Welcome to PSHE Education.

PSHE is designed to help learners develop the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to manage their lives, now and in the future.

It deals with real life issues which affect children and young people, their families and their communities, and engages with the social and economic realities of their lives, experiences and attitudes

Why is PSHE education important to children and young people?

PSHE education contributes to personal development by helping children and young people to build their personal identities, confidence and self-esteem, make career choices and understand what influences their decisions including financial ones. It enables them to recognise, accept and shape their identities, to understand and accommodate difference and change, to manage emotions and to communicate constructively in a variety of settings. Developing an understanding of themselves, empathy and the ability to work with others will help them to form and maintain good relationships, and better enjoy and manage their lives.

What is taught in PSHE?

PSHE is split into 2 strands. Personal wellbeing and economic wellbeing.

Personal wellbeing draws together personal, social and health education, including sex education, drugs education and the social and emotional aspects of learning, while economic wellbeing draws together economic understanding, careers education, enterprise, financial capability and work-related learning.

The key concepts for PSHE education in personal wellbeing are:

  • personal identities
  • healthy lifestyles
  • risk
  • relationships
  • diversity

The study of personal wellbeing includes

  • the similarities, differences and diversity among people of different race, culture, ability, disability, gender, age and sexual orientation and the impact of prejudice, bullying, discrimination and racism on individuals and communities.
  • physical and emotional change and puberty
  • sexual activity, human reproduction, contraception, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted infections and HIV and how high-risk behaviours affect the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities
  • facts and laws about drug, alcohol and tobacco use and misuse, and the personal and social consequences of misuse for themselves and others
  • how a balanced diet and making choices for being healthy contribute to personal wellbeing, and the importance of balance between work, leisure and exercise
  • ways of recognising and reducing risk, minimising harm and getting help in emergency and risky situations
  • the features of positive and stable relationships, how to deal with a breakdown in a relationship and the effects of loss and bereavement
  • different types of relationships, including those within families and between older and young people, boys and girls, and people of the same sex, including civil partnerships
  • the nature and importance of stable relationships for family life and bringing up children
  • the roles and responsibilities of parents, carers and children in families

Economic wellbeing draws together economic understanding, careers education, enterprise, financial capability and work-related learning.

The key concepts in economic wellbeing and financial capability are:

  • career
  • capability
  • risk
  • Economic understanding.

The study of economic wellbeing includes

  • Different types of work
  • Work roles
  • Opportunities in learning and work
  • The changing world of work
  • Money management
  • Money risks and rewards