PSHE
At Ivy Lane we have chosen to use ‘Jigsaw PSHE’ to support the delivery of our PSHE lessons and ensure that all teachers are tackling age appropriate issues.
‘Jigsaw PSHE’ develops children’s emotional literacy, social skills and spiritual development as well as offering opportunities to share and discuss current issues that the children are dealing with.
We believe that ‘Jigsaw PSHE’ helps us to prepare children for life, helping them really know and value who they are and understand how they relate to other people in this constantly changing world.
‘Jigsaw PSHE’ encompasses 6 main units:
1. Being my world
Understanding personal identity, my place in the class and school community, rights and responsibilities, democracy, making a positive contribution.
2. CELEBRATING DIFFERENCE
Recognising and respecting diversity, challenging stereotypes, understanding difference and similarity, addressing bullying, building empathy and compassion.
3. DREAMS AND GOALS
Setting and working towards goals, understanding aspirations and future possibilities, developing perseverance and resilience, recognising achievements, working collaboratively.
4. HEALTHY ME
The relationship between physical and emotional health; nutrition, sleep, exercise and hygiene; emotional wellbeing; drug education (including medicines); keeping safe; understanding habits and making healthy lifestyle choices.
5. RELATIONSHIPS
Understanding different relationships and their characteristics, our families, managing friendship challenges, conflict resolution and communication skills, recognising when relationships are unhealthy, understanding loss and bereavement.
6. CHANGING ME
Understanding life cycles and human growth, coping positively with change, body image and self-esteem, puberty education, changing relationships, and for upper Key Stage 2, human reproduction (where taught as sex education).
Each year group covers all of these units in discrete PSHE lessons throughout the year. We have found that the progression of learning within ‘Jigsaw PSHE’ ensures the children are accessing information which is relevant, timely and appropriate and has meant that their confidence has grown significantly. The lessons are designed to engage the whole class in open discussions and activities that promote a mindful response as well as respect and tolerance for others.
