PSHE – St Peters Catholic Academy | Stoke-on-Trent

Welcome to our PSHE page!

Our PSHE Leader is Miss Hilton

“Hi, My name is Miss Hilton and I am the leader for PSHE. When I was told that I was going to lead PSHE about three years ago, I felt incredibly excited to be leading a brand new scheme of work in such an important subject. I love how PSHE helps you to feel calm, stay focused, helps you to reflect on thoughts and feelings and also helps you to grow a more positive mindset. It is a vital tool for life”

Jigsaw PSHE

PSHE is taught at St Peter’s using a scheme of work called Jigsaw. It brings together PSHE, emotional literacy, social skills and spiritual development in a comprehensive scheme of learning. It is designed that all year groups will be learning about the same puzzle piece at any given time. There are 6 puzzle pieces for the children to complete all of which start with a whole school assembly that introduces the theme of the puzzle in an engaging and interactive way.

Mindfulness is developed through a ‘Calm Me’ time in each piece. This consists of breathing techniques and visualisations which the children all really enjoy. A safe, open and positive learning environment is created based on trusting relationships between all members of the class. At the beginning of the first puzzle a set of ground rules are agreed and then reinforced at the beginning of every piece. We use the Jigsaw Charter as a basis for this and include the aspects below:

The Jigsaw Charter

We take turns to speak
We use kind and positive words
We listen to each other
We have the right to pass
We only use names when giving compliments or when being positive
We respect each other’s privacy

Our Jigsaw Friends

Each class has a Jigsaw friend that can used in the main lesson as ‘the talking object’ or used as a tool to help children talk about issues without having to refer to themselves.

Each Jigsaw friend has a different name, come and meet our Jigsaw friends….

: Year 1 – Jigsaw Jack

: Year 2 – Jigsaw Jo

: Year 3 – Jigsaw Jino

: Year 4 – Jigsaw Jaz

: Year 5 – Jigsaw Jez

: Year 6 – Jigsaw Jem

The Six Puzzles

Autumn 1 – Being Me in My World

: Year 2

: Year 3

: World Mental Health Day

: Growth Mindset

: Year 6

Autumn 2 – Celebrating Differences

: Year 1

: Year 2

: Odd Socks Day

: Year 4

: Anti-bullying Week

Spring 1 – Dreams and Goals

: Year 1

: Year 2

: Our Garden of Dreams

: Year 3

: Year 4

Spring 2 – Healthy Me

: Year 1

: Healthy Eating

: Year 3

: Smoking

: Internet Safety

Summer 1 – Relationships

: Families

: Loud Mouth

Summer 2 – Changing Me

Our Jigsaw Journals

In order for the children to feel a sense of pride in their work and for the class teachers to have evidence in relation to the children’s progress, each class has a Jigsaw Journal. In Years 1, 2, 3 and 4, they have a large A3 floor book while the older children in Years 5 & 6 have their own individual book. Within each of the puzzles teachers will collect photos of group activities, reflection notes and tasks relating the puzzles and anything else that is meaningful throughout their Jigsaw Journey. The Journal is a portfolio of the children’s work and is a way for the children to celebrate their learning journey and their self-development.

Whole School Assemblies

As well as starting each Jigsaw puzzle with a whole school assembly we have also delivered more information on Mental Health and the children took an active part during Children’s Mental Health Week and Anti-bullying Week.