PSHE

At Pickhurst Infant Academy, our Personal, Social, and Health Education (PSHE) curriculum is rooted in our overall intent to ‘develop children who are confident, happy and secure individuals, and who are interested in the world around them’. Through PSHE, we aim to support and nurture our young learners, fostering their social and emotional development, and helping them to thrive as confident, caring, and responsible individuals. The curriculum is designed to meet the developmental needs of all children, providing them with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to navigate their world with kindness, respect, and empathy. We link our learning specifically to the Pickhurst Values of kindness, resilience, excellence, creativity and wellbeing.

Through our PSHE curriculum, we aim to support children to:

1. Develop Relationships: Encourage our children to form positive relationships with others, teaching them how to communicate, share, and work cooperatively in a respectful and inclusive environment.

2. Value Difference: Foster an appreciation for diversity, helping children understand and celebrate individual differences, promoting kindness, acceptance, and respect for all people, regardless of background, ability, or culture.

3. Keep Themselves Safe: Equip children with the knowledge and skills to make safe choices, both physically and emotionally, and to understand the importance of personal safety in different environments.

4. Understand Their Rights and Responsibilities: Help children understand their rights as individuals and their responsibility to others, teaching them about fairness, respect, and the importance of contributing to the community.

5. Be Their Best: Encourage children to believe in their own abilities, supporting them in developing resilience, a positive mindset, and the confidence to do their best in all aspects of life.

6. Understand Growing and Changing: Provide age-appropriate opportunities for children to explore and understand the concepts of personal growth, change, and the development of healthy habits for the future, both physically and emotionally.

Every child’s social and emotional development is intrinsic within the school’s intent and so PSHE is evident in all aspects of school life; from our school values, to our forest school experiences, transition programmes and opportunities for independent learning.  It also supports other areas of the curriculum such as R.E, PE and Science.