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PSHE & Wellbeing
Dear Parents, Carers and Children,
Welcome to our PSHE page for all things about you and your wellbeing.
We will have things that are going on in and around the School.
- This Term we are studying Being Me In My World. The children look at rights and responsibilities, and their goals and dreams. They learn what it means to be a global citizen. They learn that decisions and actions have consequences. This ties into the British Values.
British Values
The British Values are Democracy, the Rule of Law, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect and Tolerance for everyone.
Here is a link to the British Values Website. British Values are taught within PSHE but also in other areas of the curriculum.
Government Values
The Government's aims are that;
- Children become valuable and fully rounded members of society who treat others with respect and tolerance, regardless of background.
- We want every school to promote the basic British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance for those of different faiths and beliefs.
- This ensures young people understand the importance of respect and leave school fully prepared for life in modern Britain.
PANTS Rules
We are sharing with the children the following videos which discuss how to stay safe by using the PANTS Rules:
Pantosaurus Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SzbMEVYiyg&t=3s
Pantosaurus Book:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3XIWUIJZMw
We encourage you to talk about the PANTS Rules with your children so they do know how to keep themselves safe.
We will advise that they should always speak to a Trusted Adult.
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/pants-underwear-rule/
We will also share with the children the freephone number for Childline if they need to discuss concerns anonymously with someone.
As always, please stay safe.
We promote in School the importance of the PANTS Rules from the NSPCC.
We also provide children with the number of Childline, in case they ever need it.
The Charter
In our PSHE lessons we sign up to the following Charter:
Mindfulness
Here are some little Mindfulness Exercises for you to try together at home.
They have Mindful Breathing, Mindful Movements, Mojo Meets the Beast, Draw Your Beast.
Healthy Me
We are learning about how to stay healthy and the importance of friendships, keeping ourselves clean and safe.
As part of this topic about well-being, one of the vital things that we teach our children is the importance of maintaining a healthy diet.
From Year 1 upwards, we introduce the "Eatwell Guide" and discuss it within classes. The "Eatwell Guide" explains the 5 food groups: Carbohydrates, Protein, Dairy (or Dairy Alternatives) Fats and Oils and Fruits and Vegetables. It also discusses processed foods and which foods to avoid or to only consume a little of them.
These are the NHS "Eat Well Plates" that you can use to visualise what we should be putting on our plates to maintain a healthy balance:
african caribbean eatwell guide colour new.pdf
south asian eatwell guide colour new.pdf
This is a link to the NHS website where you can find more information about the Eat Well Guide and why it is so important
Singing
The children are going to be voting for the song they want to learn in our Singing Assembly this term. We will let you know once this has been chosen.
We believe that singing is vitally important to wellbeing, team building whilst helping to improve reading and the feelgood factor.
School Council
Our school council discuss PSHE and wellbeing at their meetings. We will keep you updated about the issues they are considering and the ideas they are putting forward
