P.S.H.E
Personal, social, health and economic education
Our curriculum
Personal, social and health education (PSHE) is a planned, developmental programme of learning opportunities and experiences through which children and young people acquire the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to manage their lives, now and in the future. We believe that the education of PSHE enables children to become healthier, more independent and more responsible members of society.
We encourage our pupils to play a positive role in contributing to the life of the school and the wider community. In doing so, we help to develop their sense of self-worth. We teach them how society is organised and governed. We ensure that the children experience the process of democracy through participation of the Student Council and other pupil committee groups. We teach children about their rights and about their responsibilities. They learn to appreciate what it means to be a positive member of a diverse and multi-cultural society.
PSHE makes a significant contribution to pupil’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development, their behaviour and safety and the school’s statutory responsibility to pupils’ wellbeing. In addition, the learning provided through this comprehensive PSHE provision is essential to safeguarding pupils, as Ofsted has set out.
We participate in and promote national events such as: Black History Month, Mental Health Awareness Week, Anti-Bullying Week and Internet Safety Week.
The schemes of learning we teach and the activities outlined above ensure that we meet the statutory requirements set out in the new 2026 curriculum; Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education.
What we teach:
Kapow PSHE Scheme
PSHE respects and takes account of pupils’ prior learning and experiences. Our teaching reflects the needs shared by all children and specific needs of pupils in our school. Guiseley Primary School has adopted a scheme of work ‘Kapow’: this is a clear and progressive PSHE curriculum, which meets the statutory requirements to teach Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education . The scheme is divided into different strands:
- Connecting with others
- The online world
- Health protection
- My healthy self
- Staying safe
- Citizenship
- Growing up
- Additionally, in Years 5 and 6 sex education will be taught
Within each strand, we have designed age appropriate topics for the different year groups. One topic per half term is taught to each year group and these topics are explored in more detail as children move through school. Curriculum overviews can be found further down the page.
MindMate Champions
In addition, to support mental health and well-being we deliver sessions using the MindMate scheme. This is a spiral SEMH curriculum. It is divided into 6 themes covering issues that children may be presented with and experience in their lives:
- Feeling good and being me
- Friends and Family
- Life Changes
- Strong Emotions
- Being the same and being different
- Solving Problems
There are 6 lessons for every year group; These are delivered one per half-term.
Online safety
E-safety is also taught across each year group, this is in both PSHE lessons and computing lessons as well as stand alone lessons if needed. It teaches children things such as how to use the internet responsibly, how to create strong passwords, the need to keep their personal information private, and recognising what cyberbullying is and what to do about it. The aim is to help keep them safe online and teaches them how to make sensible, safe choices when using technology.
Intent, Implementation and Impact Statement
Please click the link below to access this document.
Curriculum content map
Please click the link below to see our coverage of PSHE across school from Nursery through to Year 6.
PSHE policy
To view our PSHE policy, please click the link below.