PSHE / RSE

PSHE/ RSHE at St Gerard's

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Here at St Gerard's the PSHE provision supports the school’s aims of developing confident citizens and successful learners who are creative, resourceful and able to identify and solve problems. PSHE is at the centre of our learning and embedded throughout our curriculum during whole school, class activities and events. There is also a large link between the PSHE programme and religious education and we deliver a considerable amount through prayer and liturgy, assemblies and RE lessons.

RSHE

Our School’s mission embraces the spiritual, physical, intellectual, emotional, moral and social development of children and young people. Through an agreed approach to Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) using the Archdiocesan recommended resource ‘Journey In Love’, we believe that we can promote the development of the whole child, so that children can grow in virtue, wisdom and stature, understanding both the emotional, social and physical aspects of growing spiritually, as well as moral aspects of relationships within a context of a Christian vision for the purpose of life.

The other aspects of the statutory curriculum intent will be met by Scarf Coram Life Education, alongside a programme of No Outsiders books that explore equality and family. As part of our commitment, we will hold a meeting annually for parents and carers of children across the school to discuss the programme. As parents, you have the right to withdraw your child from this aspect of the curriculum however, this is not to be confused with curriculum Science which is statutory.

PSHE (Including RSHE)

We currently use the curriculum framework from Coram life, called SCARF. This provides the framework for a whole-school approach to improving children’s wellbeing and progress, based on five values:

Safety

Caring

Achievement

Resilience

Friendship

SCARF provides a whole-school teaching framework centred on the ‘Growth Mindset’ approach – promoting positive behaviour, mental health, wellbeing, resilience and achievement. The SCARF values are brought to life through stories of Harold the giraffe and his friends, songs, films, and thought-provoking and fun activities. As children get older, while they still cherish Harold, themes about wellbeing and relationships are explored in greater depth and resources are tailored to their age group.

SCARF provides a strong foundation for children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural education and development, it is at the heart of the SCARF curriculum. SCARF provides a robust framework for promoting a positive ethos and values cross the school community, contributing significantly to British Values education, both explicitly and implicitly.

The focus across the three themes of:

* Health and Wellbeing
* Relationships
* Living in the Wider World

These themes help foster and develop children’s responsibility for their own actions; respect for the actions and beliefs of others; an understanding of how each individual is protected by the rule of law; and how everyone can make a positive contribution to society through the democratic process.

Throughout the course of the year the PHSE curriculum is enhanced through participation in whole school awareness days/weeks, e.g. Anti-Bullying Week, Children’s Mental Health Week etc.

No Outsiders

No Outsiders is the programme we use to enhance our PSHE teaching. This scheme of work is mapped throughout the curriculum for the the whole school. No Outsiders address different social issues and to help celebrate diversity. It uses quality texts which highlight various subjects and allows children to ask relevant and meaningful questions about the world in which they live in.Thus, allowing the social and emotional development of pupils is embedded throughout the entire school’s curriculum and culture. The school has a powerful combination of a planned thematic PSHE program, built around a spiral curriculum of recurring themes.As

to give pupils the knowledge and develop the self-esteem, confidence and self-awareness to
make informed choices and decisions
to encourage and support the development of social skills and social awareness;
to enable pupils to make sense of their own personal and social experiences;
to promote responsible attitudes towards the maintenance of good physical and mental health,
supported by a safe and healthy lifestyle;
to enable effective interpersonal relationships and develop a caring attitude towards others;
to encourage a caring attitude towards and responsibility for the environment;
to help our pupils understand and manage their feelings; to build resilience and be independent,
curious problem solvers
to understand how society works and the laws, rights and responsibilities involved.