed days and weeks, play and lunch time, through relationships child to child, adult to child and adult to adult across the school and the community. 

 

IMPACT 

At the Cambridge Primary School, we monitor the impact of this policy through: 

• Regular review by the SLT in conjunction with the subject lead and Governors. If changes are needed, members of staff, parents/carers and pupils will be consulted and any subsequent changes made clearly communicated 

• Weekly Safeguarding Meetings, reviewing record keeping, procedures and incidents 

• Pupil conferencing and surveys, ensuring pupils feel comfortable and confident when discussing all aspects of PSHE and RSE 

• Quality Assurance of the planning, teaching and learning of PSHE and RSE 

 

Fundamental British Values in PSHE

The KAPOW scheme of work maps how British Values are taught throughout the spiral curriculum.