








In English Martyrs’, our vision is to provide high quality, planned curricular provision for Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education and Citizenship to promote children and young people’s personal development and well-being and to embed work-related learning activities in all key stages. In so doing, we will contribute to enabling our children to become successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens.
This will be achieved through:
The school is currently using a flexible planning model which allows for cross curricular links based on The Social, Emotional Aspect of Learning (SEAL), rolling programmes for Sex Relationship Education (SRE) and Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco Education (DATe). The long term aim is the have a PSHE framework that underpins the broader curriculum.
The theme for this year’s Anti-Bullying Week is to choose respect over bullying.
Following a consultation with over 800 children, teachers and members of the Anti-Bullying Alliance, it emerged that a top priority was showing that bullying is a behaviour choice, and that children and young people can set a positive example by opting to respect each other at school, in their homes and communities, and online.
The aims of this week are to support schools and other settings to help children and young people, school staff, parents and other professionals who work with children to understand:
Please click on the links below for more:
The Journey of Love workshop for parents was a great success, please visit the links for more information.
Other aspects of PHSE such as British values are deeply rooted in the school’s core values. These are shared, celebrated and developed through timetabled weekly assemblies. Opportunities for cross curriculum opportunities are now being developed across the school.
Please see below our Deputy Head – Ms Akpojotor collecting our Bronze award for healthy schools.
The following link offers useful and informative information to parents and carers on this subject. This information is provided by the Anti-Bullying Alliance.
To find out more, CLICK HERE.
Year 3 had Road safety sessions provided by Southwark council, this is an annual project to ensure that our pupils are aware of keeping both themselves and others safe on the road.
Anti – bullying week was held from the 13th – 17th of November.
There were lots of activities throughout the week and assemblies, have a look at some of the posters pupils made to get their anti-bullying message across as well as Ms Akpojotor delivering a clear and strong message through a assembly to pupils. One of the activities centred around anti bullying week 2017 were pupils and staff wear odd socks, to celebrate all being different and equal.
To learn more about the theme to this years Anti-Bullying week please click on the link provided Anti-Bullying week 2017
Year 5 had a world of work experience with Our Nation mini enterprise. They took part in the Young Enterprise project ‘Our Nation’ which was funded by Goldman Sachs. Our Nation is a fun, informative day using games and discussions to take students through the businesses which comprise the UK, focusing on the supply chain and business communication.
There is an overview of Our Nation attached here.
In line with national Government guidelines, we will be delivering sex and relationships education in the spring term; Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco Education lessons in the summer term. The lessons will be age appropriate and taught from Reception through to Year 6; children will therefore build on their knowledge gradually throughout their time at school. Each class will receive at least 3 lessons taught by the class teacher. These lessons will focus on aspects of sex and relationships education which are featured in best practice government guidance and include aspects of the statutory Science curriculum.
Reception & Year 1: Medicine and people who help us
Year 2: Keeping Safe
Year 3: Smoking
Year 4: Alcohol
Year 5: Legal and Illegal Drugs
Year 6: Preventing Early Use
One of the school’s main duties is to keep children safe and these lessons will help us to achieve this in a sensitive manner. Our Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco Education Policy outlines why we feel Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco Education is an important part of our PSHE curriculum. Our Assemblies this term as always focuses on upholding our school values which are intrinsically embedded in the British Values.