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At Willow Tree, children’s mental and physical wellbeing are our first priority, and PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education) is an integral component of the whole curriculum and day-to-day life.

Our PSHE curriculum enables our children to become healthy, independent and responsible members of society. It does this by giving the children the knowledge, understanding, attitudes and practical skills to live healthy, safe, productive and fulfilled lives, both now and in the future. It aims to help them understand how they are developing personally and socially, showing them how to form and maintain worthwhile and positive relationships.

Our children are taught how to have respect for themselves and others whilst tackling many of the moral, social and cultural issues that are part of growing up. We provide our children with opportunities to learn about rights and responsibilities and appreciate what it means to be a member of a diverse society. Our children are encouraged to become critical thinkers and develop their sense of self-worth by playing a positive role in contributing to school life and the wider community. We aim to enable children to develop a deeper knowledge of their health and wellbeing, including their mental and physical health and any changes that occur as they grow up.

An underlying theme for all our PSHE curriculum is that we are preparing pupils adequately for adult life: its decisions, responsibilities, experiences and opportunities, and to allow pupils to develop fully as emotional mature human beings and become well rounded citizens equipped for life beyond Willow Tree.

Implementation

Throughout our PSHE lessons at Willow Tree, we follow a scheme created by SCARF which stands for Safety, Caring, Achievement, Resilience and Friendship. This whole-school approach, along with an ethos of tolerance and respect, builds essential foundations that are crucial for children to achieve their best, both academically and socially.

From Reception to Year 6, we cover a progressive range of topics under the following headings:

Me and My Relationships
Valuing Differences
Keeping Safe
Rights and Respect
Being my Best
Growing and Changing

Every half term, weekly PSHE lessons are taught relating to one of the topics. Every year group covers the same topic building on previous knowledge. Overall, the lessons covered in PSHE promote positive behaviour, mental health, wellbeing, resilience and achievement in all of our children and aids in their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.

RSHE – Relationships, Sex and Health Education

At Willow Tree every child learns about relationships, sex and health education (RSHE). This is done sensitively, in an age-appropriate manner, and we often use stories to help children identify with the strong emotions that family, friendship and puberty can bring.

The core aims of RSHE at Willow Tree are for children to:

value themselves and their bodies
foster respect, love and care of others
understand and value stable, loving relationships (in the context of families, marriage and friendship)
respect the relationship decisions of others

RSHE also includes learning about how the human body works, understanding the human life cycle (including puberty) and helping children prepare physical and emotional changes in their lives. We also teach children to keep themselves safe online and to make judgments about appropriate online behaviour.

Parents have the right to request that their child be withdrawn from sex education at Willow Tree and should do so in writing, sending an email to admin@willowtree.nsat.org.uk. There is no right to withdraw from Relationships Education or Health Education. Human reproduction is also a required element of the national curriculum and children cannot be withdrawn from this.

EYFS

Seasons	Name the different seasons and describe their differences Explain the changes that occur as seasons change
Life stages - plants, animals, humans	To understand that animals and humans change in appearance over time Use relevant vocabulary such as egg, seed, baby, grow, change, old, young (and the names for young animals) Make observations and ask questions about living things
Life Stages: Human life stage - who will I be?	Retell a story and respond to questions about it Use the language and describe the different life stages of: baby, child, teenager, adult, older age Talk about their own experience of growing up
Where do babies come from?	Explain that a baby is made by a woman and a man and grows inside a mother’s tummy Understand that every family is different Talk about similarities and differences between themselves and others
Getting bigger	Talk about how they have changed as they have grown The differences between babies, children, and adults Understand that we are all unique
Staying healthy, friendships and the importance of families and trusted adults are themes which are revisited throughout the children’s time in EYFS

Year 1

Healthy me	Understand that the body gets energy from food, water and air (oxygen) Recognise that exercise and sleep are important parts of a healthy lifestyle
Then and now	Identify things they could do as a baby, a toddler and can do now Identify the people who help/helped them at those different stages
Taking care of a baby	Understand some of the tasks required to look after a baby Explain how to meet the basic needs of a baby, for example, eye contact, cuddling, washing, changing, feeding
Who can help?	Explain the difference between teasing and bullying Give examples of what they can do if they experience or witness bullying Say who they could get help from in a bullying situation
Surprises and secrets	Explain the difference between a secret and a nice surprise Identify situations as being secrets or surprises Identify who they can talk to if they feel uncomfortable about any secret they are told, or told to keep
Keeping privates private	Identify parts of the body that are private Describe ways in which private parts can be kept private Identify people they can talk to about their private parts

Year 2

Lesson	Learning Outcomes
A helping hand	Demonstrate simple ways of giving positive feedback to others
Sam moves away	Recognise the range of feelings that are associated with losing (and being reunited with) a person they are close to
Haven't you grown!	Identify different stages of growth (e.g. baby, toddler, child, teenager, adult) Understand and describe some of the things that people are capable of at these different stage
My Body, your body	Identify which parts of the human body are private Explain that a person's genitals help them to make babies when they are grown up Understand that humans mostly have the same body parts but that they can look different from person to person
Respecting privacy	Explain what privacy means Know that you are not allowed to touch someone’s private belongings without their permission Give examples of different types of private information

Year 3

Lesson	Learning Outcomes
Relationship tree	Identify different types of relationships Recognise who they have positive healthy relationships with
Body space	Understand what is meant by the term body space (or personal space) Identify when it is appropriate or inappropriate to allow someone into their body space Rehearse strategies for when someone is inappropriately in their body space
None of your business	Know that our body can often give us a sign when something doesn't feel right; to trust these signs and talk to a trusted adult if this happens Recognise and describe appropriate behaviour online as well as offline Identify what constitutes personal information and when it is not appropriate or safe to share this Understand and explain how to get help in a situation where requests for images or information of themselves or others occurs
Secret or surprise?	Define the terms 'secret' and 'surprise' and know the difference between a safe and an unsafe secret Recognise how different surprises and secrets might make them feel Know who they could ask for help if a secret made them feel uncomfortable or unsafe.
Basic first aid	Why first aid is important Giving first aid What to do in an emergency

Year 4

Lesson	Learning Outcomes
Moving house	Describe some of the changes that happen to people during their lives Suggest people who may be able to help them deal with change
My feelings are all over the place	Name some positive and negative feelings Understand how the onset of puberty can have emotional as well as physical impact Suggest reasons why young people sometimes fall out with their parents
My changing body	Recognise that babies come from the joining of an egg and sperm Explain what happens when an egg doesn’t meet a sperm Understand that for girls, periods are a normal part of puberty Identify some of the ways to cope with periods by looking at products to use
Together	Understand that marriage is a commitment to be entered into freely and not against someone's will Recognise that marriage includes same sex and opposite sex partners Know the legal age for marriage in England Discuss the reasons why a person would want to be married, or live together, or have a civil ceremony

Year 5

How are they feeling?	Use a range of words and phrases to describe the intensity of different feelings Distinguish between good and not so good feelings, using appropriate vocabulary to describe these Explain strategies they can use to build resilience
Taking notice of our feelings	Identify people who can be trusted Understand what kinds of touch are acceptable or unacceptable Describe strategies for dealing with situations in which they would feel uncomfortable, particularly in relation to inappropriate touch
Dear Ash	Explain the difference between a safe and an unsafe secret Identify situations where someone might need to break a confidence in order to keep someone safe
Growing up and changing bodies	Identify some products that they may need during puberty and why Know what menstruation is and why it happens
Changing bodies and feelings	Know the correct words for the external sexual organs Discuss some of the myths associated with puberty
Help, I’m a teenager – get me out of here!	Recognise how our body feels when we’re relaxed List some of the ways our body feels when it is nervous or sad Describe and/or demonstrate how to be resilient in order to find someone who will listen to you

Year 6

Lesson	Learning Outcomes
I look great	Understand that fame can be short-lived Recognise that photos can be changed to match society's view of perfect Identify qualities that people have, as well as their looks
Media manipulation	Define what is meant by the term stereotype Recognise how the media can sometimes reinforce gender stereotypes Recognise that people fall into a wide range of what is seen as normal Challenge stereotypical gender portrayals of people.
Pressure online	Understand the risks of sharing images online and how these are hard to control, once shared Understand that people can feel pressured to behave in a certain way because of the influence of the peer group Understand the norms of risk-taking behaviour and that these are usually lower than people believe them to be
Helpful or unhelpful? Managing change	Recognise some of the changes they have experienced and their emotional responses to those changes Suggest positive strategies for dealing with change Identify people who can support someone who is dealing with a challenging time of change
Is this normal?	Define the word 'puberty' giving examples of some of the physical and emotional changes associated with it Suggest strategies that would help someone who felt challenged by the changes in puberty Understand what Female Genital Mutilation is and that it is an illegal practice in this country Know where someone could get support if they were concerned about their own or another person's safety
Making babies	Identify the changes that happen through puberty to allow sexual reproduction to occur Know how sperm can fertilise an egg to create an embryo Know the legal age of consent and what it means

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