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PSHE

(Personal,

Social, Health

and

Economics

education)

Andrew McKechnie

West Rise Junior School (Teacher)

PSHE Association (Subject Specialist)

PSHE

(Personal, Social, Health and

Economics education)

• Session 1: Introductions and what is PSHE.• Break 10.45 - 11

• Session 2: Teaching PSHE: it’s not just circle time!

• Lunch 12.30 – 1.00

• Session 3: Planning PSHE • Break 2.00- 2.15

• Session 4: Applying circle time• End and any questions –3.45

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PSHEe ‘story’ at West Rise.

Promoting personal development,

welfare and behaviour runs through

all we do.

The 4 part lesson

• Starter

• Main/Input

• Activity

• Closing

Starter activities (N.B. see Jenny

Mosley Warm ups and End games)

• What skill are we going to use: I am using a speaking skill – wheat skills will you need today? (Listening, concentration, looking, thinking)

• Send a ripple, send a clap, send a wink, send a smile, follow the leader

• If I were a colour…

• Game e.g. Simon says; Hedgehog game

• Fruit bowl mix up

• Stories/scenarios

• Film/DVD/TV clip

• Photos

• Puppets

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2. Input/Main – Distance the

learning

3. Activities

• Circle time

Activities that include Assessment for Learning:

• Mind-map

• Graffiti wall

• Continuum

• Sorting activity

• Quiz

• ‘Draw & write’

• Conscience Alley

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Choosing resources – PSHE Association

Closing activities –

Cheering up and calm down

• Go Noodle

(including relaxation)

• Splatt

• Greetings your majesty

• Parachute games

• Rainstick and ‘mindfulness’

• Jenny Mosley:

‘Big book of calmers’

PSHE Association Programme of Study

for PSHE education

Core theme 1:

Health & Wellbeing

Core Theme 2:

Relationships

Core Theme 3:

Living in the wider world

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Long Term Plan

• Activity: Which areas of PSHE would you put

in each Term?

• Children need to be able

to explore their values

This session is not run by SAPERE. SAPERE

run separate 2 day training on using

Philosophy in schools.

Society for

Advancing

Philosophical

Enquiry and

Reflection in

Education

Starters

3 Random items

Concept line

Warm up voices

Circle or Socratic Circle

• We get knowledge through

‘disciplined conversation’

Useful websites:

www.literacyshed.com – for videos

in particular the Thinking Shed, Thinking child shed,

Other cultures shed

www.sapere.org.uk - for training + more information

www.philosophyman.co.uk –lots of free resources