PSHE at Christ Church

At Christ Church, we value the PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education) and

RHE (Relationship Health Education) curriculum.

We believe that this subject teaches our children how to thrive now and in the future.  It supports them to understand key issues that are happening, how to take care of themselves and how to handle their feelings. 

It is also closely linked to our vision and values.

PSHE is taught through the 3D PSHE.  Pupils develop the knowledge, skills and attributes needed in order to keep themselves healthy and safe, whilst preparing them for life and work.

There are three underlying core themes taught throughout 3D PSHE, within which there is broad overlap and flexibility:

                 1.  Health and Wellbeing

                 2.  Relationships

                 3.  Living in the Wider World

Pupils are encouraged to participate in a wide variety of activities, enabling them to make significant contributions to both life in school and within the wider community. This allows them to become aware of their skills and talents, develop their self-worth, learn to work as part of a team and take greater responsibility for their own learning. In doing so, they are able to reflect and evaluate on how they are making progress.

HappyMinds Programme

To strengthen our PSHE curriculum, we have introduced the HappyMinds Curriculum.  

My Happymind is a whole school programme grounded in Science and dedicated to building positive mental

wellbeing.  My Happymind helps children understand how their brains work and creates a culture that

helps to build children's resilience, confidence and self-esteem. MyHappymind also teaches the

children how to self-regulate and manage their emotions in stressful times, allowing them to be their

very best selves!

Learn more here: https://myhappymind.org/

My Happymind Modules

Meet Your Brain: Understanding how your brain works and how to ensure we look after it so that

we can manage our emotions and be at our best. Growth mindset is a key part of this too.

Celebrate: Understanding your unique Character Strengths and learning to celebrate them. This is

a fantastic module for building self-esteem.

Appreciate: Understanding why gratitude matters and how you can develop gratitude as a habit.

Gratitude is key to well-being and resilience and we're all about making it a lifelong strategy!

Relate: Understanding why positive relationships matter and how to build them. We're focussed on

the building blocks of good relationships and friendships.

Engage: Understanding how to set meaningful goals that matter and how to stay resilient in times

of challenge. This module is all about building self-esteem and resilience too.