Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education is a school subject through which pupils develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to manage their lives, now and in the future

These skills and attributes help pupils to stay healthy, safe and prepare them for life and work

in modern Britain. When taught well, PSHE education helps pupils to achieve their academic

potential, and leave school equipped with skills they will need throughout later life.

The Government’s statutory safeguarding guidance for schools: Keeping children safe in

education; statutory guidance for schools and colleges (May 2016) states that:

‘Governing bodies and proprietors should ensure children are taught about safeguarding,

including online, through teaching and learning opportunities, as part of providing a broad and

balanced curriculum. This may include covering relevant issues through personal, social, health

and economic education (PSHE), through sex and relationship education (SRE).’

There are resources that are available to parents regarding sex and changes within the body. Please speak to Mrs Begum if you would like to borrow these.

The National Curriculum (September, 2014) states that all schools:

• must provide a curriculum that is broadly based and balanced and which meets the needs of all pupils

• promote the spiritual, moral, social, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at

the school and society, and prepare pupils at the school for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life

• should make provision for personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) drawing on good practice.

Policies

The PSHE curriculum should be referred to in the school policies for teaching and learning, safeguarding and child protection, behaviour and anti-bullying, online safety, drugs, sex and relationship education, whole school food and physical activity.