PSHE and RSHE

At Abbotsweld Primary Academy, we believe that Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE), including Relationships Education and age-appropriate Relationships and Sex Education (RSE), plays an important role in helping our children become healthy, happy, confident, independent and responsible members of society.

Our curriculum supports children to understand how they are developing personally, socially and emotionally, while equipping them with the knowledge, skills and understanding they need to navigate the opportunities and challenges of growing up.

It is at the heart of our school ethos. We are committed to ensuring that Abbotsweld is a happy, stimulating, inclusive and caring environment where every child feels valued, respected and safe. We have high expectations for behaviour, attitudes to learning and relationships, and these expectations are underpinned by the values and skills developed through our PSHE curriculum.

Our PSHE and RSHE Curriculum

Our Long Term Plan can be found here: RSHE | Abbotsweld Primary Academy

At Abbotsweld Primary Academy, we deliver our PSHE, Relationships Education and Health Education curriculum through myHappymind and myHappymind Plus.  These programmes are supplemented, where appropriate, by wider school activities, assemblies, safeguarding education and other curriculum opportunities.

Together, these programmes provide a progressive and age-appropriate approach to developing children's mental wellbeing, physical health, relationships, safety, financial awareness and understanding of the wider world.

Our curriculum enables children to:

  • develop positive mental health and emotional wellbeing;

  • understand how their brains and emotions work;

  • develop resilience, confidence and self-esteem;

  • recognise and manage their emotions;

  • build positive and respectful relationships;

  • understand families, friendships, diversity and inclusion;

  • recognise personal boundaries and understand consent;

  • know how to stay safe online and offline;

  • understand how to look after their physical health;

  • develop an understanding of healthy lifestyles, nutrition, sleep and hygiene;

  • learn about puberty and the changes associated with growing up;

  • develop age-appropriate knowledge of relationships and sex education;

  • understand personal safety, safeguarding and how to seek help;

  • develop financial awareness and economic wellbeing;

  • explore future aspirations, careers and opportunities; and

  • develop the knowledge and skills needed to become responsible members of society.

What are schools required to teach?

Schools are expected to provide a broad and balanced curriculum that supports pupils' wider development and prepares them for life beyond school. This includes promoting pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and supporting their understanding of fundamental British values.

Schools also have statutory duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education, and to comply with their responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010.

Through a progressive and age-appropriate curriculum, pupils develop the knowledge, skills and understanding they need to support their mental and physical wellbeing, build positive relationships, stay safe, make informed choices and prepare for life in modern Britain.

What is myHappymind?

We are proud to be part of the myHappymind Family.

myHappymind is a whole-school programme designed to support children's positive mental wellbeing. It helps children understand how their brains work and develops practical strategies that support resilience, confidence, self-esteem and emotional regulation.

The programme encourages children to understand themselves, recognise their emotions and develop strategies that can help them manage challenges and stressful situations.

myHappymind is taught progressively throughout the year through five core modules:

  • Meet Your Brain

  • Celebrate

  • Appreciate

  • Relate

  • Engage

These modules provide children with a foundation for understanding themselves and others and developing positive habits that support their wellbeing.

Further information about myHappymind can be found in the myHappymind Parent Information Document.

What is myHappymind Plus?

myHappymind Plus builds on the core myHappymind programme and provides additional curriculum content supporting Relationships Education, Health Education and the wider PSHE curriculum.

The programme is organised around three key content areas:

My Happy Body

Children learn how to look after their physical and mental wellbeing.

Topics include:

  • healthy lifestyles;

  • nutrition;

  • physical activity and exercise;

  • sleep;

  • hygiene;

  • emotional wellbeing;

  • personal safety;

  • first aid;

  • medicines and drug education;

  • puberty and body changes;

  • consent; and

  • age-appropriate Relationships and Sex Education.

 

My Happy Relationships

Children develop their understanding of positive, respectful and healthy relationships.

Topics include:

  • families;

  • friendships;

  • respect;

  • diversity and inclusion;

  • healthy relationships;

  • personal boundaries;

  • trust;

  • consent;

  • equality;

  • safeguarding; and

  • recognising when and how to seek help and support.

Children are encouraged to understand that healthy relationships are based on respect, communication, kindness, trust and appropriate boundaries.

My Happy World

Children develop the knowledge and skills they need to navigate the wider world safely and responsibly.

Topics include:

  • online safety;

  • digital wellbeing;

  • economic and financial wellbeing;

  • managing money;

  • future aspirations;

  • careers; and

  • opportunities available to them.

Children are supported to develop critical-thinking skills, understand how to stay safe online, recognise reliable information and make responsible choices.

 

Our Whole-School Approach

At Abbotsweld Primary Academy, PSHE is not limited to timetabled lessons. It is embedded throughout school life.

The knowledge, skills and values developed through PSHE are reinforced through:

  • school assemblies;

  • our behaviour and relationships approach;

  • safeguarding education;

  • online safety education;

  • pupil voice;

  • school responsibilities and leadership opportunities;

  • wider curriculum opportunities;

  • enrichment activities;

  • pastoral support;

  • discussions and reflection;

  • our school values; and

  • positive relationships between children and adults.

We recognise that children learn about relationships, health, wellbeing and responsibility through their everyday experiences as well as through formal lessons. All staff therefore have an important role in modelling positive relationships, respectful communication and healthy behaviours.

Our aim is that every child leaves Abbotsweld Primary Academy with the knowledge, confidence, skills and resilience they need to look after themselves, build positive relationships, stay safe and make responsible choices as they grow and develop.

 

A Support Guide for Parents for RSHE:

To access these materials just go to https://myhappymind.org/parent-resources to create your free account. You will need to enter your name, email, and authentication code.

Your authentication code is 141380

Or simply scan this QR code to sign up

Once you have created your account, you will receive an email with the next steps on downloading the app.

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