PSHE

At St Mary's we use Kapow, which is a the mindful approach to PSHE. It is a progressive and spiral scheme of learning. In planning the lessons, Kapow PSHE ensures that learning from previous years is revisited and extended, adding new concepts, knowledge and skills, year on year as appropriate.

Kapow holds children at its heart, and its cohesive vision helps children understand and value how they fit into and contribute to the world. With strong emphasis on emotional literacy, building resilience and nurturing mental and physical health, which properly equips us to deliver engaging and relevant PSHE within a whole-school approach. Lessons also include mindfulness and wellbeing strategies that allows children to advance their emotional awareness, concentration, focus and self-regulation.

Everyone in this school has a voice. Relationships education impacts well on pupils’ attitudes to diversity. They speak eloquently about different kinds of families. They say, ‘We are all different. God will accept you. You can be you.’ Pupils knowledgably discuss inequality and discrimination. They demonstrate keen awareness of how all God’s children should be valued. Pupils are proud of their leadership roles and not afraid to challenge injustice. Year 6 pupils instigated a presentation to the church community around transgender issues. They say, ‘It is everyone’s right to hear the message.’ SIAMS 23