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