PSHE / Relationships Education

"Be kind whenever possible.

It is always possible."

 -Dalai Lama-

 

John 15:12-13 (NIV)
"My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.”

 

Vision and Principles

At Heyhouses we believe in the importance of giving our children a firm foundation based on Christian values on which they can base their social and emotional development. We also believe that recognising the individual needs of our pupils is key to PSHE teaching and learning. 

At Heyhouses we recognise the wide range of health, social, economic and emotional needs of the children and we constantly seek to meet these needs through direct PSHE teaching, circle times, through pastoral support and 1 to 1 discussions where needed as well as through the caring ethos of the school. 

We also seek to develop our children’s ability to negotiate a changing world. This can be seen in the increasing influences they face from advances in technology. Our children need to make informed decisions and to protect themselves from potential dangers in society. 

We seek to equip our pupils with the ability to cope with health, social and emotional needs that they might develop in the future, as they move into secondary education and into adult life. Key to this is decision making and an understanding of consequences. We recognise the importance of preparing our children to make the right choices, especially in the face of peer pressure.   

                                                 

Relationship Education

Through relationships education it is our aim to support our pupils to be happy, healthy and safe. We aim to provide our children with the information needed to develop healthy, nurturing relationships through their childhood and into adult life.  

Relationships Education at Heyhouses will start in Reception as our children develop their understanding of their own relationships with family and friends: how to treat each other with kindness and respect. This develops through KS1 and KS2 as children are taught to recognise the difference between online and offline friendships. We will support our pupils to develop respect for others and for difference.

Our children in Year 5 and Year 6 are supported in developing the knowledge of the physical and emotional changes that they will encounter during puberty.

We aim to work closely with our parents to deliver Relationships Education. Parents are invited to discuss any aspect of our Relationships Education with their child's class teacher or the Headteacher.