Bathampton Primary School
EverybodyBelongs ~ Aspires ~ Thrives
PSHE
At Bathampton Primary School, our Personal, Social, Health Education is a whole-school approach. Our PSHE programme underpins children’s development as people and aim’s to develop our pupil's curiosity and awe in the ever changing world around them. Using the Jigsaw Programme, Bathampton offers a comprehensive, carefully thought-through Scheme of Work which brings consistency and progression to our children’s learning in this vital curriculum area. Our children are taught the importance of kindness and respect, celebrating difference and exploring our British values.
We see PSHE as offering a unique opportunity for children to explore life's big questions in a safe, engaging and creative way. Our PSHE curriculum covers all areas of PSHE for the primary phase including statutory Relationships and Health Education. The table below gives the learning theme of each of the six Puzzles (units) and these are taught across the school; the learning deepens and broadens every year.
Term | Puzzle (Unit) | Content |
Autumn 1: | Being Me in My World | Includes understanding my own identity and how I fit well in the class, school and global community. Jigsaw Charter established. |
Autumn 2: | Celebrating Difference | Includes anti-bullying (cyber and homophobic bullying included) and understanding |
Spring 1: | Dreams and Goals | Includes goal-setting, aspirations, who do I want to become and what would I like to do for work and to contribute to society |
Spring 2: | Healthy Me | Includes drugs and alcohol education, self-esteem and confidence as well as healthy lifestyle choices, sleep, nutrition, rest and exercise |
Summer 1: | Relationships | Includes understanding friendship, family and other relationships, conflict resolution and communication skills, bereavement and loss |
Summer 2: | Changing Me | Includes Relationships and Sex Education in the context of coping positively with change |
At the beginning of each term a new theme is introduced through a whole school assembly.
At Bathampton Primary School, we to teach PSHE weekly. Lessons involve children working to respond to our big questions with creativity as they express their ideas and beliefs, teamwork as they work together to investigate and explore each unit. Children also learn the importance of resilience in all aspects of the curriculum to be the best they can be.