PHSE including SRE

Subject lead: Sarah Allchurch

Welcome to our PSHE page.

Intent

At Bretherton Endowed, PSHE permeates our entire curriculum. It is intrinsically linked to our Christian values and Gospel teachings. We believe that supporting our children's health, happiness, and emotional well-being removes barriers to learning. This helps every child succeed and flourish as proud members of our school family and global citizens.

We treat PSHE as a vital ingredient for each child’s success. Our curriculum is purposefully designed to:

Remove barriers to learning by prioritising emotional literacy and mental well-being.
Develop strong character and a sense of pride in belonging.
Embed equality and inclusion into the fabric of everyday school life.
Cultivate reflective learners who understand how they learn and take charge of their own progress.

Implementation

We deliver a progressive, age-appropriate curriculum using structured schemes and community experiences.

The Jigsaw Scheme & RSE

We primarily use Jigsaw, a mindful approach to PSHE that brings consistency across all year groups. Each half-term begins with a whole-school worship before exploring six core units:

Theme (Puzzle)	Core Focus
Being Me in My World	Self-awareness, belonging, and global citizenship.
Celebrating Difference	Diversity, disability, equality, and robust anti-bullying.
Dreams and Goals	Aspirations, resilience, and celebrating success.
Healthy Me	Physical health, mental well-being, and healthy choices.
Relationships	Family structures, friendships, online safety, and assertiveness.
Changing Me	Age-appropriate Relationships and Sex Education (RSE).

Relationships & Sex Education

An vital part of the Jigsaw PSHE programme is delivered through the 'Relationships' and 'Changing Me' puzzle pieces, which are covered in the summer term.

There are four main aims of teaching RSE:

• To enable children to understand and respect their bodies
• To help children develop positive and healthy relationships appropriate to their age and development
• To support children to have positive self-esteem and body image
• To empower them to be safe and safeguarded

Each year group will be taught appropriate to their age and developmental stage.

Below is a summary of RSE coverage within the Jigsaw scheme for each year group:

• Foundation Stage - Growing up: how we have changed since we were babies
• Year 1 - Boys’ and girls’ bodies; naming body parts
• Year 2 - Boys’ and girls’ bodies; body parts and respecting privacy (which parts of the body are private and why this is)
• Year 3 - How babies grow and how boys’ and girls’ bodies change as they grow older
• Year 4 - Internal and external reproductive body parts, body changes in girls and menstruation
• Year 5 - Puberty for boys and girls, and conception
• Year 6 - Puberty for boys and girls and understanding conception to birth of a baby

We consult our parents every two years regarding the curriculum content and send a letter each year before teaching inviting parents to review the content and contact us if they have any questions. There are direct links in some areas of RSE with our science curriclum. We may adapt the coverage to meet the needs of the class; especially as we have a 2 year rolling programme and want to ensure all children are confident and progress well in their understanding of relationship education.

Bespoke PSHE Provision

Although our PSHE is based around our scheme, Jigsaw, we ensure our PSHE provision is bespoke for our children's needs and is always adapting to meet these.

With this in mind, introduce our children and families to develoing 'thinking classrooms and a thinking school' through metacognition.

🧠 Thinking Classrooms: Metacognition & Growth Mindset

We are dedicated to developing a "thinking school" culture. By focusing on metacognition (thinking about thinking) and a growth mindset, we empower children to understand themselves as learners. We believe this focus directly improves achievement.

The Learning Jungle & Our 5 Learning Powers

To teach these positive learning dispositions in a warm, child-centred way, we use The Learning Jungle. Every class has soft-toy animal characters that help model explicit learning behaviors.

Our children learn to use five core Learning Powers:

🎯 To Concentrate: Focus deeply on tasks.
💪 To Be Resilient: Embrace mistakes and keep trying.
🔍 To Be Curious: Ask questions and explore.
🤝 To Co-operate: Work beautifully with others.
📈 To Self-Improve: Reflect and grow every day.

Enrichment & External Specialists

Learning extends far beyond the classroom. We enrich our curriculum with:

Pupil voice groups, charity work, and community involvement.
Expert visitors, including the NSPCC (Speak Out and Stay Safe).
Financial literacy via Natwest Money Matters.
Well being through Peer Massage and Compass Bloom.

Impact

The success of our PSHE curriculum is felt across our school community and validated externally:

Lancashire Equality & Inclusion Mark: We proudly hold the full accreditation and all six badges.
Ofsted Alignment: Fully supports benchmarks for Personal Development and Behaviour and Attitude.
Statutory Compliance: Successfully embeds the government’s British Values agenda and safeguarding duties.
Weekly Celebrations: Emotional growth is celebrated every week with Jigsaw certificates in our Friday Assembly.
May 2026 Siams Inspection outcomes:

" The firmly embedded Christian vision is clear in the daily life of the school. It underpins the work of the school and results in a strong sense of confidence and resilience in staff and pupils."

"Relationships are strong. The inclusive ethos and environment, where adults and pupils are treated well
and supported, enables flourishing at all levels."

"Pupils are aware of the needs of others and understand their role in challenging injustice. As a result of this
they are caring and supportive towards others and are keen to make a difference."

The Lancashire Equality and Inclusion Mark

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Subject focus areas 2026/27

Map out PSHE enrichment over our two year cycle.
Make explicit links to British values in the PSHE planning and ensure children are clearly aware of them.
Reflect on the 2 year cycle and make any changes in line with statutory updates or current concerns/ focuses.