Our school’s mission, ethos and Catholic life of the school is pivotal to the PSHE curriculum. Our intention is to teach our children to be thoughtful, respectful individuals who value themselves and other people’s opinions and cultures. We teach our children to take responsibility for themselves and their actions, following the examples of Christ.

We use My Happy Mind which is a programme that teaches every child how to be equipped with skills, strategies and habits in order to be able to manage their own mental health and wellbeing.

My Happy Mind gives the children the opportunity to understand how their brain works and what their brain looks like. Children will learn all about neuroplasticity and that their brain is made up of three parts - the amygdala, prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus. The programme helps the children to notice when their brain is working well and helping them to make good decisions. It also teaches children to notice when their brain is not working as well and it is not helping them to make the best decisions. As a result of this, we teach the children 'happy breathing' techniques along with other self-regulation techniques to help their brain.

We have linked the HRSE curriculum to other curriculum areas, including Religious Education, Personal Social Health Emotional and Science and Physical Education. We use a variety of resources from various schemes including Come and See and Ten Ten Resources to support a progression in learning.