Healthy Schools
Wiltshire Healthy Schools Award
This year we are beginning to work towards the Silver stage of the Wiltshire Healthy Schools Award. This Wiltshire Council programme is provided by Children's Services to support schools to effectively address the health and wellbeing of children and young people.
The focuses of the award are:
- The Whole School Approach
- PSHE education
- Healthy Weight (incorporating Healthy Eating and Physical Activity)
- Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health
More information can be found on the website below:
PSHE Education
We use the Jigsaw scheme of work to teach children PSHE at Southbroom St James Academy.
Jigsaw consists of six half-term units of work (Puzzles), each containing six lessons (Pieces) covering each academic year.
Every Piece has two Learning Intentions, one specific to PSHE (including Relationships and Health Education) and the other designed to develop emotional literacy and social skills.
Puzzles are launched with a whole-school assembly containing an original song, with each year group studying the same unit at the same time (at their own level), building sequentially through the school year, facilitating whole-school learning themes.
The various teaching and learning activities are engaging and mindful of different learning styles and the need for differentiation and the Early Years (EYFS) planning is aligned to the National Early Years Framework (England).
More information can be found on the website below: