Wimborne First School & Nursery

PSHE Curriculum

Intent:

Personal & Social Development

As a school, we recognise the importance of supporting the development of the whole child. Alongside each child’s academic development, the nurturing of their personal and social skills are crucial aspects of each child’s learning. At Wimborne First School & Nursery, we aim to support children to become confident individuals, who are aware of their emotions and recognise their own self-worth, whilst building positive relationships and friendships. Emotional health and well-being are supported through a combination of the school’s ethos, curriculum and teaching approaches, which seek to nurture children as individuals and to develop their self-esteem.

Our school values in PSHE:

• We are Nurturing

We respect and care for ourselves and others, showing kindness and understanding so that everyone can thrive as healthy and confident individuals. 

• We are Aspirational

We encourage our children to remain curious and are in awe of the wonders of the world around them. We build resilience through having hope and aspirations and responding to challenges. 

• We are Responsible

We value living in a democratic society, showing unity by upholding British Values and building positive, respectful relationships with those around us.

Implementation:

Delivery of the Curriculum

Our programme for PSHE is delivered principally via the Jigsaw Scheme of Work. Jigsaw, the mindful approach to PSHE, is a progressive and spiral scheme of learning. In planning the lessons, Jigsaw PSHE ensures that learning from previous years is revisited and extended, adding new concepts, knowledge and skills, year on year as appropriate.

Jigsaw holds children at its heart, and its cohesive vision helps children understand and value how they fit into and contribute to the world. With strong emphasis on emotional literacy, building resilience and nurturing mental and physical health, Jigsaw properly equips schools to deliver engaging and relevant PSHE within a whole-school approach. Jigsaw lessons also include mindfulness allowing children to advance their emotional awareness, concentration, focus and self-regulation.

Aspects of PSHE are also covered within other subject teaching and in special days and events throughout the year. In Reception Year, the same Jigsaw themes are taught each year using the Foundation Jigsaw Scheme of Work. The Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum also enables Personal, Social and Emotional Development to be integrated into all areas of learning. Whole school assemblies at various times during the year link to, and develop, key aspects of PSHE. These assemblies are also closely linked to our Rights Respecting Charter.

Our curriculum overview map, found below, draws out the spiral knowledge and skills progression within all six Puzzles (units of work) including the key vocabulary used in each year group; explicit links to the DfE statutory Relationships and Health Education outcomes have been made in each Puzzle. 

Safety Curriculum 

Intent:

"We expect schools to use their PSHE education programme to equip pupils with a sound understanding of risk and with the knowledge and skills necessary to make safe and informed decisions." - DfE (2021)

At Wimborne First School & Nursery, our safety education equips children with the knowledge, skills, and understanding they need to stay safe both in and beyond school. While our school provides a secure environment, our focus is on preparing pupils for the wider world.

Promoting pupil safety and fundamental British values is central to our work. Through our broad and inclusive curriculum, pupils explore diversity, develop personal and social skills, and learn how to keep themselves and others safe. Our dedicated Safety Curriculum ensures that when the children leave us at the end of Year 4, they are fully equipped to deal with a range of situations safely. It addresses all areas of safeguarding, with content tailored to pupils’ ages and individual needs. By providing space for discussion and reflection, we encourage children to think critically about safety, wellbeing, and personal responsibility.  

At Wimborne First School & Nursery, we have key threads that run through and across year groups. These will continually be revisited and explored across the academic journey of a child at WFSN. Each aspect is revisited and built on in each year group meaning that the curriculum content increases in range, depth and complexity as pupils move through the school.

Implementation:

There are numerous opportunities across our school curriculum to explore important safety topics. Safety and risk education are integrated into several statutory subjects, such as science, computing, design and technology, and physical education. In addition to this, dedicated safety lessons are regularly planned and sequenced to ensure that children build upon their existing knowledge each year. The progression of our safety curriculum is shown below, where vocabulary and knowledge is at the forefront of what and how the children engage with the content. By doing this, we can be more certain that the children are gaining knowledge about how to keep themselves and others safe, both at school and at home, and at an age-appropriate level.

Key Threads:

At Wimborne First & Nursery, we have key threads that run through and across year groups. These will continually be revisited and explored across the academic journey of a child at Wimborne First & Nursery. Each thread is underpinned by key vocabulary and knowledge that will be explicitly taught in safety sessions. Our curriculum overview map, found below, draws out these six key threads.