PSHE
Introduction
PSHE is a core part of The Pilgrim curriculum as it enables pupils to build knowledge, understanding and skills to lead healthy and safe balanced lives. Pupils learn to manage their own mental and physical health and well-being, how to enjoy safe, responsible and healthy relationships and how to stay safe both in the real world and online. Sign-posting – learning how and where to go for further information, advice and support - is embedded in each part of the programme. PSHE encourages pupils to be enterprising, independent and confident in managing their lives now and in the future. PSHE equips pupils to make effective transitions, positive learning and career choices and achieve economic well-being. It encourages pupils to reflect on and clarify their own values and attitudes and explore the complex and conflicting values they may encounter in life.
At The Pilgrim School PSHE is the umbrella for the study of health and wellbeing education, relationships and sex education, economic wellbeing education and careers. PSHE embodies the concepts of Hope psychology and supports the teaching of British Values.
PSHE and Hope
PSHE contributes to personal development by helping pupils to build confidence, resilience and self-esteem (sisu). PSHE encourages learners to manage risk, make informed choices and understand what influences their decisions. It enables learners to recognise, accept and shape their identities, manage emotions and understand themselves (eunoia). It fosters the skills needed to empathise, communicate and work with others (storge). It encourages belief in the ability to succeed and thrive as individuals, family members and members of society (ubuntu).
The PSHE programme intends to put ex-Pilgrim pupils at the centre of their Hope curriculum with their stories of experience, resilience and achievements. The programme promotes the ‘everyday’ and ‘unsung’ heroes who come into school to talk about over-coming adversity such as representatives from BLESMA and We Are With You.
Pupils will also be given opportunities to reflect on messages relayed by The Pilgrim School’s Hopeful Heroes, for example David Attenborough, when considering the importance of the natural world for health and well-being and the need to conserve and treat it with respect. Pupils may look at how they can improve their mental and social well-being by volunteering on a project to do this or how getting out in the natural environment can improve their physical and mental health. Pupils will look at how Marcus Rashford uses his platform to campaign and lobby Government for improvements in mental health, nutrition and physical wellbeing among young people. Pupils will refer to Malala Yousafzai as an example of how to speak up for the vulnerable, unheard and unsupported against prejudice, invisibility and violence. Pupils will refer to heroes within topics such as Esther Rantzen’s work with Childline, the priest turned active activist Chad Varah’s work with The Samaritans, Joe Wicks - nutrition and exercise guru, Levi Roots as an example of how you can turn your life around from a life of crime and Eminem from a life of addiction.
PSHE and British Values
PSHE embodies the concept of British values in practice. Pupils demonstrate democracy, tolerance and respect when discussing the varied range of topics and issues incorporated into the programme and when planning and collaborating with others on tasks. Pupils learn about the need for rules and laws for managing areas of health and relationships such as consent, abortion, drugs, alcohol, knife and gang crime, exploitation, stalking, harassment, domestic violence, and activities online. Pupils learn about the need for tolerance, respect and personal liberty when living with others in a modern diverse society.
Goal
From the beginning of key stage 1 to the end of key stage 4 and beyond pupils learn how to accept responsibility for building and managing healthy, balanced, safe and productive lives with positive and fulfilling relationships.
There are no examinations in PSHE but at key stage 3 pupils’ progress and achievement, knowledge and understanding is measured and reported against the mastery statements of ‘emerging’, ‘developing’, ‘securing’, ‘mastering’ and at 4 against ‘working towards PSHE National Outcomes (-=+)’, ‘meeting PSHE National Outcomes (-=+)‘ and ‘exceeding PSHE National Outcomes (-=+).
Example Schema
Pathways
Key Stage 1 and 2
In key stage 1 and 2 pupils complete work and topics set by their mainstream school. If this is not available, they study the following Pilgrim topics:
- My family, a range of families and relationships, marriage, caring for each other, friendships, life stages
- The importance and characteristics of friendships and recognising who is a friend
- Respectful and online relationships, safe relationships
- The importance of work and community
- Looking after pets and wild animals, people and organisations that look after animals how local habitats can be ruined and improved, organising an activity to raise money for a local wild-life charity, creating a wild-life friendly area in my garden or local community
- Budgeting and saving
- Setting personal targets at home and school, helping someone in my family or local community
- Growing and changing
- Keeping healthy
Key Stage 3
At key stage 3 pupils study the following topics in a three-year rolling programme or as needed to meet individual and group needs:-
- Health, hygiene, and puberty
- Keeping healthy
- Contraception and sexual health
- Balanced lifestyles
- Healthy eating
- Being physically active
- Sleep
- Mental health and mental wellbeing
- Drug education
- Personal safety
- Gambling and gaming
- Peer Influences and pressures, gang and knife crime, county lines and prevent
- Relationships, sexuality, and diversity
- Friendships and relationships
- Families and long-term relationships
- Consent
- Consent, relationships, and the media
- Resilience and unhealthy relationships
- Bullying and harassment
- CEOPS, Online safety and relationships
- The world of work
- Lifelong learning and career pathways
- Developing transferable skills
- Future planning, developing skills and aspirations
- Money management
- Social and moral uses of money
Key Stage 4
At key stage 4 pupils study the following topics as a two-year programme or as needed by individuals and groups:-
- Healthy lifestyles
- Managing own health and wellbeing
- Contraception, emergency contraception and sexual health
- Mental health and emotional wellbeing
- Idealised body images
- Personal safety
- Managing risks with alcohol and substance abuse
- Fertility and pregnancy
- Parenting
- Abortion
- Healthy relationships
- Consent
- Types of intimate relationships and managing intimate relationships
- Seeking support with controlling and abusive relationships
- Online relationships
- Safety online
- Careers and pathways
- Preparing for work
- Submitting applications and preparing for interview
Agency
An interest in PSHE can lead on to a range of courses, apprenticeships, and careers, for example in:
- Health and social care
- Counselling
- Education
- Advice and support
- Public health and safety
- Medical services
- NHS and community services
- Sexual health
- Social services and support services
- Careers advice and support services
- Fitness and leisure