PSHCE (Personal, Social, Health, Citizenship, Education)

Quality of Education

Curriculum

At Elms Bank School, Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE & RSE) help to give students the knowledge, skills and understanding they need to lead confident, healthy, independent lives and to become informed, active, responsible citizens.  Students are encouraged to take part in a wide range of activities and experiences across and beyond the curriculum, contributing fully to the life of their school and communities. 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, confronting many of the spiritual, moral, social and cultural issues that are part of growing up.  Students also find out about the main political and social institutions that affect their lives and about their responsibilities, rights and duties as individuals and members of communities.  They 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.

Explore Pathway: Students study PSHE (RSE) for one lesson each week, covering a broad and balanced curriculum. Students’ progress sequentially, allowing them to develop a greater depth and understanding, to embed and promote positive student well-being, confidence, independent skills equipping them throughout the curriculum. The curriculum follows the Governments Statutory guidelines and is implemented taking into consideration the understanding and development of our students. Topics are discussed in a sensitive and meaningful manner ensuring a safe and supportive learning environment.

SMSC is woven into every element of our practice and our school ethos, which broadens pupils’ horizons through a range of spiritual, moral, social and cultural opportunities. SMSC is ‘at the heart’ of the school development and requires pupils’ to think about the kind of people they aspire to be, the kind of world we aspire to create and the kind of education we aspire to provide.

Extra-Curricular Opportunities: Students are encouraged to have a voice and be active members within their community. Students represent the school in various events, those being, the Holocaust Memorial, PSHE workshops, Peer representation in SEND within mainstream environments. 

CEIAG: Throughout the curriculum students learn about independence, skills required for employability, and financial capabilities supporting their journey into adulthood. 

Wellbeing: The PSHE department supports the development of positive learners. This is demonstrated through using the marking and feedback policy, supporting students to aspire to achieve and respond positively to regular praise, use of stickers and stamps, pathway champions and postcards. PSHE is promoted through wellbeing times and pupils are encouraged to participate in discussions and opportunities to express their opinion and views whilst respecting others.

Values: The PSHE department supports the development of positive learners. This is demonstrated through using the marking and feedback policy, supporting students to aspire to achieve and respond positively to regular praise, use of stickers and stamps, pathway champions and postcards. Students explore questions of identity and how we value our own identify and the uniqueness of other people.