PSHE
PERSONAL, SOCIAL, HEALTH AND ECONOMIC EDUCATION - CURRICULUM INTENT
At Montpelier High School the Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Education curriculum plays an integral part in nurturing the development of our school's core values. Supporting us in fulfilling our mission to inspire all students to be kind, work hard and have the courage to achieve academic excellence, and thrive with a resilient spirit.
It is our skills and values driven PSHE Education curriculum which underpins this aspiration of all students to gain the strategies, resilience, and confidence to advocate for others to foster a sense of fairness, inclusion and diversity in the world in which they live.
We believe an outstanding PSHE Education curriculum will support children from all backgrounds in acquiring the skills, knowledge and understanding as well as the strategies to have a sound understanding of risk in order to make safe and informed decisions. This will lead to students living confident, healthy, independent lives and becoming informed, active, responsible citizens essential to thriving in a modern Britain and wider global community.
Students will develop confidence to manage issues should they encounter them in their lives whether that be as an individual or as part of the community they live in (including their online communities).
At MHS PSHE is always delivered with the consideration of religious, cultural and moral values. Our curriculum will create a safe space where students from all backgrounds, beliefs and identities are able to share experiences and feel valued. This is integral to fostering a sense of belonging and allowing us all to learn, empathise and advocate for each other.
The PSHE curriculum at MHS is delivered through a competencies-based approach. It groups competencies (including skills and attributes) under three headings: Bright futures; Powerful voices; and Happy individuals.
- Bright futures: Students to grow in self confidence and self worth with the hope and ambition of achieving.
- Powerful voices: Students to take control of their lives finding opportunities to take action, support others and shape a better future for all.
- Happy individuals: Students to have the knowledge and strategies to be responsible citizens and compelling individuals.
MHS PSHE students will:
- Give respectful opinions on a range of topics.
- Listen to those with opposing opinion to themselves.
MHS PSHE Teachers will:
- Adapt content to make it accessible for all their students, including SEND students.
- Signpost support within and out of school.
MHS PSHE lessons will:
- Be personalised but consistent to ensure all students have covered all powerful knowledge.
- Be clear with the key terms for the lesson.
- Have AfL embedded to allow personalised and responsive teaching.
How will parents/carers be kept informed about the PSHE Curriculum?
We believe it is important to keep you informed about the topics and content of the PSHE curriculum at Montpelier High School. Please refer to the PSHE Curriculum Map.
We send out regular communication in order to inform/remind parents/carers when we are about to start a potentially sensitive topic or a topic that forms part of sex education component of PSHE.
Sex and Relationships Education at Montpelier High School
Religious, cultural and moral values are always considered when teaching and discussing sex and relationships at Montpelier High School.
You do have a right to withdraw your child from sex education delivered as part of RSE in secondary schools which, unless there are exceptional circumstances, will be granted up to three terms before your child turns 16. At this point, if the child themselves wishes to receive sex education rather than be withdrawn, the school should make arrangements for this to happen in one of the three terms before the child turns 16 - the legal age of sexual consent.
鲍鱼直播 Relationships, Sex Education and Health Education Policy
You can read the 鲍鱼直播 policy for relationships, sex education and health education by clicking .
鲍鱼直播 Relationships and Sex Education Policy Position Statement
You can read the trustwide 鲍鱼直播 policy position statement for the teaching of Relationship and Sex Education by clicking
For information about our Religious Studies curriculum please click here: Religious Studies
There is no right to withdraw from Relationships or Health Education at secondary level and we believe the content of these subjects – such as family, friendship, safety (including online safety) – are important for all children to be taught.
If you should be considering withdrawing your daughter from any Sex and Relationships lessons during the academic year please discuss your concerns with Ms Langham prior to making your decision, and your child’s withdrawal would need to be explained to her by email nicola.langham@mhs.e-act.org.uk.
Useful links and information:
PSHE Association:
Emotional Health & Wellbeing:
Young Minds:
Off the Record Bristol:
Kooth (Young people’s online counselling and mental health service)
Sex & Relationships:
4YP Bristol:
Stonewall:
Relate Relationships Advice
Brook
Department for Education and SRE:
PSHE Association and SRE:
ESafety:
Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP):
Child Net:
Anti-Bullying:
Anti-Bullying Alliance:
Domestic Violence:
National Domestic Violence Help Line:
Substance Misuse:
Talk to Frank:
NHS Quit smoking:
NHS Alcohol Support:
National Association for children of alcoholics.
Other Useful Websites
Childline:
NSPCC:
Children Meditations:
Parents Meditations:
