PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic) education is a crucial part of a child’s education. It gives children access to critical information about themselves and the many facets of the diverse world around them. At Greenhill, we provide a specifically tailored curriculum that is both broad and balanced, and meets the unique context of our school. We give pupils access to big ideas and conversations, alongside practical experiences. At the heart of this, we encourage respect and understanding of the universal rights of the child, as articulated in The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and the fundamental British values, which are promoted by our British Values ambassadors.

At Greenhill, we aim to promote children’s knowledge, self-esteem, emotional wellbeing and resilience, and to help them to form and maintain worthwhile and positive relationships. Children are taught to have respect for themselves, and for others, within our local, national and global communities.

We aim to develop key character skills, including decision making, informed risk taking, good
communication, and self-regulation strategies. We encourage the exploration of, and respect for, values held by different cultures and groups within our local community, and promote the development of positive attitudes. We encourage honesty and respect in all relationships, and nurture sensitivity to the needs and feelings of others. 

We aim to enable children to develop a deepening knowledge of their health and wellbeing,
including their mental and physical health. We aim to equip children and young people with
information, skills and values to understand and to be able to cope with the physical and
emotional changes that happen during puberty. The information provided will be relevant
and appropriate to the age and maturity of pupils.

At Greenhill, we aim to prepare pupils adequately for adult life: its decisions, responsibilities, experiences and opportunities, and to allow pupils to develop fully as emotional mature human beings.

The framework of our PSHE curriculum is based around the ‘Kapow Primary’ RSE and PSHE scheme as it ensures we are providing a full coverage of the PSHE association programme of study. Lessons are delivered using resources from this scheme and supplemented with MindMate resources to proactively meet the needs of our children. At Greenhill, we monitor and personalise our PSHE curriculum using the results of the 'My Health, My School' survey completed by our Year 5 & 6 pupils.

To support teaching, we also run theme days/weeks to regularly celebrate special events including World Mental Health Day and Anti-Bullying week which we have celebrated so far in 2024.