St George's CE Primary School and Pre-School
Part of Coastal Learning Partnership
PSHE & RSE
Our PSHE education, including statutory Relationships and Health education, and non-statutory sex education,as recommended by the DfE, provides a framework through which key skills, attributes and knowledge can be developed and applied. This
promotes positive behaviour, good mental health and wellbeing, resilience and achievement, helping children to stay safe online, develop healthy and safe relationships, making sense of media messages, challenging extreme views and having the skills and attributes to negotiate and assert themselves now and in the future.
The school’s PSHE provision supports the school’s aims of developing confident citizens and successful learners who are creative, resourceful and able to identify and solve problems. The social and emotional development of pupils is embedded throughout the entire school’s curriculum and culture. The school follows the SCARF programme which has a powerful combination of a planned thematic PSHE lessons, built around a spiral curriculum of recurring themes. These themes are designed to:
1. Give pupils the knowledge and develop the self-esteem, confidence and selfawareness to make informed choices and decisions;
2. Encourage and support the development of social skills and social awareness;
3. Enable pupils to make sense of their own personal and social experiences;
4. Promote responsible attitudes towards the maintenance of good physical and mental health, supported by a safe and healthy lifestyle;
5. Enable effective interpersonal relationships and develop a caring attitude towards others;
6. Encourage a caring attitude towards and responsibility for the environment;
7. Help our pupils understand and manage their feelings, build resilience and be independent, curious problem solvers;
8. Understand how society works and the laws, rights and responsibilities involved.
We know there is a proven link between pupils' health and wellbeing, and their academic progress. Crucial skills and positive attitudes developed through comprehensive Personal, Social, Health and Economic education are critical to ensuring children are effective learners.
We subscribe to Coram Education's PSHE and RSE scheme called SCARF. SCARF stands for Safety, Caring, Achievement, Resilience, Friendship. The curriculum overview reflects the way essential topics are revisited by children as they progress through the school so that learning can take place at age-appropriate levels. Every year we look forward to our visit from Harold the Giraffe and the members of the Life Education Team who visit our school. These interactive sessions are really enjoyable and they help us to make links between our learning and consider the importance of making safe and healthy choices.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding PSHE and RSE , please speak to Miss Howe (Deputy Headteacher and School Improvement support)
Parent survey and consultation June 2026:
As part of the consultation process, parents and carers were welcomed to comment on the new policy as well as answer some questions which were sent electronically. We also hold an annual meeting with parents prior to the delivery of RHSE lessons. This is an opportunity for parents and carers to view resources and provide feedback.