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Intent

At Weeth School we believe in the explicit and dedicated teaching of PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economics) to equip our children with the tools needed to navigate our ever-changing world. More so than ever, we understand the need for children to consider their wellbeing as well as develop their social skills. The recent, challenging times has tested and restricted the opportunities to practise our social skills and coupled with the increase of people suffering with ill mental health, we feel it is imperative to give this valuable subject the coverage and high profile within our curriculum that it is deserves and needs.

We have a strong emphasis on social and emotional learning which links directly to our 3 I’s (Inspire, Influence and Impact) and these lessons give our young people the skills and knowledge they need to flourish in school and beyond.

Broadly, our units can be classified into the following categories: health and wellbeing, living in the wider world, RSE (Relationships and Sex Education) and drugs awareness and relationships. Within these, children learn to recognise and address a range of emotions and feelings as well as gaining life skills that will enable them to become resilient, life-long learners and present themselves as all round good citizens.

Our PSHE offer complements the fundamental British Values. The learning objectives help to develop a willingness in children to engage in important moral questions – through reasoned and wide-ranging argument – to encourage genuine commitment to fundamental democratic values.

The skills and knowledge learned in PSHE lessons are transferable across the curriculum and we want our children to understand how to apply key skills and strategies in a range of different contexts.

We participate in a variety of focus days or weeks such as, Anti-Bullying Week, Mental Health Week, Road Safety Week and many more which enables us to focus on specific areas. These are celebrated in different ways e.g. Odd Sock Day, wearing yellow etc.