Scunthorpe Church of England Primary School

At Scunthorpe Church of England Primary, we aim to prepare young minds for their future education and also later in life. We help them to understand and value how they fit into and contribute to the wider world.  Scunthorpe C of E is ‘a place to shine’ for children and we aim to create a happy, vibrant environment where diversity and individuality are celebrated. We nurture and inspire our children to develop confidence and resilience in an environment where their efforts are valued and all children flourish. We believe we have a duty to our pupils to provide a Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural education alongside promoting the British Values of Democracy, the Rule of Law, Respect and Tolerance.

Personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education is an important and necessary part of all pupils’ education. All schools should teach PSHE, drawing on good practice, and this expectation is outlined in the introduction to the proposed new national curriculum.

PSHE is a non-statutory subject. To allow teachers the flexibility to deliver high-quality PSHE we consider it unnecessary to provide new standardised frameworks or programmes of study. PSHE can encompass many areas of study. Teachers are best placed to understand the needs of their pupils and do not need additional central prescription.

However, while we believe that it is for schools to tailor their local PSHE programme to reflect the needs of their pupils, we expect schools to use their PSHE education programme to equip pupils with a sound understanding of risk and with the knowledge and skills necessary to make safe and informed decisions.

Schools should seek to use PSHE education to build, where appropriate, on the statutory content already outlined in the national curriculum, the basic school curriculum and in statutory guidance on: drug education, financial education, sex and relationship education (SRE) and the importance of physical activity and diet for a healthy lifestyle.