Our aim is to provide pupils with a knowledge of their world - locally, nationally and globally - and give them confidence to tackle many of the moral, social, spiritual and cultural issues that are part of growing up within this. Children will develop a range of skills and strategies to live a healthy, safe, fulfilling, responsible and balanced life and will be given the opportunities to explore and challenge a range of values, attitudes and beliefs. We aim to provide our children with opportunities to learn about rights and responsibilities and appreciate what it means to be a member of a diverse society. Moreover, our pupils are encouraged from an early age to develop their sense of self-worth by playing a positive role in contributing to school life and the wider community. We challenge all of our pupils to look for opportunities to show the school values of being ready, respectful and responsible, and this is encouraged by all adults across the school.

At Summerside, we are proud to teach Jigsaw PSHE. Jigsaw is a progressive, mindful and child-centred approach to PSHE. It is an original and comprehensive scheme of learning which integrates personal, social, health and economic education with emphasis on emotional literacy, mental health and SMSC, especially spiritual development. We teach our PHSE lessons for an our a week and they are delivered by our class teachers. This is to ensure that our children can build a trusting relationship and have a safe space to share their thoughts.

The Jigsaw teaching and learning programme includes the statutory RSHE (Relationships Education, Sex Education and Health Education). This has a strong focus on emotional, mental health and wellbeing, and this is taught by teachers across Term 6. Jigsaw aims to help children know and value who they really are and how they relate to other people in this ever-changing world.