Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) and Relationships Education
At St Michael’s our intent is to provide all children with the skills and knowledge to support their journey into adulthood in terms of health, wellbeing and understanding of the wider world. Our aim is for our pupils to develop the confidence to communicate with others to nurturing positive relationships within their families, school and wider community. Our role is to help develop their personal identity within the world and to appreciate the value of others and celebrate the differences between people. The development of leadership and team working skills and the ability to listen and empathise with others are further examples of crucial areas covered. Through discussion within lessons we help all of our pupils recognise when they may need support and how to ask for this.
It is important to note that whist PSHE is taught as a discrete subject in its own right, its importance is also taught, applied and embedded across the full curriculum. Through this approach we endeavour to prepare all of our pupils with lifelong skills that will enable them to play an active role as citizens within society.
**Our PSHE and Relationships Education curriculum is being refined this year to reflect the changes to the statutory guidance introduced from September 2026. As part of this work, we are updating our new progression overview of knowledge, skills and vocabulary, which will be published on our school website shortly. Below, our long term overview is available to view. If you would like to discuss our PSHE curriculum further, please speak to Mrs Prior, PSHE Subject Leader, or Miss Bottomley, Assistant Headteacher and Curriculum Lead.**
PSHE Curriculum Whole School Overview
new pshe subject overview from sept 2026.pdf
