Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE)

Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE)

At Oakwood Infant and Nursery School, we deliver our PSHE/RSHE through a programme called Jigsaw. Many schools use this programme too. Jigsaw is a complete scheme of work for PSHE covering the entire PSHE curriculum for primary children 4 – 11. Jigsaw’s philosophy is about inclusion and valuing all children which links perfectly with our values here at Oakwood Infant and Nursery School.

Recently, the Department for Education (DfE) have made the Relationships and Health Education aspect of PSHE compulsory in all Primary Schools.

To support our delivery of a PSHE curriculum which encompasses the new requirements regarding Relationships, Sex and Health Education, we will continue using Jigsaw. Jigsaw lessons will take place once a week and will last one hour (depending on the age of the children).

Please take a look at the Jigsaw and DfE documents below to find out a little bit more. These documents include:

• Department for Education RSE guide for parents

• An overview of what the children will be learning in Jigsaw PSHE/RSHE.

• FAQ sheet

• Our RSHE policy

• DfE guidance that outlines statutory requirements

We have also included a survey which we would like you to complete please after reading our RSHE policy.

We look forward to your responses. Please complete the survey monkey questionnaire below:

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/BFJPZHW

PSHE intent

At Oakwood Infant and Nursery School, PSHE underpins everything that we do. PSHE is interwoven throughout the curriculum and across school through experiences such as assemblies, external visitors and our school values.

From EYFS through to KS1, we aim to equip the children with the skills and knowledge they need to enable them to be confident and responsible individuals in society and modern Britain.

Our intention is to:

• Provide children with a positive and nurturing environment where they feel listened to and supported every step of the way.
• Teach children how to build and develop positive relationships, show empathy and treat others with respect.
• Develop the skills for self-regulation, emotional literacy and positive regard.
• Develop children’s confidence and resilience.
• Prepare children for the wider world, ensuring that they have understanding of diversity and equality
• Equip children with the skills to keep themselves safe including online safety, fire safety, sun safety, road safety and topics such as recognising trusted adults.
• Promote the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils, preparing them for later life.
• Promote the understanding of British Values ensuring that children are prepared for life in modern Britain.
• Provide a progressive curriculum from EYFS to KS1 ensuring children have the opportunity to revisit and build on skills and knowledge acquired each year.

Our aim is for children to leave Oakwood Infant and Nursery School as kind, responsible and confident individuals ready for their next stage of learning and for life.