The PSHE Pledge

Our school commits to:

A PSHE curriculum that:

• covers all aspects of PSHE in every year group, in an age-appropriate way that builds over time, in complexity and understanding, and matches real-life experience.

• is preventative – anticipates and prevents, rather than reacting.

• enables pupils to acquire the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to manage their lives now and in the future.

• is available to parents/carers, as well as providing resources enabling families to have conversations at home.

Teaching in the classroom which recognises that PSHE is a skills-based subject, as well as knowledge-based, requiring dialogue and participation over the presentation of information. Our setting uses suitable teaching practices that involve:

• Dedicated learning time – discrete, timetabled lessons (ideally with consistent staff) – protected at all times of year, including exams

• Dialogue – ongoing discussion between teachers and learners

• Reflection

• Reasoning

• Working collectively on problems or to reach solutions – social, everyday commonsense, perspectives, overcoming misunderstanding

• Purposefulness and relevance to children and young people’s lives

• Openness - non-judgmental and supportive

Training staff to deliver PSHE, recognising that teaching PSHE requires specific knowledge, skills and resources (e.g. protected time, supervision). We give staff the opportunity to connect with others, including PSHE networks, seek guidance and expertise, and have access to the main sources of health information e.g. Hampshire Health in Education and HIAS. PSHE teachers are valued within their settings and by senior leaders.

A setting that has an ethos and culture that actively values PSHE and reflects the content of the lessons e.g. wellbeing, openness, inclusivity, relevance, empowerment, enjoyment, trauma-informed, respect and rights-based.