At Severnbanks Primary School, our PSHE curriculum is an ambitious, inclusive and community‑centred curriculum that meets the needs of all learners. It is designed to ensure that every child knows more, understands more and can apply their learning to lead positive, healthy and successful lives both now and in the future. Our curriculum supports pupils to become healthy, independent and responsible members of society who understand how they are developing personally, socially and emotionally.

We provide rich opportunities for pupils to explore rights, responsibilities and what it means to be a member of a diverse society. They learn to weigh up what is fair and unfair, develop an understanding of justice and the rule of law, and reflect on different viewpoints, beliefs, values and topical issues in a safe and respectful environment.

We follow the Jigsaw PSHE curriculum, a whole‑school approach supporting wellbeing and mental health across EYFS to Year 6. Jigsaw is mapped to the PSHE Association Programme of Study and aligns with the latest statutory RSHE guidance, updated by the DfE (published July 2025; implementation September 2026).  From the Spring Term 2026, our teaching and learning incorporates all new updates in preparation for being fully compliants by September 2026.

⭐ New Statutory Requirements Now Reflected in Our Curriculum

Personal Safety (NEW for 2025–26)

Our curriculum now includes newly required content on key aspects of personal safety:

• Staying safe around roads, railways (including level crossings) and water (including the Water Safety Code)
• Understanding risks in public spaces
  These additions follow updated statutory RSHE requirements emphasising personal safety education at primary level.

Online Safety (Updated and Age‑Appropriate for Primary)

We have strengthened our online safety provision in line with new guidance. Primary pupils now learn about a range of ways to keep themselves safe online:

• Online scams, fraud and gaming‑related financial risks
• Why age restrictions on apps, games and websites exist
• How to identify misleading or altered content online
• Privacy, personal data and the importance of location settings
• How to recognise unsafe or unkind online behaviour and how to seek help
  This reflects the new RSHE focus on online wellbeing, digital literacy and emerging risks such as misleading online content and harmful influencers, taught safely and appropriately for younger children.

Respectful Relationships & Challenging Harmful Attitudes

New guidance places stronger emphasis on fostering respectful behaviour and challenging harmful stereotypes, including early prevention of misogyny, in a structured and age-appropriate way:

• Promoting respectful, kind interactions
• Challenging stereotypes and unfairness
• Teaching pupils how to recognise and report unkind or harmful behaviours
  This aligns with updated RSHE safeguarding priorities.

Grief, Loss and Change

Our curriculum now explicitly supports pupils in a preparative way by raising awareness.  This compliments the provision already provided by our Pastoral Worker:

• Understand that people experience grief and loss differently
• Recognise a range of emotions associated with change and bereavement
  This is highlighted in the updated guidance as an essential area of mental wellbeing education.

Financial Exploitation (New Safeguarding Area)

We now teach pupils how to recognise financial risks:

• Scams
• Manipulative online features
• Situations where someone may try to take advantage of them
  Financial exploitation is identified as a safeguarding issue within the updated RSHE requirements.

Correct Anatomical Vocabulary

In line with statutory clarification, pupils learn:

• The correct names for external body parts, including genitals
  This is essential safeguarding practice supporting body autonomy and children’s ability to report concerns clearly and confidently.

Parental Transparency

We uphold strengthened expectations for communication with parents. Parents have the right to see teaching materials and be consulted on RSHE content, as set out in the updated guidance (2025).  Please see the RSHE consultation materials shared with our staff and families on School Story.

⭐ Our Jigsaw Curriculum Structure

The Jigsaw scheme is delivered across the school and organised into six progressive units ('Puzzles Pieces'):

• Term 1: Being Me in My World
• Term 2: Celebrating Difference (including anti‑bullying)
• Term 3: Dreams and Goals
• Term 4: Healthy Me
• Term 5: Relationships
• Term 6: Changing Me (including Primary Sex Education)

This structure ensures coherence, progression and age‑appropriate sequencing, consistent with statutory RSHE guidance.

⭐ Supporting Communication, Self‑Worth and Safeguarding

Our PSHE teaching builds pupils’ vocabulary and confidence in expressing their thoughts, feelings and opinions in an environment of trust and respect. This aligns closely with updated expectations around safe learning environments and managing sensitive discussions.

Our curriculum supports emotional literacy, resilience, aspiration and self‑worth, and reinforces our school values. It helps pupils understand themselves, their relationships and their place in the wider community.

Successful PSHE improves wellbeing and removes barriers to learning, particularly supporting disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils. This is consistent with national guidance emphasising teacher expertise, mental health and safeguarding at the heart of RSHE delivery.

 

Our Wellbeing Buddies are trained by Mrs Howard (ELSA Trained Teaching Assistant) and dedicate their time to supporting the emotional wellbeing of children at Severnbanks, during breaktimes and lunchtimes, in the Wellbeing Hub.  They are all members of our Wellbeing Council.