PSHE
Teaching PSHE at Adelaide Primary is rooted in the understanding that effective PSHE education significantly benefits pupils’ well-being, academic success, and readiness to navigate modern societal challenges. We believe that PSHE fosters students’ emotional and physical health, equips them with key life skills, and enhances their ability to manage relationships, safety, and financial decisions.
At Adelaide, we follow the Jigsaw programme, a comprehensive and progressive scheme of work that supports our pupils from EYFS to Year 6. It covers key areas such as relationships, health education, and preparing children for life in a diverse and interconnected world.
We believe our approach ensures that PSHE is not just a subject which is taught in isolation and serves as a thread woven throughout all curriculum areas, with its principles reflected in subjects such as science, PE, and computing. This cross-curricular approach reinforces the importance of personal and social development in every aspect of learning and school life, ensuring PSHE is a core component of holistic student development.
‘Staff morale is high, team spirit is very strong, and all are committed to continued improvement. This helps to explain why the school is continuing to improve’…
‘Parents are overwhelmingly supportive, commenting very positively on the school’s many strong features’…
‘The harmonious relationships among all groups, from a wide variety of backgrounds, are a strength of the school’…
‘Children make a good start in the early years because of good teaching’…
‘Teaching and learning are consistently good. As a result most pupils make good progress in reading, writing and mathematics from often significantly below-average starting points’…
‘The highly successful promotion of pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is at the heart of the school’s work’…
‘There is a very strong focus on checking on how well different groups of pupils are learning, so that any falling behind can be immediately helped to make better progress’…
‘Pupils contribute significantly to the successes of the school through their outstanding behaviour and readiness to learn’…
‘Pupils feel very safe in school because of the school’s rigorous approach to keeping them safe’…
‘Leaders leave no stone unturned to ensure that the very diverse school population is treated equally and that there is a relentless focus on driving up pupil performance’…
‘The range of enrichment activities the school provides is excellent and contributes a great deal to pupils’ learning’…
‘The excellent relationships between teachers and their pupils ensure lessons are purposeful and enjoyable’…