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PSHE and RSHE
As a school family, we at St George's are very committed to developing the whole child by providing the right conditions to ensure that all our children thrive, feel safe and belong in a inclusive, supportive and loving environment. At the heart of our ethos is an upholding of the worth of each person: all are made in the image of God - and thus innately worthy of dignity and honour. We recognise the uniqueness and value of each and every child at St George's so that they feel welcomed wholeheartedly by feeling completely, valued and celebrated.
Every child deserves to learn in an environment where they are loved, supported, and respected.(Bishop Jonathan Frost)
Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) and Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE)
"Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education is a school subject through which pupils develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to manage their lives, now and in the future. These skills and attributes help pupils to stay healthy, safe, and prepare them for life and work in modern Britain. PSHE education helps pupils to achieve their academic potential, and leave school equipped with skills they will need throughout later life.”
-PSHE Association, 2016
Our PSHE and RSHE curriculum strongly acknowledges that children need knowledge and skills that enable them to make informed and ethical decisions about their wellbeing, health and relationships. We understand that by providing a high quality, evidence-based curriculum of relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) we can prepare our pupils for the opportunities and responsibilities of adult life, and promote their moral, social, mental and physical development. Our curriculum supports young people to cultivate positive characteristics including resilience, self-worth, selfrespect, honesty, integrity, courage, kindness, and trustworthiness.
Pupils at St George’s are encouraged to play a positive role in contributing to the life of the school and wider community. They learn how society is organised and governed and they experience the process of democracy.
Our PSHE curriculum starts in Nursery and follows the children through to Year 6. We follow the PSHE Association as the basis for our planning and teaching and use 1Decision as an online resource to support the delivery of the curriculum.
In Year 5 and Year 6, our children take part in a Healthy Lifestyles Questionnaire. We also take into account local data from the National Health Service and the police to helps us to tailor our PSHE curriculum to the needs of our children.
We complement our PSHE curriculum by exploring and celebrating key events and national awareness days throughout the year such as Black History Month, Anti-Bullying Week, Safer Internet Day, Red Card for Racism, Children’s Mental Awareness, and My Money Week
Our PSHE and RSHE approach evolves around the following themes:
- Keeping/Staying Safe
- Keeping/Staying Healthy
- Relationships
- Growing and Changing
- Being Responsible
- Feelings and Emotions
- Computer Safety
- Our World
- The Working World
- Hazard Watch
- A World Without Judgement
- Fire Safety
- Basic First Aid
What is RSHE?
From September 2020, Relationships and Health Education is compulsory in all primary schools in England. Teaching is age appropriate and respectful of all children. For primary aged children this includes curriculum content under two headings:
Relationships Education:
Relationships Education is designed to help children to have positive and safe relationships with family, friends and online. All primary schools are required by the government to teach Relationships Education and parents cannot withdraw children from this section of the curriculum. The areas this section of the curriculum cover are:
- Families and People who Care for me
- Caring Friendships
- Respectful, Kind Relationships
- On-line Safety and Awareness
- Being Safe
Health Education:
Health Education will help children to make good decisions about their health and wellbeing and enable them to know how to seek support if any health issues arise for themselves or others. The areas it will cover are:
- General Well-being
- Well-being On-line
- Physical Health and Fitness
- Healthy Eating
- Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco and Vaping
- Health Protection and Prevention
- Personal Safety
- Basic First Aid
- Developing Bodies
This DfE guidance clearly states the statutory requirements, i.e. what children MUST be taught by the end of primary school. Health Education includes learning about ‘Developing Bodies' to equip children to understand and cope with puberty. The National Curriculum for Science (also a compulsory subject), includes learning the correct names for the main external body parts, learning about the human body as it grows from birth to old age and reproduction in some plants and animals (which could include human beings). So, Relationships Education, Health Education and Science are compulsory subjects and parents/carers do NOT have the right to withdraw their children from these subjects.
Sex Education
Sex Education is designed to help children to:
- Understand and respect their bodies
- Develop positive and healthy relationships appropriate to their age and development
- Support children to have positive self-esteem and body image
- Empower them to be safe and safeguarded.
At St George's, we have been delivering RSE within our Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) curriculum for many years. We have reviewed our PSHE curriculum to make sure that our lessons meet the requirements that the government has set out for the content of Relationships and Health Education (July 2025). The DfE recommends, ‘that all primary schools should have a Sex Education programme tailored to the age and the physical and emotional maturity of the pupils.’ At St George's this is taught through our 1decision PSHE programme.
Our Statement of Intent for PSHE and RSHE
Our Policies for PSHE and RSHE
Our Curriculum
At St George's we use 1-Decision to deliver our PSHE and RSHE Curriculums.
PSHE Long Term Planning for PSHE Key Stage 1 & 2
What is 1decision?
The 1decision resources have been developed over the past 9 years and were created by specialists working together with schools and most importantly children. The 1decision materials have received the Quality Mark from the PSHE Association, which means that our school community can be assured that they include the very best practice as part of a whole-school approach to keeping the children safe, happy and healthy.
The resource allow children to develop essential skills, knowledge and vocabulary to manage different influences and pressures in their lives to make safe and informed choices.
Why have we chosen to use this scheme at St George's?
Through our use of 1decision, we provide the children with the opportunity to explore the consequences of choices that are made and develop their knowledge around making informed and positive choices in their lives. Each unit provides the class with a video scenario where they can take control of the story and decide the ending. Not only do they get to decide the choices that are made by characters, they also get to see the consequences that could be faced if a different path was taken. This allows our children to confidently discuss and articulate the impacts that their decisions and the decisions of others may have in life.
The Programme is spilt into 9 units
- Keeping/Staying Safe
- Keeping and Staying Healthy
- Feelings and Emotions
- Computer Safety
- Growing and Changing
- Being Responsible
- The Working World
- A World without Judgements
- Fire Safety (Key Stage 1) and First Aid (Key Stage 2)
We also include 'Special Days' to supplement the children's learning, including: a termly focus on emotional well-being and mental health, Black History Month, Red Card for Racism, Red Nose Day, Anti-Bullying Week SRE Day and Safer Internet Day.
1 Decision and the PSHE Programme of Study
1 Decision - RSHE Mapping 2025
British Values within 1 Decision
Including and Valuing ALL children
How we ensure access for all
For children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), PSHE is especially important as it helps to build essential life skills, supports an understanding of feelings, as well as supporting a sense of belonging, feeling of inclusion and ultimately the development of confidence in the world around them - in this way PSHE can be empowering, uplifting and powerful for all.
For all children, and significantly those with SEND, we understand at St George's that PSHE isn’t a one-size-fits-all subject. It needs to be tailored to match children’s individual needs. We ensure that we have adopted an adaptive pedagogy that supports learner-centred approaches that meet each child’s unique needs at St George's.
We understand that many children with SEND face extra challenges when it comes to socialising or understanding their own emotions. PSHE, at St George's, offers them a safe, supportive space to explore these issues. Through carefully designed lessons, they learn important skills like managing emotions, resolving conflicts, and making good choices.
PSHE also plays a big part in keeping all children safe from understanding personal boundaries to knowing how to stay safe online. These lessons are vital for all children, but particularly so for those who may be more vulnerable.
We strongly believe that flexibility is key. Sometimes the best learning happens as a result of spontaneous, unexpected moments or conversations; incidental moments of magic from serve and return interactions, being ready to respond, and sensitive responsiveness is vital to application of the curriculum for PSHE for all children at St George’s but those particularly with SEND.
PSHE at St George’s also encourages empathy and respect across the whole school community. When everyone understands and values difference, it creates a more inclusive and welcoming place for all; a place where inclusion is felt through a sincere sense of belonging
PSHE at St George’s is seen as a core part of education for children with SEND not an optional extra. When it’s embedded throughout the school day and tailored to individual needs, it gives all pupils the tools they need to face life’s ups and downs with confidence.
The following document shows how we tailor our PSHE curriculum to meet the needs of all children at St George’s.
Adaptations for Children with SEND in PSHE
What does our PSHE/RSHE curriculum teach about LGBTQ relationships?
Including and Valuing ALL Children
Our Knowledge Organisers
Years 1 -3
Years 4 - 6
PSED and PSHE in the Early Years
Statement of Intent - PSED - EYFS
Children’s personal, social and emotional development (PSED) is crucial for children to lead healthy and happy lives, and is fundamental to their cognitive development. Underpinning their personal development are the important attachments that shape their social world. Strong, warm and supportive relationships with adults enable children to learn how to understand their own feelings and those of others. Children should be supported to manage emotions, develop a positive sense of self, set themselves simple goals, have confidence in their own abilities, to persist and wait for what they want and direct attention as necessary. Through adult modelling and guidance, they will learn how to look after their bodies, including healthy eating, and manage personal needs independently. Through supported interaction with other children, they learn how to make good friendships, cooperate and resolve conflicts peaceably. These attributes will provide a secure platform from which children can achieve at school and in later life.
Through books, resources, group times and planned activities led we aim to:
● Inspire our children to try new things and accept new challenges.
● Provide our children with a sense of the wider community.
● How does the EYFS Curriculum lay the foundations for PSHE in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2?n to understand that we are unique but can have similarities and differences with others
and to promote and celebrate these.
● Encourage our children to be independent and confident in self-care.
● Promote healthy choices through mealtimes, cooking and physical activities.
● Teach our children the importance of identifying risks, and managing them appropriately and safely.
● Provide our children with the skills they need to become skillful communicators.
EYFS Statutory Educational Programme for Personal, Social and Emotional Development
PSHE - Nursery Learning Journey
PSHE - Reception Learning Journey
1decision in EYFS
In reception, we have weekly PSHE lessons using the 1Decision scheme where as we use the themes from this scheme in Nursery to meet the social and emotional needs of the children by sharing picture books and using dialogic book talk.
We are using 1decision Early Years resources to meet the needs of Personal Social & Emotional Development in early years. The children will meet Blue Dilemma drops, Green Dilemma drops, Pink Dilemma drops, Purple Dilemma drops, Red Dilemma drops and Yellow Dilemma drops. Each of the Rainbow Drops face a range of dilemmas like feeling scared, learning to share, worry and adjusting to change, road safety, making friends, etc. Children will be involved in group discussions to share their ideas on how to help the Rainbow Drops. These group discussions will help children understand and develop their Personal, Social and Emotional needs.
We also have daily circle time to discuss anything that has happened that day to ensure children know they are in a safe and secure space where they can talk about how they feel and express their opinions.
How does the EYFS Curriculum lay the foundations for PSHE in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2?
Information for Parents - PSHE
As a parent/carer you are your child’s first educator and play a vital role in their personal and social development. Therefore, PSHE education should always be a partnership between schools and parents/carers.
As a parent or carer you will already have talked to your child about (or had to support them with) many of the topics and issues covered in PSHE education, so you may also wish to supplement this learning with further discussions of your own.
Sometimes PSHE education conversations with your child will arise incidentally, when you playing or cooking together, when you are watching television or films, or through news stories. In such cases we cannot always control the stimulus for the question or conversation, only how we manage it. Other times, you may wish to initiate a conversation about a topic you feel is important to approach.
Children ask questions, it a sign of a great learner. We want your child to gain accurate, age-appropriate information and feel these useful information leaflets and useful websites are helpful for you to use, at home, with your child to support the PSHE curriculum.
Body Image and Advertising - Parent Guide
The Children's Society - How to Support Your Childs Well-being-parent-guide.pdf
Talk PANTS & Join Pantosaurus - The Underwear Rule | NSPCC
Useful Websites
Parliament - https://learning.parliament.uk/home-education/
PSHE Association - https://www.pshe-association.org.uk/pshe-education-guide-parents
The School Run - https://www.theschoolrun.com/how-talk-your-child-about-sex
Childline - https://www.childline.org.uk/
NSPCC - https://www.nspcc.org.uk/
NHS Livewell - https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/sexual-health/stages-of-puberty-what-happens-to-boys-and-girls/
NHS Change4Life - https://www.nhs.uk/change4life
KidsHealth - https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/
BBC Bitesize KS1 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zmpfb9q
BBC Bitesize KS2 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zqtnvcw
Redcross - https://www.redcross.org.uk/first-aid/learn-first-aid-for-babies-and-children
Thinkuknow - https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/
RSHE Resources for Parents
Relationships and Health Education is a fundamental part of the Personal, Social, Health Education curriculum for pupils in our school. At St George's Church of England Academy, understanding the way in which relationships develop and grow over time from childhood through to adult relationships is part of a lifelong learning. We understand the importance of relationships and the values, qualities and responsibilities in friendships, families and loving relationships and how to develop an understanding of safety in the online environment. Our work promote and upholds our Christian Values of self-respect, confidence, respect and responsibility towards others, emphasising the important of marriage, loving relationships, safety, love and care. Please find below some information that you may find useful in supporting your child's learning in this area.
RSHE Information Leaflets published by DfE
RSE Primary School Guide for Parents
Frequently Asked Questions - RSHE
Leaflets, Letters and Presentations - St George's
Puberty Resources to Support Parents
Talking to Children About Relationships Years 5 and 6
Understanding RSHE for Parents - 1 Decision
Parent's Meeting Growing and Changing Unit
St George's Lending Library - RSHE Books
Say No to Bullying
"Each of us deserves the freedom to pursue our own version of happiness. No one deserves to be bullied."
Barack Obama
"In a world where you can be anything, be kind."
Jennifer Dukes Lee
Our Anti-bullying Philosophy
At St George's Church of England Academy, we believe that all pupils have the right to learn in a supportive, inclusive, safe and caring setting without the fear of bullying or harassment. The school aims to provide a happy environment where there is mutual respect, an emphasis on good manners and a school community that embraces individuality and celebrates those qualities that make us all unique. To this end, all members of the school community are encouraged to develop into responsible citizens.
Bullying is wrong and in recognition of this, we have robust measures in place, including a clear Anti-Bullying Policy and strategy on how to prevent, identify and respond to bullying behaviour, in all its forms.
How We Prevent Bullying
- Developing a PSHE curriculum using 1Decision throughout the school to teach children emotional literacy, social and lifelong skills, RSHE and resilience in an age-appropriate manner.
- Online Safety taught through the Computing and RSHE curriculum
- Involving the whole school community in writing and reviewing the policy.
- Circle time on bullying issues.
- Assemblies (whole school and key stage) at targeted times during the year and in response to arising issues.
- Raising awareness of Bullying for all stakeholders during initiatives such as Anti-Bullying Week.
- Raising awareness of Bullying through the website.
- Publishing useful links on the school website focusing on anti-bullying and how to deal with bullying effectively.
- Information leaflets
- Using drama activities and role play to help children become assertive in dealing with bullying situations.
- Promotion of a positive playground ethos using traditional games and challenges as a proactive strategy to anti-bullying.
- Everyone in the school community to model appropriate behaviour to each other.
- The use of restorative practices across the school to ensure empathetic proactive approaches.
Anti-Bullying Policy - 2025 to 2026
Child Friendly Anti-Bullying Policy
Information for Parent and Carers - Bullying
Our News
Make a Noise about Bullying
By 5S
Messages are simple, ours is crystal clear,
Actions are choices, to have no fear.
Kindness costs nothing, it is totally free
Everyone should be caring, don't you agree.
A world full of peace, is a world without war
Never be a bully, always follow the law.
Odd socks day in school, is what we do!
I would like to be a member of the Anti-Bullying Crew
So if you ever see it with girls or boys
Everyone shout up and make a noise!
Odd Sock Day 2025
At St George’s, we strongly believe in always being kind and promoting kindness at all times. Kindness is more important today than it has ever been.
Yesterday, children and adults came into school wearing odd socks. This was an opportunity to express ourselves, celebrate that we are all unique, yet we all stand united in our odd socks, and in working together against bullying.
We would like to thank everyone for coming into school wearing your odd socks. We certainly enjoyed seeing lots of odd socks.
Anti-Bullying Week Activities
Nursery
Following on from listening to the story ‘Simon Socks!’ By Sue Hendra, Nursery have been exploring friendship. Children have brought in their odd socks from home and we set up a lost property stall to help our odd socks find a new friend. The children created Lost Sock posters to aid this. At the end of the week during circle time, the children exchanged socks and a new friend was found for their sock.
Reception
Our focus for Anti-Bulling Week this year was ‘Power for Good’.
Odd Sock Day provided an opportunity to have fun and spread awareness about how bulling can affect ourselves and others, what to do if we are worried, ways in which we can be kind to our friends, look after our friends and treat each other with respect.
We talked about how we are all unique and how important it is to be kind to others, regardless of those differences.
In reception, we read ‘Simon Sock’ by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet, which demonstrates the idea of two friends being very different, but how they still share a lovely friendship at the same time. We then got creative with colours, glitter and glue to design our own odd sock friends.
Key Stage 1 - The Sandwich Swap
The children in Key Stage 1 listened to the story of ‘The Sandwich Swap’ by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah.
The story is about Lily and Salma who are best friends. They like doing all the same things, and they always eat lunch together. Lily eats peanut butter and Salma eats hummus—but what's that between friends? It turns out, a lot. Before they know it, a food fight breaks out. Can Lily and Salma put aside their differences? Or will a sandwich come between them?
This hopeful story highlights the positive impact of sharing our experiences with each other and valuing what makes us different. In a glorious three-page gatefold at the end of the book, Salma, Lily, and all their classmates come together in the true spirit of tolerance and acceptance.
This book lead the classes to discuss the importance of identifying differences and that everyone has different likes and dislikes. The children then went on to think about the ingredients we could include in a friendly sandwich. The children came up with the following ideas: love, hugs, respect and kindness.
The children then went on to design their own friendship sandwiches. 
Black History Month October 2025
Early Years
As part of Black History Month we have exploring and celebrating the life and work of Alma Thomas. Alma was a teacher who she didn’t started painting professionally until she was retired and in her seventies. We love rainbows in early years and we loved the rainbow colours Alma used. She celebrated all colours through her artwork. She also enjoyed using shapes and patterns - circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles. We were really excited to create our very own artwork. We used the a range of loose parts and different media and materials to create our art inspired by the style of Alma Thomas. 
Key Stage 1
To celebrate Black History Month, Key Stage 1 created some artwork based on the American artist Jean Michel Basquiat. He made pictures using bright colours and made lots of different marks on his paper.
The background was created by making expressive, gestural marks with oil pastels and their portrait was included something which is special to them to help others recognise their wonderful, unique artwork.
We listened to 3 different types of music; calm, happy and rhythmic music and chose the colour which suited the music the best.
They all did a fantastic job and we are very proud of them!
Lower Key Stage 2
Lower Key Stage 2 have been exploring the art work of Faith Ringgold, who is a celebrated Black artist and author who is known for his for her story quilts. They have enjoyed listening and responding to Tar Beach which helped the children to understand what Faith’s childhood was like. The children were inspired to make a representation of Faith’s own life. 
Our Learning in PSHE - Autumn Term
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Reception 
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
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