Introduction and Context
This policy covers our school’s approach to Personal,
Social, Health and Economic education (PSHE)
including Relationships and Personal wellbeing and
Health Education.
Links with other school policies and practices:
This policy links with several school policies, practices
and action plans including:
Anti-Bullying Policy
Safeguarding Policy
Behaviour Policy
Schools values & Code of Conduct
Online Safety Policy
Notes for the Teacher
▪ Coloured points must be talking about
▪ Apart from the coloured points, teachers are
allowed to add or change a point that relates more
to their learners for example.
▪ Do not judge students answers but merely correct
them to create a safe environment for students to
speak openly and freely.
▪ Before starting a session, remind students of the
rules they need to follow during PSHE sessions.
PSHE TOPICS Weeks 1-6
1 2 3 4 5
Self-Regulation Empathy Navigating The root Personal
Techniques arguments in of safety,
friendships bullying online
and how and in a
to not be social
a context
bystander
Visualization Empathy is the Different ways
Forming a ability to to handle an
mental image imagine how argument with
of something someone else a friend,
(imagine your is feeling in a Sometimes its
happy place, particular good to
describe where situation an separate for a
it is and why respond with few minutes to
care calm down so
Zones of Its always good you don’t end
regulation to be aware of up saying
(information other peoples anything
on the feelings and mean or
pinboard at instead of something you
reception) judging them , will regret
This is a try and see saying
framework why they feel Don’t
that will help that way and completely
the students imagine what it dismiss the
explore a must be like for other persons
variety of tools them feelings ,
and strategies that’s why you
for regulation, Being should step
social skills, empathetic is back and
self-care and key because it think how
overall will help you in they might
wellness many aspects feel
This will of your life , Disagreements
provide your in friendships
students with friendships, are
an easy way to relationships completely
think and tlk with your normal but
about how family and it calling each
they feel on reduces fights other names
the inside and because and being
sort these instead of just mean isn’t.
feelings into shouting and Find a way to
colored zones judging the move past the
The different other person argument,
colors ; you will be If the
Green zone able to stop argument gets
(happy , calm, and see how really bad and
focuses, ready they feel you can’t find
to learn) Being empathic a way to
Red zone will make you resolve it then
(Mad/Angry, a more kind, speak to an
Yelling/hitting, understanding adult
out of control and patient Give 3
Yellow zone person examples of
(frustrated , Give 3 arguments
worried, slight different that children
loss of control) scenarios and might have
Blue zone ( ask the
sad, tired, students how
bored, moving they can be
slowly) empathetic
Using this will An example ,
help students an elderly
understand woman drops
their emotions her pen on the
slowly, so If floor in the
they are in red shop as she is
they need to holding a lot of
problem bags , How
solve/work would they
out how they show empathy
will get to to her ?
green zone, They see one
maybe they of the ECD
need to count children crying,
to 10, do some how would
deep breaths, they show
speak to an empathy
adult etc They witness
Closing someone fall
session will be on the stairs
belly breathing and they are
– hold your crying in pain
belly , breath How would
in and out , no they be
speaking, for 5 empathetic?
minutes
roughly
Belly breathing They need to Try and listen,
(diaphragmatic understand take in what
breathing), that people are the other
hold your belly separate person is
and focus on individuals that saying before
breathing , have their own you just react
explain that thoughts and Just because
when they are feelings that you have
stressed or can be different different views
angry , this is a to yours ( give from your
better way to example , you friend doesn’t
dealing with it, may feel this mean it has to
breathing in but someone be an
and out , else can feel argument (
almost different. give an
scanning their example of a
bodies slowly disagreement
with their on the
breath playground
where maybe
the children
wanted to do
different
things , like go
on the slide
first )
The difference Explain the
between self different
hate talk and feelings that
self -positive people can
talk. have
Encourage self -happiness
positive talk. -surprise
Positive ( -
everything will disappointment
be okay, there Sadness etc.
is nothing else Share a story
with asking for for example
help when someone has to
needed , my say bye to their
feelings are mom who is
valid) going to
Negative – my another
feelings don’t country for a
matter, im month
ugly, no one 2 kids in the
likes me , I will story
never improve 1 is okay
in school because they
Instead teach are confident
them that that their mom
sometimes the is coming back
brain says in a month but
things that the other is
aren’t true and upset because
stopping and they are going
actually to miss their
thinking about mom , and not
stuff is better being able to
than being see them will
reactive be hard
Reinforce that
the children
are twins
- And that it
doesn’t
have to be
a situation
where one
is younger
or older,
doesn’t
matter the
age people
have
different
feelings
and both
feelings in
this
situation ,
as different
as they are
, are valid
Come up with
another story
and ask the
children what
type of
different
emotions might
the people
have , instead
of just
accepting sad ,
ask the child
why
PSHE Session rules for children
▪ Don’t laugh or make fun of other people’s answers.
▪ Be patient and let other students develop their
answers without talking over them
Week 6
7 8 9 10 11 12
Taking care of How to show How to Setting Financial Healthy
mental and respect to react in goals decision relationships
physical health teachers, situations making
parents, or of abuse (
other elderly sexual
people ,mental ,
physical
etc.
Mental health
stigmas & the
harms
The importance of
exercise for both
Mental & physical
health
Determining which
people are good or
bad for your
wellbeing
Practicing belly
breathing,
visualization (from
week 1
Aim
