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Curriculum Intent

It is our intent to provide all children with a broad and balanced curriculum that aims to assist children to prepare for adult life by supporting them through their physical, emotional and moral development and helping them to understand themselves, respect others and form and sustain healthy relationships within our school and in the wider world.

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We want our PSHE (Personal, Social, and Health Economic ) curriculum to:

  • promote children’s moral, social, spiritual, cultural and physical development through a broad and balanced PSHE curriculum.
  • support children to build safe and healthy relationships now and in the future.
  • develop children’s self-confidence and self-esteem so they can be active and happy members of the school community.
  • provide children with opportunities for gaining cultural capital (either within school or in the local community).
  • understand factors which allow us to have a healthy lifestyle.
  • understand the importance of British Values.

 

The Curriculum

PSHE is a non-statutory subject. However, there are aspects of PSHE that all schools are now required to teach.

 
At Gateway Academy we have implemented this requirement by creating a programme of study that is bespoke to our school and our children. Two core themes of our PSHE programme of study focus on Relationships Education and Health Education. A third core theme, Living in the Wider World, is also an integral aspect of our curriculum.

 

Relationships Education

  • Families and people who care for me
  • Caring friendships
  • Respectful relationships
  • Online relationships

 

Health Education

  • Mental wellbeing
  • Internet safety and harms
  • Physical health and fitness
  • Healthy eating
  • Drugs, alcohol and tobacco
  • Health and prevention
  • Basic first aid
  • Changing adolescent body

 
Living in the Wider World

  • Rights, Rules and Responsibilities
  • Understanding Finance
  • Our Community
  • Financial Capability
  • Diversity and Communities
  • Choices Then and Now

 

British Values

British Values are embedded throughout each topic, which support children by preparing them for life in Modern Britain. We provide our children with opportunities to learn about rights and responsibilities and understand what it means to be a member of a diverse society in our ever-changing world. 

Our curriculum also makes a significant contribution to pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development, their behaviour and safety, and to their emotional wellbeing. 

 

Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

In Early Years, PSED (Personal, Social and Emotional Development) is a prime area of learning and therefore an integral aspect of daily planning, teaching and learning.

  • Making relationships
  • Self-confidence and self-awareness
  • Managing feelings and behaviour

 

Planning is child led to reflect the interests of the children and the needs of the Academy. Children take part in circle time and discuss topics and themes that are at their level.

 

Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) and Key Stage 2 (Years 3 to 6)

Within Key Stage 1 and 2, PSHE lessons are often more structured and follow the scheme of work that is in place. This follows the three core themes, which have been adapted specifically for the children at Gateway Academy. Children have the opportunity to form and share opinions, value differences, recognise feelings and emotions as well as identify what makes relationships healthy.


The curriculum overview for the school is as follows:

EYFS

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

HT1

Beginning and Belonging

Relationships Education

 

 

 

 

Online Safety 1 & 2 -Self Image and identity & Managing online information 

 

Managing our Feelings 

Health Education

 

Physical Health and Wellbeing

Health Education

 

Online Safety 1 & 2 -Self Image and identity & Managing online information 

 

Me and My Emotions

Health Education

 

 

 

 

 

Online Safety 1 & 2 Self Image and identity & Managing online information 

 

Mental Wellbeing

Health Education 

 

Beginning and Belonging

Relationships Education

 

Online Safety 1 &2 Self Image and identity & Managing online information 

 

Mental Wellbeing

Health Education 

 

Me and My Emotions

Health Education

 

 

Online Safety 1 & 2  Self Image and identity & Managing online information 

 

Me and My Emotions

Health Education

 

 

 

 

 

Online Safety 1 & 2 Self Image and identity & Managing online information 

 

HT2

My Family and Friends

Relationships Education

 

Online Safety 3 – Online relationships

 

Beginning and Belonging

Relationships Education

 

Online Safety 3 – Online relationships

 

Working Together

Relationships Education

 

 

Online Safety 3 – Online relationships

 

Anti-bullying

Relationships Education

 

 

Online Safety 3 – Online relationships

 

Rights, Rules and Responsibilities

Living in the Wider World

 

Online Safety 3 – Online relationships

 

Rights, Rules and Responsibilities
Living in the Wider World

 

Online Safety 3 – Online relationships

 

HT3

Keeping Healthy 

Health Education

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Online Safety 4 – Online bullying

 

Being Safe

Relationships Education

 

 

 

 

 

 

Online Safety 4 – Online bullying

 

Drug Education

Health Education

 

Understanding Finance

Living in the Wider World

 

 

Online Safety 4 – Online bullying

 

Our Community 

Living in the Wider World

 

 

 

 

 

 

Online Safety 4 – Online bullying

 

Working Together

Relationships Education

 

Financial Capability

Living in the Wider World

 

Online Safety 4 – Online bullying

 

Working Together

Relationships Education

 

Financial Capability

Living in the Wider World

 

Online Safety 4 – Online bullying

 

HT4

Being safe 

Relationships Education

 

Online Safety 5 – Online reputations

 

Anti-bullying

Relationships Education

 

Online Safety 5 – Online reputations

Managing Risk

Health Education

Relationships Education

 Online Safety 5 – Online reputations

Microbes, Illness and Prevention

Health Education

 

Online Safety 5 –Online reputations

Drug Education and First Aid

Health Education

 

Online Safety 5 – Online reputations

Drug Education and First Aid
Health Education

 

Online Safety 5 –Online reputations

HT5

Families and People Who Care for Me

Relationships Education

 

 

 

 

Online Safety 6 - Health, wellbeing and lifestyle 

 

 

Families and People Who Care for Me

Relationships Education

 

 

 

 

Online Safety 6 - Health, wellbeing and lifestyle 

 

Families and People Who Care for Me

Relationships Education

 

First Aid 

Health Education

  

Online Safety 6 - Health, wellbeing and lifestyle 

 

Families and People Who Care for Me

Relationships Education

 

 

 

 

Online Safety 6 - Health, wellbeing and lifestyle 

 

Families and People Who Care for Me

Relationships Education

 

Healthy Lifestyles

Health Education

 

Online Safety 6 - Health, wellbeing and lifestyle 

 

Managing Risk
Relationships Education

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Online Safety 6 - Health, wellbeing and lifestyle 

 

 

HT6

Growing Up

Health Education

 

 

 

 

 

Online Safety 7 & 8 Privacy and security & Copyright and ownership 

 

Growing Up

Health Education

 

Feelings and Change

Health Education

 

Online Safety 7 & 8 Privacy and security & Copyright and ownership 

 

Growing Up

Health Education

 

Healthy Lifestyles
Health Education

 

 

Online Safety 7 & 8 Privacy and security & Copyright and ownership 

 

Growing Up

Health Education

 

Health and Prevention

Health Education

 

Online Safety 7 & 8 Privacy and security & Copyright and ownership 

 

 

Growing Up

Health Education

 

Being Safe

Relationships Education

 

Online Safety 7 & 8 Privacy and security & Copyright and ownership 

 

Growing Up

Health Education

 

Healthy Lifestyles
Health Education

 

 

Online Safety 7 & 8 Privacy and security & Copyright and ownership 

 

 

 

Wider Curriculum

Personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education is an embedded part of our broad and balanced curriculum. Pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development is at the heart of our school ethos. British Values are promoted through the overarching aims and objectives of PSHE by supporting our children to become healthy and responsible members of society, as well as preparing them for life and work in modern Britain.

All subjects make a link to PSHE, British Values and SMSC.  All staff use language consistently.

 

Displays across school

PSHE, British Values and SMSC displays throughout the Academy reinforce the PSHE curriculum enabling children to make links. Our pupil voice is also clearly demonstrated throughout the Academy through displays and events across the year.

 

Assemblies

Key Stage and class assemblies always make a link to PSHE, British Values and SMSC.