“Today our children are growing up in a complex world, living their lives seamlessly on and offline.  This is positive and very exciting, but also presents children with challenges and risks.  Children need to know how to be safe and healthy, how to manage their academic, personal and social lives in a positive way.

Our PSHE curriculum puts in place the building blocks of healthy and respectful relationships and friendships, including online and safe relationships.  Mental health, including feelings of loneliness, bullying, prejudice and discrimination will also help and support our children to take care of themselves and know where to turn for support and guidance.

It is important for our children to feel unique, to understand and celebrate difference, to challenge stereotypes and to be proud of their personal identity.  They need to be prepared for the next steps in life, and the changes that come with growing up, such as feelings, physical growth, increased independence and how to deal with transition.

The PSHE curriculum is taught through our One Life programme following a deliberately planned and carefully sequenced curriculum which goes above and beyond the Department for Education’s statutory guidance. Through One Life, PSHE content is broken down into 3 strands: Mental Fitness; Physical Fitness and Social Fitness. We are passionate in our belief that, for our children to grow into happy, healthy and well-rounded young people and adults, we must teach them, explicitly, how to develop mentally, physically and socially."

Mr Birrell, PSHE Lead

If you have any questions regarding the PSHE curriculum, please contact your child's class teacher or our PSHE Lead,Mr Birrell: gbirrell@holytrinity.wakefield.sch.uk