PSHE
At Lindsworth School, we teach Personal, Social and Health Education as a whole-school approach to underpin students’ development as people and because we believe that this also supports their learning capacity.
The curriculum is delivered through Jigsaw, the mindful approach to PSHE. This provides a programme which offers us a comprehensive, carefully thought-through Scheme of Work bringing consistency and progression to our students’ learning in this vital curriculum area.
PSHE also supports the “Personal Development” and “Behaviour and Attitude” aspects required under the Ofsted Inspection Framework, as well as significantly contributing to the school’s Safeguarding and Equality Duties, the Government’s British Values agenda and the SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social, and Cultural) development opportunities provided for our young people.
Statutory RSE and Health Education
Here, at Lindsworth School we value PSHE as a way to support students’ development as human beings, to enable them to understand and respect who they are, to empower them with a voice and to equip them for life and learning.
We include the statutory Relationships, Sex and Health Education within our whole-school PSHE Programme.
To ensure progression and a spiral curriculum, we use Jigsaw, the mindful approach to PSHE, as our chosen teaching and learning programme and tailor it to our students’ needs. The mapping document, ‘Jigsaw 11-16 and statutory RSE and Health Education’, shows exactly how Jigsaw and , therefore, our school, meets the statutory RSE and Health Education requirements.
This programme’s complimentary update policy ensures we are always using the most up-to-date teaching materials and that our teachers are well-supported.
The Jigsaw Programme is aligned to the PSHE Association Programmes of Study for PSHE and aligned to the definitions of Relationships and Sex Education offered by the Sex Education Forum (National Children’s Bureau, April 2020).
What do we teach?
Whole-school approach
The Jigsaw Programme covers all areas of PSHE for the secondary phase including statutory RSE and Health Education. The table below gives the learning theme of each of the six Puzzles (units) and these are taught across the school; the learning deepens and broadens every year.
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Term |
Puzzle (Unit) |
Content |
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Autumn 1: |
Being Me in My World |
Includes understanding my own identity and how I fit well in the class, school and global community. Jigsaw Charter established. |
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Autumn 2: |
Celebrating Difference |
Includes anti-bullying (cyber and homophobic bullying included) and understanding difference, Equality Act |
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Spring 1: |
Dreams and Goals |
Includes goal-setting, aspirations, who do I want to become and what would I like to do for work and to contribute to society |
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Spring 2: |
Healthy Me |
Includes drugs and alcohol education, self-esteem and confidence as well as healthy lifestyle choices, sleep, nutrition, rest and exercise |
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Summer 1: |
Relationships |
Includes understanding friendship, family, intimate relationships and other relationships, conflict resolution and communication skills, bereavement and loss |
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Summer 2: |
Changing Me |
Includes Relationships and Sex Education in the context of coping positively with change |
Other Areas of the Curriculum
In addition to PSHE lessons pupils will cover a number of topics through other subject areas. For example PE lessons will cover a number of topics related to healthy lifestyles and ICT lessons will cover E-Safety.
There is also a Diversity and Inclusion group within the school and weekly form time activities linked to important events and people. Links to Diversity and Inclusion are also mapped across the curriculum and highlighted in midterm plans / SOW.
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PSHE
At Lindsworth School, we teach Personal, Social and Health Education as a whole-school approach to underpin students’ development as people and because we believe that this also supports their learning capacity.
The curriculum is delivered through Jigsaw, the mindful approach to PSHE. This provides a programme which offers us a comprehensive, carefully thought-through Scheme of Work bringing consistency and progression to our students’ learning in this vital curriculum area.
PSHE also supports the “Personal Development” and “Behaviour and Attitude” aspects required under the Ofsted Inspection Framework, as well as significantly contributing to the school’s Safeguarding and Equality Duties, the Government’s British Values agenda and the SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social, and Cultural) development opportunities provided for our young people.
Statutory RSE and Health Education
Here, at Lindsworth School we value PSHE as a way to support students’ development as human beings, to enable them to understand and respect who they are, to empower them with a voice and to equip them for life and learning.
We include the statutory Relationships, Sex and Health Education within our whole-school PSHE Programme.
To ensure progression and a spiral curriculum, we use Jigsaw, the mindful approach to PSHE, as our chosen teaching and learning programme and tailor it to our students’ needs. The mapping document, ‘Jigsaw 11-16 and statutory RSE and Health Education’, shows exactly how Jigsaw and , therefore, our school, meets the statutory RSE and Health Education requirements.
This programme’s complimentary update policy ensures we are always using the most up-to-date teaching materials and that our teachers are well-supported.
The Jigsaw Programme is aligned to the PSHE Association Programmes of Study for PSHE and aligned to the definitions of Relationships and Sex Education offered by the Sex Education Forum (National Children’s Bureau, April 2020).
What do we teach?
Whole-school approach
The Jigsaw Programme covers all areas of PSHE for the secondary phase including statutory RSE and Health Education. The table below gives the learning theme of each of the six Puzzles (units) and these are taught across the school; the learning deepens and broadens every year.
|
Term |
Puzzle (Unit) |
Content |
|
Autumn 1: |
Being Me in My World |
Includes understanding my own identity and how I fit well in the class, school and global community. Jigsaw Charter established. |
|
Autumn 2: |
Celebrating Difference |
Includes anti-bullying (cyber and homophobic bullying included) and understanding difference, Equality Act |
|
Spring 1: |
Dreams and Goals |
Includes goal-setting, aspirations, who do I want to become and what would I like to do for work and to contribute to society |
|
Spring 2: |
Healthy Me |
Includes drugs and alcohol education, self-esteem and confidence as well as healthy lifestyle choices, sleep, nutrition, rest and exercise |
|
Summer 1: |
Relationships |
Includes understanding friendship, family, intimate relationships and other relationships, conflict resolution and communication skills, bereavement and loss |
|
Summer 2: |
Changing Me |
Includes Relationships and Sex Education in the context of coping positively with change |
Other Areas of the Curriculum
In addition to PSHE lessons pupils will cover a number of topics through other subject areas. For example PE lessons will cover a number of topics related to healthy lifestyles and ICT lessons will cover E-Safety.
There is also a Diversity and Inclusion group within the school and weekly form time activities linked to important events and people. Links to Diversity and Inclusion are also mapped across the curriculum and highlighted in midterm plans / SOW.
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