PSHE and SMSC

A holistic, whole-school approach to PSHE and SMSC, embedded across the curriculum, will improve pupils' wellbeing and create a more positive learning environment. 

  • Using data strategically in pastoral care and safeguarding
    Creating a pastoral strategy using data can help plan interventions and target resources. Luke Ramsden explains how to get staff on board and what to avoid
  • Relationships, sex and health education policy
    Use this template to tailor a policy for your school as to how you will address RSE and health education within the curriculum and meet statutory requirements
  • Primary gender audit checklist
    Carrying out a gender audit can help to identify and challenge gender stereotypes. Olivia Dickinson provides a checklist and guidance to audit areas in and out of the classroom
  • Careers and provider access model policy
    Maintained schools and academies must publish certain details about their careers programme and a technical education provider access policy statement
  • Using PSHE to support safeguarding
    Careful planning of your PSHE curriculum helps to equip young people with strategies to keep themselves safe. Dana Abdulkarim explains the key principles and where to start
  • Embedding careers education in your curriculum
    How do you prepare students for employment? Jo Smith describes what her school do to ensure young people are aware of career and training options
  • Secondary financial education
    Teaching students to plan and manage money prepares them for making financial decisions. Russell Winnard explains how to deliver and embed financial education across the curriculum
  • Planning a PSHE curriculum
    What does your PSHE curriculum include and how can you fit everything in? Luke Ramsden explains what to cover to support students across many topics
  • Talking to pupils about race and racism
    Building discussions about race and racism into the curriculum is important in all phases. Dana Abdulkarim offers ways to do this and ideas for involving staff and parents
  • Challenging sexual harassment: a toolkit
    Support staff and students in understanding, questioning and tackling sexual harassment with this toolkit of activities for teaching and training

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