At St Michael’s we provide high quality PSHE teaching through our Explore Curriculum.We believe that PSHE enables children to become healthy, independent and respectful members of society. We encourage all of our students to make positive contributions to the life of our school and our local and wider communities. Through teaching and upholding British Values, we ensure the children experience the process of democracy through their participation in our School Council elections and voting for monitors. Through this, the children are able to learn and understand how current society is organised and governed. We ensure children are fully aware if their own rights and responsibilities, making it so they learn to appreciate what it means to be part of a diverse, equal and multi-cultural society.

Through our PSHE curriculum, we aim that our pupils will be able to:
– Understand what is meant by living a healthy lifestyle.
– Be aware of how to keep themselves and others safe.
– Understand the difference between positive and negative relationships.
– Understand how to maintain healthy relationships.
– Have self-respect and worth and know how to respect others.
– Be a responsible, thoughtful and active members of a democratic society.

– Develop self-confidence and self-esteem.
– Make informed choices regarding personal and social issues.
– Understand where to go and who to go to, to have an open and safe conversation.
– Have an understanding of Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) through ‘A Journey in Love’

Through high quality teaching, children are introduced to concepts and given opportunities throughout their learning to regularly retrieve newly acquired knowledge to support them now and in the future.

MyHappyMind

St Michael’s is proud to be a MyHappymind school. MyHappymind is a whole-school programme, grounded in science and supported by the NHS, that is designed to promote positive mental wellbeing.

Through the programme, pupils learn how their brains work and develop skills that support resilience, confidence and self-esteem. MyHappymind also helps children to understand and manage their emotions, particularly during challenging or stressful situations, enabling them to thrive both in school and beyond.

To find out more about MyHappymind, please visit: https://myhappymind.org/

 

 

 

“I like learning about my brain and how it works.” (Nathan, Y3)

“It helps me to share my emotions and how I’m feeling.” (Mobo, Y4)

“Learning about the different parts of the brain (like the amygdala) helps me understand why I sometimes feel scared or anxious.” (David, Y6)

“The Happy Breathing helps me to get focussed for my lessons.”(George, Y3)

“The breaths helps me to relax.” (Reece, Y4)

“I use the strategies, like Happy Breathing, when I feel upset or worried.” (Lacie, Y5)

“My Happy Mind has made a difference because it has helped me understand my character strengths and what I’m good at.”(Jo-jo, Y3)

“The character strengths helped me to resolve a conflict with my friends.” (Miylah, Y4)

“We all enjoyed learning about our Character Strengths.” (Thomas, Y6)

“Our brains look the same but are different” (Kaua, Y1)

“We do Happy Breathing every day” (Lewis, Y1)

“If HAP doesn’t work together, he shuts down” (Muna, Y2)

“I love Berty and Betty” – (Peniel, Reception)

“I show my friends how to do Happy Breathing when we feel nervous” (Ire Anu Y6 – Happy Heroes)

“I have been giving my stickers out during lunch when I see people being good friends” (Shobisha Y5 – Happy Heroes)

“I like using the conversation cards to talk to my friends. We don’t usually ask each other these questions” (Davida Y5 – Happy Heroes)

“I have been teaching my class about the characters and their jobs” (Solyana Y4 – Happy Heroes)

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