Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE) and Relationship, Sex and Health Education (RSHE)

Preparing Children for Life

At Queen's Manor Primary School, we believe that education is about far more than academic achievement. We want every child to leave our school equipped with the knowledge, skills, values and confidence needed to thrive in modern Britain and beyond.

Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE) plays a vital role in helping children understand themselves, build healthy relationships, make informed choices and contribute positively to society. Through PSHE, children learn how to stay safe, look after their physical and mental wellbeing, develop resilience and become respectful, responsible members of their community.

Our PSHE curriculum includes statutory Relationships Education and Health Education, alongside learning about emotional wellbeing, citizenship, online safety, economic understanding and personal responsibility.

Our Aim

Our PSHE curriculum aims to help every child:

• Develop self-awareness, confidence and emotional resilience.
• Build positive, respectful and healthy relationships.
• Understand how to keep themselves safe, both online and offline.
• Make informed decisions about their physical and mental wellbeing.
• Appreciate diversity and treat others with kindness and respect.
• Understand their rights, responsibilities and role within society.
• Develop aspirations and the confidence to pursue their goals.
• Prepare successfully for the next stage of their education and future life.

Why We Teach PSHE

Children today are growing up in an increasingly complex world. They face opportunities and challenges that previous generations could never have imagined. As a school, we believe it is our responsibility to help children navigate these challenges successfully.

PSHE provides children with the knowledge they need, but equally importantly, it develops the skills and attitudes that enable them to apply that knowledge wisely. We teach children how to recognise and manage emotions, resolve conflict respectfully, make safe choices, seek help when they need it and understand the importance of healthy relationships.

Effective PSHE is also an important part of our safeguarding curriculum. It helps children understand personal safety, identify risks, recognise concerns and know where to turn for support.

Our Curriculum

We use the Jigsaw PSHE programme to provide a carefully sequenced curriculum from Early Years through to Year 6. Learning builds progressively over time so that children revisit important concepts and develop a deeper understanding as they mature.

Each year group studies six themes:

Being Me in My World

Children develop their understanding of identity, belonging, rights, responsibilities and their role within the school and wider community. 

Celebrating Difference

Children learn about diversity, inclusion, respect, equality and challenging prejudice and stereotypes. 

Dreams and Goals

Children learn about aspirations, resilience, perseverance, goal-setting and overcoming challenges. 

Healthy Me

Children develop their understanding of physical health, emotional wellbeing, healthy lifestyles, personal safety and making positive choices. 

Relationships

Children learn about families, friendships, respect, communication, conflict resolution and healthy relationships. 

Changing Me

Children learn about growth, change, puberty, transition and human development in an age-appropriate way. 

The progression of knowledge across the curriculum can be seen in our PSHE overview, which can be found below and an overview document which shows how our school meets statutory requirements can also be found below:

Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE)

Relationships Education and Health Education are statutory parts of the primary curriculum. These subjects help children understand healthy relationships, personal safety, physical health, mental wellbeing and growing up.

In Years 5 and 6, children also receive age-appropriate sex education, helping them understand human reproduction before they move to secondary school. This teaching is delivered sensitively, factually and in a manner appropriate to children's age and stage of development.

Further information can be found in our PSHE and RSHE Policy.

Beyond the Classroom

PSHE is not confined to a weekly lesson. The values and behaviours we teach are woven throughout daily school life.

Children regularly practise the skills they learn through assemblies, classroom discussions, playtimes, pupil leadership opportunities, educational visits and wider school experiences. We actively promote kindness, integrity, responsibility, emotional literacy, resilience and respect through every aspect of school life. 

Working in Partnership with Families

We recognise that parents and carers are children's first and most important educators. We are committed to working closely with families so that school and home can support one another.

Parents can support learning by:

• Talking regularly with their child about friendships, feelings and wellbeing.
• Encouraging respectful behaviour and positive relationships.
• Discussing online safety and digital responsibility.
• Reviewing curriculum information shared by the school.
• Exploring the resources linked below to support conversations at home.

Supporting Learning at Home

To help parents feel informed and confident in supporting their child, we have provided:

• Our PSHE and RSHE Policy (linked above)
• Curriculum overviews (linked above)
• Knowledge organisers
• Parent and Carer Jigsaw Guide
• Useful external resources and signposting

These materials explain what children learn at each stage and provide ideas for continuing conversations at home.

Below you can find the knowledge organiser to support each unit learning. These are mapped by age and once you find your child’s age you will be able to see on the first page – what your child will learn, the vocabulary they will use as well as the social skills. On the second page you  will see how you can support your child are home. These documents also signpost you to wider resources you can use to support your child. 

Parent Feedback and Consultation

We believe that parental voice is important in shaping and continually improving our PSHE provision. We welcome feedback from families and use this feedback when reviewing our curriculum and policy.

Please use our ongoing consultation form below to share your views, suggestions and feedback:

Parents are also welcome to contact the school at any time if they have questions or would like to discuss any aspect of the curriculum.