PSHE Within The National Curriculum Analysis

This rationale will explore the status of PSHE within the National Curriculum (2014). PSHE is a fundamental part of education and for the development of children. Throughout this assignment there will be links to literature that supports my argument that PSHE is a valuable and essential part of primary school education, due to its emphasis on generating children who are emotional intelligent. There will be an overall view on the status of PSHE within the curriculum and the alleged renovation in 2019 discussed by the UK Government.

The position of PSHE within the National Curriculum is vague. There is little content on the expected method required to teach PSHE efficiently which questions the importance of the subject. At this current moment

In September 2019 the government aspire to make relationship education compulsory in primary contents suggests the DFE (2017). The purpose of PSHE is to stimulate children with life skills that will keep them safe as well as create and understand healthy and supportive relationships suggests Mayer et al (2001). Due to the current state we live in children face many challenges in their personal, social and emotional life and it is crucial that we ensure children can build a resilience to potential exploitations they face as our future generation within and out of school grounds. Although the government deliberate the importance of giving schools freedom to establish a PSHE programme that meets the needs of their pupils, they expect schools to outline the importance of understanding risk in terms of: drug education, financial education, sex and relationship education, the need to participate in physical activities and maintain a healthy diet. This change alone shows that PSHE is becoming recognised as an important aspect of child

It can be reflected throughout foundation subjects, as there can be elements of personal and social issues in various curriculum areas. One example of PSHE that I have learnt from on my teacher training was a discussion I observed within a year one class. The topic was ‘Bright Lights and Big Cities’ which had a particular focus on London. The class where talking about the role of our Prime Minister Theresa May during a carpet session. I paid specific attention to a young male who shared his opinion with the rest of his peers; ‘My mum told me Theresa May takes away all our money’. The teacher responded in a sensitive manner and respected that her student was ok to have his own opinion, if he didn’t influence others. The ideologies of our guardians can de-mist our views on society. I believe having PSHE helps to break down stereotypes and allows children to create their own judgments and identity. In creating group discussions and underpinning opinions children can gain a sense of self-efficacy suggests Boddington et al