PSHE & RSE
Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education, including Relationships Education and Health Education, helps our pupils stay safe, look after their wellbeing, build healthy relationships and prepare for life beyond school.
Our curriculum
We teach PSHE, relationships and sex education using the PSHE Association Programme of Study. This is the national programme for PSHE education. The 2026 edition brings together all the statutory content from the Department for Education's updated guidance with Economic Wellbeing and Careers Education, with learning opportunities set out for each key stage.
Our curriculum follows the Department for Education's statutory guidance on Relationships Education and Health Education, which came into effect on 1 September 2026. Lessons are planned so that learning builds year on year, and topics are revisited at a level that suits pupils' age and development. Our youngest children in Nursery and Reception follow the Early Years Foundation Stage framework, which prepares them for this learning.
What pupils learn about
Health and wellbeing: mental and physical health, healthy lifestyles, growing and changing, puberty, first aid and keeping safe.
Relationships: families, friendships, respect, bullying, boundaries and online relationships.
Living in the wider world, including economic wellbeing and careers: rights and responsibilities, community, money and the world of work.
Learning by stage
These summaries give an overview of the themes covered. Content is always taught in an age-appropriate and sensitive way.
Early Years: Nursery and Reception
In Nursery and Reception, children's personal, social and health learning follows the statutory Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework. It is built into daily routines, play and adult-led activities, and lays the foundations for the Relationships Education and Health Education children go on to study in Key Stage 1.
Personal, social and emotional development
Recognising and naming feelings, learning ways to calm down and manage emotions, taking turns, sharing and resolving small disagreements. Building friendships, showing kindness and respect for others, and understanding that people and families are different.
Health, self-care and keeping safe
Healthy food, sleep, exercise and tooth brushing, handwashing and other personal hygiene, and looking after their own needs. Learning the correct names for body parts, that their body belongs to them, and who to ask for help. Simple safety rules, including around roads, water and technology.
Understanding the world
Belonging to a family and community, noticing similarities and differences between people, and learning about the jobs people do.
Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2)
Health and wellbeing
Naming and talking about feelings, simple ways to look after our bodies and minds, healthy food, sleep, exercise and hygiene. How bodies grow and change, including learning the correct names for body parts.
Relationships and keeping safe
Different kinds of families, including children with same-sex parents, and what makes a good friend. Kindness, respect, and what to do if someone is unkind. Keeping our bodies private and safe, knowing who to ask for help, and using technology safely. Staying safe around fire, water, roads and railways, and medicines.
Living in the wider world
Belonging to a community, looking after our environment, what money is, and the jobs people do.
Key Stage 2 (Years 3 to 6)
Health and wellbeing
Managing a wider range of feelings, resilience, healthy routines, balancing screen time, first aid and basic safety. Understanding grief, loss and bereavement. The risks of drugs, alcohol and tobacco and how to make safe choices. Puberty and the changes it brings, including menstruation, taught factually and before pupils experience it. The correct names for body parts.
Relationships and keeping safe
Maintaining healthy friendships, respecting differences between families, recognising and responding to bullying and peer pressure, and understanding that everyone has the right to say no. Boundaries and the risks of sharing information and images online, how to stay safe online and how to report concerns. Where it affects our pupils, we may also discuss the sharing of naked images and online sexual content in a careful, age-appropriate way.
Sex education in Years 5 and 6
Sex education is not compulsory in primary schools, but the Department for Education recommends it is taught in Year 5 and/or Year 6. Scholar Green adopts the Christopher Winter Scheme for the teaching of sex education. Parents have the right to withdraw their child from this teaching (see below).
Living in the wider world
Rights and responsibilities, fairness and equality, challenging stereotypes, how money works, making choices as a consumer, and exploring different jobs and ambitions.
Statutory requirements
Relationships Education and Health Education are compulsory for all primary pupils in state-funded schools. We have regard to the Department for Education's statutory guidance, and we consult parents when we write and review our RSHE policy, which we publish.
Parents and carers
We want parents and carers to know what their children are learning and to be able to support it at home. Our RSHE policy sets out how we teach these subjects, and you can ask to see the teaching materials we use.
The right to withdraw
Parents cannot withdraw their child from Relationships Education or Health Education, which includes puberty. Parents can ask for their child to be withdrawn from sex education, other than what is taught in science. The headteacher will grant this request. If you would like to discuss this, please contact Mrs Colman.
Units of work
Our units of work for each year group are below.
Questions
If you have questions about our PSHE and RSHE curriculum, please contact Mrs Colman (Headteacher) at head@scholargreen.cheshire.sch.uk.
