Jigsaw - PSHE

Here at Burton-on-the-Wolds, we use Jigsaw throughout the school to teach PSHE.

Jigsaw PSHE is a comprehensive and completely original Scheme of Work for the whole Primary School from Nursery through to Year 6. It brings together PSHE Education, emotional literacy, social skills and spiritual development in a comprehensive scheme of learning. The statutory guidance for Relationships and Health Education for primary schools is also covered within this scheme.

SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural) development opportunities are mapped throughout. All of these pieces of learning are brought together to form a cohesive picture, helping children to know and value who they are and understand how they relate to other people in the world.

British Values

Jigsaw contributes, as a good PSHE programme should, to the British Values agenda very significantly, both through the direct teaching of information and through the experiential learning children will enjoy.

The 5 strands of the British Values agenda have been mapped across every Puzzle and every Piece (lesson).

We link our whole school assemblies and our Friday Celebration Assembly to the Jigsaw Themes and Values being taught and applied through the PSHE curriculum.

We are proud of the way we promote emotional wellbeing for all our pupils through our Jigsaw programme which underpins the whole of our curriculum.

The 6 Jigsaw Puzzles (half-termly units) are designed so the whole school can study the same learning themes at the same time, each year group at its own level. The Puzzles are sequential and developmental throughout each academic year.

The puzzles are:

· Being Me

· Celebrating Differences

· Dreams and Goals

· Healthy Me

· Relationships

· Changing Me

Each child has a Jigsaw Journal where we store all their learning activities. We also have a designated Jigsaw Celebration Display in the school hall where we share our achievements and successes.

You can find out more about JIGSAW by downloading the PDF guides for parents using the links below.

Jigsaw-information-leaflet-for-parents-and-carers-2021.pdf

Relationship & Sex Education (RSE)

Our RSE curriculum is designed to match guidelines from the Department for Education. Any changes to our approach shall be noted on this page and, where changes are made, there shall be full consultation with parents/carers.

We believe that knowledge empowers and protects children as long as it is age-appropriate. At secondary school, Sex Education is statutory and we believe that primary schools should prepare children with accurate knowledge about puberty and human reproduction before they transfer to secondary school.

Correct terminology for body parts is introduced early to normalise this biological vocabulary and to support safeguarding. These words are not used in isolation but always in conjunction, ensuring children know these are private parts of their bodies.

If parents/carers wish to withdraw their child from the Sex Education elements of the RSE curriculum, they should contact the Head Teacher. Please note that Sex Education is not the same as Relationships Education so a conversation with school is important to ensure there is a full understanding of the aspects of the curriculum a child can be withdrawn from.

RSHE-A-Guide-for-Parents-and-Carers-leaflet-2020.pdf

LGBTQ-Parent-Leaflet-A4-2021.pdf

Intent

PSHE is the bedrock of our ethos, values and curriculum here at Burton. We believe that without secure social and emotional foundations, we cannot develop our children into the well-round people we want them to be at the end their educational journey with us.

We intend:

To equip children with a sound understanding of risk and with the knowledge and skills necessary to make safe and informed decisions.
To provide tools for children to express their emotions, promoting positive strategies that children can use in their lives, including being able to make conscious decisions towards their well-being.
That children can identify their emotions and set strategies to regulate them when needed.
To promote the spiritual, moral, social, and cultural (SMSC) development of children and prepare them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life.
To promote good behaviour and positive character traits, including for example courtesy, respect, truthfulness, courage and generosity.
To set high expectations of behaviour towards others in and beyond the school community.
For children to know how to be safe and healthy, and how to manage their academic, personal and social lives in a positive way.
To promote respect for the backgrounds and beliefs of children and parents in the community, always with the aim of providing children with the knowledge they need to live and be prepared for the world after primary school.
To present and promote healthy, respectful relationships, focusing on family and friendships, in all contexts, including online.

Implementation

Weekly sessions help teachers to focus on tailoring the lessons to their children’s needs and to enjoy building the relationship with their class, getting to know them better as unique human beings.
Through a comprehensive programme called Jigsaw. Jigsaw is a scheme of work that aims to prepare children/young people for life, helping them to know and value who they are and understand how they relate to other people in this ever-changing world.
Through the Jigsaw approach children are exposed to clear expectations of behaviour, including mutual respect and tolerance of different ideas, faiths and beliefs.
Children from Year 2 onwards, actively involved in School Council elections. School council members allow children to have a real say in issues that affect them and to know that their opinions count.
They learn about positive moral attributes, for example, courage, honesty, generosity, integrity, humility and a sense of justice, alongside others.
Children are offered opportunities to express themselves through a wide range of opportunities: specific assemblies, class assemblies, performances, themed days, non-uniform days, themed weeks (Mental health, anti-bullying, Neurodiversity Week, Wear a Hat Day). They are also encouraged to take part in some of the school collectives, such as school council, mental health team, Eco-Schools team, Playground Leaders and serve the community through events such joining with the Rotary Club and The Village Playing Field Committee to support local groups.

There is a whole school focus each half term, which builds on the progression of skills from the early years to the end of primary: Being Me in My World / Celebrating Differences / Dreams and Goals / Healthy Me / Relationships / Changing Me

Impact

Fostering of good mental wellbeing among young people so that they demonstrate outstanding behaviours for learning at school and are well prepared for secondary school and adult life.
Forming well-educated and rounded children ready to take their place in the world.
Children understand that a good diet and regular exercise keeps them healthy.