PSHE
PSHE Intent
At Horley Infant School, the PSHE (Personal, Social, Health & Economic) curriculum is designed to provide our children with the knowledge, understanding, attitudes, values and skills they need in order to reach their potential as individuals and within our community. We encourage pupils to contribute fully to the life of their school and communities and to ensure our school values (pictured left) are “lived” and not just “laminated”. By doing this, they will learn to recognise their own worth, collaborate with others and become increasingly responsible for their own actions and learning. We want children to be able to reflect on their own experiences to understand how they are developing personally and socially.
We encourage and promote a culture where the children respect humanity, diversity and differences and that by doing so they can go on to form effective and fulfilling relationships that are an essential part of life and learning. It is also important to us that children develop the skills needed for learning, achieving, managing change and looking after their health.
How is PSHE taught at our school? (Implementation)
PSHE is delivered using The Story Project. The Story Project is a not-for-profit organisation that uses the magic of stories to improve children’s wellbeing and literacy. Each year group learns about PSHE through six popular and diverse children’s books, one per half term. The lessons are rooted in the very latest research and created by teachers, so we know that the education provided to our children is safe, impactful and of high quality.
Children learn about all kinds of different topics, for example bullying, online safety, emotions, physical health and lots more. Because these topics are taught using stories, it is much easier for children to understand and talk about how they feel. Learning is more memorable, engaging and fun because it takes place using books. You can find out more about The Story Project by using the link below.
Relationships & Sex Education (RSE)
We have a statutory duty to comply with the DFE’s Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education documentation. Within our curriculum offer, there are certain aspects of teaching that the children are required to learn about and this is part of our planned curriculum for all children. This is typically delivered through our PSHE lessons but may also feature in Snack Time discussions, Science lessons or themed days. There are some areas where parents have the right to withdraw their child from part/all of the learning. To try and make this easier to understand, we have explored statutory documentation, our school’s curriculum and also sought advice from Surrey County Council to ensure we are giving accurate information; this can be found in the “Curriculum Offer” document below.
Before making a decision around what elements of the curriculum you would like to withdraw your child from, we ask that parents read:
– the Department For Education (DfE) guide for parents about the statutory programme for Relationships & Sex Education
– the parent information about The Story Project scheme
– the school’s curriculum offer and which aspects you are able to withdraw from and which parts form part of our school’s curriculum
If you have looked through this information and would like to withdraw your child from part/all of an aspect of the school’s curriculum that you are able to, we ask that you complete the request to withdraw form. Please note, we will be alerted that you have requested to withdraw and someone from school may be in touch to understand your reasons in more detail.
DfE Information
Curriculum Offer
Request to Withdraw
Mindworks Surrey
PSHE Association
The Story Project
Philosophy 4 Children
Healthy Schools
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If you would like paper copies for any of the information on our website, please contact the school office
