PSHE

At Christ the King Catholic Primary School Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE) plays a fundamental part of all that we do. Through our curriculum, our school environment and our school ethos, we promote pupils’ self-esteem and emotional well-being and help them children to form and maintain worthwhile and satisfying relationships, based on respect for themselves and for others, at home, at school, at work and in the community. We aim to provide our children with the skills to live out our mission statement to love, aspire and serve.

Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education is a school subject which helps pupils develop the knowledge, skills and attributes to stay healthy and safe now and prepare for their futures. Good PSHE education also helps pupils to achieve their academic potential. PSHE aims to give children the knowledge skills and understanding to lead confident and healthy lives. Lessons are delivered that provide contexts for children to embed new knowledge so that it can be used confidently in preparation for real life situations.

PSHE in KS1 and KS2 will be taught through three core themes:

  1. HEALTH AND WELLBEING
  2. RELATIONSHIPS
  3. LIVING IN THE WIDER WORLD

PSHE will be taught using a spiral curriculum, this will be delivered through a series of topics, which pupils experience every year. The topics are:

  • Get Heartsmart
  • Don’t Forget to Let Love In
  • Too much Selfie isn’t Healthy
  • Don’t Hold on to What’s Wrong
  • Fake is a Mistake
  • No Way Through isn’t True

At each encounter, the level of demand increases and learning is progressively deepened. The three core PSHE themes (Health and Wellbeing, Relationships and Living in the Wider World) are integrated throughout the above topics. See the progression of skills overview document to see how the skills progress throughout each year group.

In EYFS Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED) is woven into day to day teaching. Throughout the year children will be taught:

  • Self-regulation
  • Managing Self
  • Building Relationships

Useful Documents


School Overview Progression of Skills PSHE Policy Statutory Guidance E-Safety Progression Map
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