PSHRE

Wellbeing & citizenship at the heart of the curriculum

Personal, Social, Health and Relationships Education is an important part of the Curriculum at Notre Dame Prep School. In these lessons, the children will develop important knowledge, skills and attributes they will need to support their own and others' wellbeing, and will help them to become successful and happy adults who contribute positively to society.

PSHRE helps children to stay safe, and healthy and prepares them for living in the wider world. Our aim is to foster pupil wellbeing and develop resilience and character which we know to be fundamental to pupils becoming happy, successful and productive members of society. Central to this is instilling the self-belief to achieve goals and to recover from challenges. This is complemented by a focus on developing kindness, integrity, generosity and honesty in our school community.

Our curriculum works alongside our assemblies, charitable fundraising and whole school worship. In addition to this, a termly PSHRE Newsletter is sent to all NDPS families with information about the topics which will be covered in that term, with some suggestions of conversations to have at home and books which support these topics.

Relationships Education

By the end of primary school, pupils will have been taught content on:

• families and people who care for me

• caring friendships

• respecting the diversity of friends and family

• online relationships

• being safe

• anti-bullying

Health Education

By the end of primary school, pupils will have been taught content on:

• mental wellbeing

• internet safety and harms

• physical health and fitness

• healthy eating

• facts and risks associated with drugs, alcohol and tobacco

• health and prevention

• basic first aid

• growing and changing

Schemes of Work

PSHRE is taught using Ten Ten, Young Citizens and with guidance from the PSHE Association.

Our PSHRE lesson have been developed following the government statutory guidance. Where necessary, certain topics or lessons may be adapted or taught at different times depending on the needs of the pupils.