Our PSHE and RSHE lead is Mrs McNally.
PSHE and RSHE long term curriculum September 2026
Our consultation for our new RSHE (within PSHE) curriculum has taken place across Spring/Summer 2026. Please contact the school office for further information (including parental access to specific units/lessons) and Mrs McNally will be in touch.
Intent
The PSHE curriculum at Tow Law Millennium Primary intends to build healthy, respectful relationships, focusing on family and friendships, including on and off line. It gives children and young people the essential skills to build positive, enjoyable and non-exploitative relationships and understanding of how to stay safe. It promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of all pupils at Tow Law Millennium Primary School, preparing them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life. Our PSHE teaching begins from an early age; in EYFS children have great opportunities to focus on their personal, social and emotional development, as well as their physical development and understanding of the world. Pupils in our school generally have strengths in developing caring friendships and understanding the variation in families who may care for their peers, however they have difficulty developing and processing their online relationships. Our curriculum addresses these limitations, as we seek to use our taught lessons alongside the linked curriculum subjects to improve their understanding in an ever-changing technological world.
Implementation
PSHE at Tow Law Millennium Primary is taught as a weekly lesson throughout the year. Our curriculum is adapted from Kapow’s mixed age scheme of work. The PSHE and RSHE curriculum is organised into key focus areas: connecting with others, the online world, my healthy self, health protection, staying safe, citizenship and sex education (Y6 only). Our curriculum has a question-based approach, with an overarching question for each half term. In KS1 these begin as ‘what?’ and ‘who?’ questions and build throughout KS2 into ‘why?’ and ‘how?’ questions. Our long-term plan is a two-year rolling programme, so that children can achieve depth in their learning. The subject coordinator has used the Kapow scheme to ensure our long term plan is progressive in relation to key knowledge and skills of each question unit. Teachers will cover key questions within each unit to ensure that lessons are relevant and take account of children’s different starting points. Visitors such as emergency services and the school nurse complement our PSHE curriculum to offer additional learning. Assemblies are also planned to cover any additional sessions that would benefit the whole school. Consideration is given to how greater depth will be taught, learnt and demonstrated within each lesson, as well as how learners will be supported in line with the school’s commitment to inclusion and equality. Where required, CPD is provided to staff members to increase confidence and knowledge when teaching PSHE (including RSHE).
Impact
At Tow Law Millennium Primary School, we firmly believe that a meaningful PSHE curriculum is the key to children becoming confident, tolerant, resilient and well-rounded adults. Children will demonstrate and apply the British Values of Democracy, Tolerance, Mutual respect, Rule of law and Liberty. They will approach a range of real-life situations and apply their skills and attributes to help navigate themselves through modern life. From exposure to a range of global issues and problems, children will build up tolerance and a sense of responsibility of being a global citizen. Through engagement with a variety of lessons and texts, children will understand the different lifestyles that people may live and be respectful and tolerant towards those leading different lives to themselves. At Tow Law Millennium, the monitoring of PSHE/RSHE is carried out following the whole school annual monitoring programme. The subject coordinator also monitors progress, evidence and pupil voice termly.
Please follow this link to view our curriculum policies.
