PSHE
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelou
At SS Peter & Paul, we are created and loved by God — and created to love others.
We believe PSHE empowers children to flourish as confident, compassionate and responsible individuals, guided by our Catholic faith and the teachings of Jesus. Our PSHE curriculum is designed around the needs of our school and community, equipping pupils with the knowledge, skills and values to build healthy relationships, make informed choices and contribute positively to society. We teach children how to keep themselves safe, recognise risks, seek help when needed and protect their physical and emotional wellbeing. Through Ten Ten’s Life to the Full and Life to the Full Plus programmes, built around three core modules — Created and Loved by God, Created to Love Others and Created to Live in Community — we deliver a progressive curriculum that nurtures children’s physical, emotional, social and spiritual development, reflecting our Catholic ethos and the dignity of every human person.
PSHE is embedded throughout our curriculum and daily school life, ensuring children learn through meaningful experiences as well as discrete lessons. Through collective worship, assemblies, pupil leadership, school council, themed events and cross-curricular learning, children develop respect for others, understand their rights and responsibilities, and learn to celebrate diversity and promote inclusion. Our curriculum encourages pupils to think critically, develop resilience, understand the wider world and make positive contributions to their community. By the time they leave Year 6, our children are equipped with the knowledge, confidence and moral understanding to navigate life’s challenges, build positive relationships and become responsible citizens who live out our Catholic values.
Teachers assess through observation, discussion, work in floor books and end-of-unit assessments from the Ten Ten programme, recording one judgement per child per unit on the whole-school PSHE tracker. Because that tracker flags disadvantaged pupils, pupils with SEND and pupils learning English as an additional language, any emerging gap is seen and acted upon. Subject leadership monitors floor books, assessments and pupil voice across the year, reporting to senior leaders each term.
