Introduction

At St Mary and St Margaret’s CE (Aided) Primary School we pride ourselves on promoting a caring, supportive and compassionate environment.  Our PSHE curriculum aims to enable staff, governors and children to do so by providing guidelines and support to ensure we deliver the best Personal, Social, Health, Relationships and Sex Education of our capabilities.  Staff have the skills and tools to support children in their journey through school and their personal development.

At St Mary and St Margaret’s CE (Aided) Primary School  we choose to deliver Personal, Social, Health Education using Jigsaw, the whole school, mindful approach to PSHE.  Using Jigsaw establishes consistency to give teachers and learners high quality lessons that nurture children to become confident and successful, increasing their capacity to learn and preparing them for the challenges of the modern world.  Jigsaw provides children with opportunities to develop their emotional intelligence and life skills.

Aims

To provide pupils with the knowledge, understanding, attitudes, values and skills they need in order to reach their potential as individuals and within the community.

Pupils are encouraged to take part in a wide range of activities and experiences across and beyond the curriculum, contributing fully to the life of our school and community. In doing so they learn to recognise their own worth, work well with others and become increasingly responsible for their own learning. They reflect on their experiences and understand how they are developing personally and socially, tackling many of the spiritual, moral, social and cultural issues that are part of growing up.

Children will learn to understand and respect our common humanity, diversity and differences so that they can go on to form the effective, fulfilling relationships that are an essential part of life and learning.

Objectives/Pupil learning intentions

Jigsaw PSHE will support the development of the skills, attitudes, values and behaviour, which enable pupils to:

• Have a sense of purpose
• Value self and others
• Form relationships
• Make and act on informed decisions
• Communicate effectively
• Work with others
• Respond to challenge
• Be an active partner in their own learning
• Be active citizens within the local community
• Explore issues related to living in a democratic society
• Become healthy and fulfilled individuals

Jigsaw Content

Jigsaw covers all areas of PSHE for the primary phase, as the table below shows: