Our PSHE/SMSC Team plays a vital role in helping children understand themselves, others, and the wider world. By bringing RE and PSHE together, we provide a joined-up approach that supports pupils’ spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development. This ensures children explore their own feelings, respect the feelings of others, and learn about different lives and cultures. The team also promotes the importance of British Values, making clear links with our Christian values and the wider curriculum. Through this work, pupils are given rich opportunities to grow into thoughtful, respectful, and responsible young people.
Our PSHE/RSE Curriculum
At St Elphin's our Personal, Social, Health Education/Relationships, Sex Education curriculum is taught through the HeartSmart Programme. HeartSmart is a creative approach to delivering the PSHE and RSE Curriculum; it is used to build character, emotional health and resilience in children. It equips them with foundational principles, skills, habits and a mindset that will improve their mental health, relationships and academic achievement. We have a focussed session each week although the principles are embedded into much of our curriculum. Our HeartSmart programme links very closely to our Christian Values and forms part of our class collective worship. We recognise the Heartsmart principles as part of being a good Christian and being the best that we can be for ourselves and others.
Boris, HeartSmart’s very own purpose-built Robot, provides a fun, interactive and dynamic way for children to explore their hearts, the very thing that makes them unique.