At Evercreech C of E Primary, we are delighted to launch our updated Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Education curriculum and policy, including our Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) provision. The curriculum is designed to support our children to develop the knowledge, skills and understanding they need to thrive both now and in the future. Our revised policy is fully compliant with the DfE's statutory guidance for Relationships, Sex and Heath Education (RHSE) that is effective from September 2026, and was developed in consultation with stakeholders and has been approved by our governing body. 

Our PSHE curriculum provides children with opportunities to learn about relationships, health and wellbeing, emotional literacy, personal safety, online safety, growing and changing, RSE, and life in the wider world. Through RSE, children learn about respectful and healthy relationships, personal boundaries, consent, body awareness, and the physical and emotional changes associated with growing up, in an age-appropriate and sensitive way. Alongside developing important knowledge, we place a strong emphasis on building the skills, confidence and resilience children need to make positive choices and navigate the world around them.

The updated curriculum reflects the latest national guidance and strengthens our focus on mental and emotional wellbeing, healthy relationships, digital awareness, safeguarding, respect, RSE and preparing children for the next stage of their lives.

We use the Coram SCARF programme to support the delivery of our PSHE and RSE curriculum, alongside carefully selected resources and activities that reflect the needs of our children and our school community. SCARF stands for: Safety, Caring, Achievement, Resilience and Friendship. 

Through the course of the year, children will learn and explore the following topics:

• Me and my relationships
• Valuing difference
• Keeping safe
• Rights and respect
• Being my best
• Growing and changing

In using this scheme, the children will learn more about keeping themselves physically and mentally safe and healthy. 

Throughout the year, working closely with our Wellbeing Lead and ELSA team we plan a series of events to raise the awareness of children's mental health. Most recently we have held a Positive Thinking day in which children say positive attributes about each other. On Friday the 6th of February we held our annual 'Wear your SCARF to school day'. 

SCARF and Children's Mental Health Week

The week beginning Monday 9th of February is Children’s Mental Health Week. This year's theme is This Is My Place and we'll be doing some special activities during this week to help children keep mentally well. At the end of week, we will be holding a celebratory non-uniform day when children will be invited to 'dress as their emotion' and wear colours that reflect how they are feeling. Funds raised through this non-uniform day will contribute to our fundraising for School in a Bag, our nominated charity for this year, which further supports our wellbeing focus.

To launch the week, we are having a special themed SCARF workshop day on Friday 6th February where everyone in our school community will be invited to Wear your Scarf to School. On Wear your SCARF to school day, children are invited to wear a special or favourite scarf all day in school as a visual reminder of the SCARF principles. We’ll be hosting a visitor from SCARF who will deliver a whole-school assembly about SCARF followed by focused workshops with a range of classes on a variety of wellbeing themes. 

Resources and advice for parents:

SCARF offers free resources for parents. The resources consist of some activities to do at home together to help your child be the best version of themselves, alongside resources for children's mental health. 

SCARF Free resources for parents

Recent PSHE Lessons:

Year 1: How Quickly Germs can Spread!

In our PSHE lesson, we learnt about germs and how easily they can spread. To demonstrate this, we used glitter to represent the germs. The children high-fived each other, showing how quickly germs can transfer from person to person. We also discussed ways to prevent this, such as sneezing or coughing into your elbow, washing your hands with soap and water, and making sure to sing 'Happy Birthday' twice to ensure you wash your hands for long enough!