PSHE and RSE

Personal, Social, Health Education including Relationship Education

At Laycock Primary, Personal, Social, Health Education including Relationship Education is taught through The Story Project and Pol-Ed. The Story Project is based on high-quality research and has a love of books and passion for reading at the heart of the curriculum alongside high quality PSHE. Pol-Ed is an educational program created by West Yorkshire Police and provided to all schools in West Yorkshire which covers a range of topic areas across PSHE. In addition to this we also have Commando Joe lessons in school and Forest School that all complement each other to provide our children with a rounded PSHE curriculum.

The Story Project

The Story Project teaches PSHE through books, these books cover content that cover 6 key themes.

Each key theme progresses through the primary journey, deepening and stretching children’s skills and knowledge by fostering empathy and understanding. By the end of primaryschool, children will have been exposed to characters and stories that enlighten, challenge, support and empower them. This helps to develop a toolkit of wellbeing skills that will stay with children as they grow.

Diversity and Representation

The books used to teach the curriculum through The Story Project were chosen carefully to ensure that they give an authentic account of different experiences. They reflect diverse characters and stories which enable all children to see themselves in the pages of the books.

The books purposefully and intentionally inspire discussion and different opinions. The opportunity for open conversation is an important part of children developing empathy and understanding of respectful relationships. This means covering positive representations of diversity as well as how some groups of people are discriminated against. This is covered sensitively and in an age appropriate way. Using books to do this means that children are distanced from the topic and can approach the conversation safely without judgement.

Protected Characteristics

The Story Project books have been chosen to provide an authentic account of different experiences and backgrounds. We pride ourselves on using stories to promote equality and challenge discrimination.

Pol-Ed

Pol-Ed has three key themes; Relationships, Keeping Safe and Understanding the Law as well as additional themed lessons on key topics such as anti-bullying, knife crime, online safety and road safety. Pol-Ed provides children with an increase knowledge and awareness of risk, greater awareness of community issues and how to keep themselves safe as well as more knowledge of the police and their role in society as trusted people.

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is at the core of every PSHE lesson. We consistently remind pupils to reach out to a trusted adult if they feel concerned about any topics discussed. Each lesson includes a final safeguarding slide to reinforce this message, ensuring pupils receive this vital reminder during every Pol-Ed session.

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Commando Joe

“All children getting the chance to achieve, be resilient, tolerate others and make great choices for life – in and outside school.”

Commando Joe focuses on Character Education to prepare our pupils for life beyond the school gates and to give them the opportunity to flourish in modern society.

Each week the pupils take part in carefully designed missions which allow the Character behaviour traits of individuals’ and groups of pupils, to be put to the test in a safe environment. Each mission is carefully tailored to meet the needs of the pupils. At the end of each session, the pupils are given time to self-assess, and set personalised targets for themselves and peers.

Forest School

At Laycock Primary School we are lucky to have Lizzie from Bee Outdoors spend half a day with us each week teaching Forest School. Year 1 - Year 6 spend half a term each with Lizzie learning all about our wonderful outdoors, to respect the environment we live in and creative ways to spend time outside including building dens, lighting fires, whittling and creating art.