Personal Health Social Education
What is the intent of our Personal, Health and Social Education?
At John Keble school, we aim to provide all pupils with a stimulating and relevant personal, health and social education. An education that provides pupils with the opportunity to express both their opinions and questions, and listen to other pupils too, on subjects that encompass their own lives, the communities they are a part of, and their responsibilities as they grow.
Each focus area is done in the context of our own school vision and values to ensure our children are equipped to ensure they are happy, global citizens ready to take their place in modern Britain – in both the physical and online world.
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How do we implement the PHSE curriculum at John Keble school?
PSHE at John Keble is delivered through a carefully sequenced, whole-school programme that is bespoke to our pupils and rooted in our school vision and values. The curriculum is structured around six termly focus areas, ensuring full coverage of the statutory Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) requirements, alongside the non-statutory citizenship guidance.
Learning is drawn from high-quality, evidence-informed resources, including the PSHE Association and One Decision schemes of work and is adapted to meet the specific needs of our community. Lessons are revisited and built upon over time to support progression, with key themes such as relationships, wellbeing, safety (including online safety), and economic understanding. Teaching is discussion-led and inclusive, providing pupils with regular opportunities to explore, question and reflect. Pupils engage in a range of activities including collaborative dialogue, scenario-based learning and real-life application. British Values and our school values are explicitly woven throughout the curriculum, ensuring pupils understand their role within local, national and global communities. Digital safety is embedded within the curriculum through regular, planned teaching, ensuring pupils develop the knowledge and skills to navigate the online world safely and responsibly.
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What is the impact of our PHSE curriculum?
When our children leave John Keble school, they will leave with an understanding of the importance of our school values. They will treat others with compassion because they understand that everybody has worth. They will hold the value of trust dear, expecting it of others and acting in such a way that others can trust them. They will value the wisdom that others can bring to their decision making and work to ensure that we live our lives in the spirit of koinonia, understanding that we are inter-connnected as a community, both on the local level as well as the national and international.
The children at John Keble will uphold our British values, undertaking their responsibilities to ensure that freedom of speech, democracy and the country's ever-evolving diversity are celebrated and flourish.
The children will be competent navigators of the real and the virtual world. They will know how to keep themselves safe in both and harness the technology (both current and yet to be invented) to make their chosen future a happy and successful one.
As a result of this curriculum, pupils leave John Keble as confident, reflective and responsible individuals who are well-prepared for life in modern Britain. They demonstrate a secure understanding of how to keep themselves physically and mentally healthy, build positive relationships and make informed, safe choices both offline and online. Pupils show respect, empathy and tolerance towards others, underpinned by a clear understanding of equality, diversity and British Values. They are able to articulate their thoughts, manage their emotions and engage thoughtfully with the world around them. By the end of Key Stage 2, pupils have developed the knowledge, skills and attributes needed to be active, responsible citizens, equipped to contribute positively to their communities and to navigate future challenges with confidence and integrity.