PSHE
As a Catholic School our core mission is to support each individual to live life to the full and let their light shine. To this end, our PSHE programme is at the heart of empowering students to set personal goals which drive progress and attainment. A bespoke programme has been developed for each year group to ensure individual needs are met and activities are appropriate to student’s stages of learning.St. Joseph's values as a Catholic school of inclusivity, with Christ at the centre, are reflected in the Religious Studies curriculum which leads to learning about values, ethical questions, relationships and diversity.
FLAME forms the core of our values and aspirations for pupils. This is woven into assemblies, PSHE lessons and the hidden curriculum. The PSHE curriculum reflects our local context and there is flexibility to respond to specific needs to highlight risks.
Statutory Requirements
The PSHE curriculum is designed with the guidance provided by the PSHE association which covers all statutory standards set out in the Relationship Education and Relationships and Sex Education document as set out by the DfE.
The core themes within the guidance are:
Core theme 1: Health and well-being
Core theme 2: Relationships
Core theme 3: Living in the wider world
The expected learning opportunities provided by each core theme are covered within allocated PSHE time, other curriculum subjects and the hidden curriculum of assemblies, careers programme, liturgical and ethos programmes.
Curriculum Areas
Core Theme 1: Health & Wellbeing
This core theme focuses on:
1. how to manage transition.
2. how to maintain physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing.
3. how to make informed choices about health and wellbeing matters including drugs, alcohol and tobacco; maintaining a balanced diet; physical activity; mental and emotional health and wellbeing; and sexual health*.
4. about parenthood and the consequences of teenage pregnancy*.
5. how to assess and manage risks to health; and to keep themselves and others safe.
6. how to identify and access help, advice and support.
7. how to respond in an emergency, including administering first aid.
8. the role and influence of the media on lifestyle.
* Sexual health is included within this core theme; however, it is important that sexual health is considered within the context of healthy relationships. There will be similar broad overlap and flexibility between topics and areas in all three core themes.
Core Theme 2: Relationships
This core theme focuses on:
1. how to develop and maintain a variety of healthy relationships within a range of social/cultural contexts and to develop parenting skills.
2. how to recognise and manage emotions within a range of relationships.
3. how to deal with risky or negative relationships including all forms of bullying (including the distinct challenges posed by online bullying) and abuse, sexual and other violence and online encounters.
4. about the concept of consent in a variety of contexts (including in sexual relationships).
5. about managing loss including bereavement, separation and divorce.
6. to respect equality and be a productive member of a diverse community.
7. how to identify and access appropriate advice and support.
Core Theme 3: Living in the wider world (Economic wellbeing, careers and the world of work)
This core theme focuses on:
1. learning about rights and responsibilities as members of diverse communities, as active citizens and participants in the local and national economy.
2. how to make informed choices and be enterprising and ambitious.
3. how to develop employability, team working and leadership skills and develop flexibility and resilience.
4. learning about the economic and business environment.
5. how personal financial choices can affect oneself and others and about rights and responsibilities as consumers.