PSHE (personal, social and health education)
Click here to download our Long-Term Plan for PSHE, and the main scheme of work we follow: My Happy Mind. You will also find a parent presentation with information about the My Happy Mind app. For more information on My Happy Mind please click here.
MindMate
In addition to My Happy Mind we also use the Leeds City Council MindMate Lessons teaching resource. This is an emotional literacy curriculum designed to support class-based discussions and learning around mental health and wellbeing. The lessons are written by a range of teachers, mental health professionals and consultants in partnership with other services and groups. They are modern, engaging and evidence-based. The MindMate Lessons prioritise the following key skills:
- self-awareness
- self-regulation
- motivation
- empathy
- social skills
PSHE is taught through the My Happy Mind scheme of work, and supplemented by the MindMate Lessons from Leeds City Council (see below).
The myHappymind curriculum is grounded in scientific research and helps children to:
✓ Feel happier
✓ Know what to do when they feel worried or stressed
✓ Improve their focus and learn more
✓ Achieve more of the goals that they set for themselves
✓ Develop better relationships with friends and families
✓ Feel great about who they are and have positive self-esteem
The aims of PSHE within our school are to provide children with:
- accurate and relevant knowledge
- opportunities to create personal understanding
- opportunities to explore and challenge a range of values, attitudes, beliefs, rights and responsibilities
- a range of skills and strategies to live a healthy, safe, fulfilling, responsible and balanced life
Our curriculum deals with the diverse beliefs, values and attitudes that individuals and societies hold. It helps pupils to develop themselves, their understanding of the world, and their ability to communicate their feelings. Children at BSM also acquire an understanding and experiences of British values that are necessary if they are to make sense of their experiences, value themselves, respect others, appreciate differences and feel confident and informed as a British citizen.