PSHE Curriculum

Higher Bebington Junior School
PSHE Curriculum

PSHE is a subject through which pupils develop the knowledge, skills, and attributes they need to keep themselves healthy and safe, and prepare for life and work in modern Britain. At Higher Bebington Junior School, we follow the Jigsaw scheme of work for PSHE, which complements our school ethos and is adapted to suit the needs of our pupils. The whole school engages in one theme at a time across all-year groups, with six themes over the course of a year. These are: Being Me In My World, Celebrating Difference, Dreams and Goals, Healthy Me, Relationships, and Changing Me. Learning comes in a range of forms: through whole-class teaching, group activities, individual tasks, assemblies, outside speakers, and cross-curricular lessons.

We recognise the importance of our children being valued, healthy and responsible members of our community and our PSHE curriculum provides many opportunities to support this.

In addition to this, PSHE lessons aim to develop children’s confidence, self-esteem, and ability to:

  • Promote the fundamental British Values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs

  • Embrace their abilities and make the most of them

  • Develop and maintain positive relationships with all members of our school and the wider community

  • Respect each other

  • Develop a healthy lifestyle

  • Become a positive member of the community

  • Make informed choices regarding personal and social issues and be responsible members of the school community.

At Higher Bebington Junior School we believe that effective Relationships and Sex Education is pivotal for our children to make well-informed decisions about their lives. Following a consultation with all stakeholders, RSE is delivered through the Christopher Winters Programme throughout the school as well as being integrated into the PSHE curriculum. Information is sent home to parents so that parents can support these discussions at home. Please see the RSE section on the website for more detailed information.

Teaching about the Protected Characteristics at Higher Bebington Junior School

The National Curriculum recognises how important it is for children to understand the world in which they live in. They want children to live alongside and show respect for a diverse range of people. A way in which schools can ensure they are providing children with the knowledge and skills to do this is through teaching about the protected characteristics.

The Equality Act became law in 2010. It covers everyone in Britain and protects people from discrimination, harassment and victimisation. Everyone in Britain is protected. This is because the Equality Act protects people against discrimination because of the protected characteristics that we all have. Under the Equality Act, there are nine Protected Characteristics:

The nine protected characteristics are:

  • Age

  • Disability

  • Gender reassignment

  • Marriage and civil partnership

  • Pregnancy and maternity

  • Race

  • Religion or belief

  • Sex

  • Sexual orientation

It is extremely important for us at Higher Bebington Junior School, that our children grow to be respectful, ambitious and empathetic pupils who respect the world in which they live in.  We ensure that these characteristics are woven through our curriculum so that children develop an age-appropriate knowledge and understanding of what they are. We do this through:

  • PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education) lessons using the Jigsaw programme

  • RSE (Relationships and Sex Education) lessons using the Christopher Winters programme

  • PE

  • Guided Reading

  • Whole school and class assemblies

  • Religious Education (RE)

  • Theme Days/Weeks/Months