PSHE

Our Whole School Approach

Brampton PHSE overview

Our Whole School Approach

The PSHE curriculum is based PSHE Matters, which is a Derbyshire County Council scheme. It runs on a two-year cycle A and B, with EYFS covering the same units each year with their new children.

This academic year 2026/2027 is cycle B.

We also include 'Special Days' to supplement the children's learning, including: Hello Yellow, young minds Children’s mental health day, RSE Day, Children in Need, Anti-Bullying Day and Internet Safety.

We are a GOLD Smilers school, which focuses on positive strategies to help with mental health. We have worked hard to spread and implement strategies to help attain a positive mental health, across 3 audiences: 1) the pupils at Brampton Primary School, 2) The parents and carers and 3) wider work in our community. The Smilers use the acronym, Stay Connected, Move, Interests, Look, Eat Well, Rest and Support to Positive mental health across the school and community.

We link PSHE closely with British Values and the 9 protected characteristics through weekly assemblies.

Intent

It is our intent at Brampton to provide a stable and informative understanding of emotions, knowledge and understanding of our ever changing world. We encourage children to have confidence in their own thoughts and believe that anything is possible if they put their mind to it. We promote respect and tolerance for those who choose to live their lives differently to others. Having the ability to stay safe and healthy is a high priority and children are equipped to make informed decisions.

Our PSHE curriculum equips children with relevant and meaningful content, which is supported through a strong emphasis on emotional literacy, building resilience and nurturing mental and physical health.

Implementation

Our whole curriculum is shaped by our school vision which aims to enable all children, regardless of background, ability and additional needs to be the best that they can be.

Each year in KS1 and KS2 we all teach the same topic, as outlined in our overview. We use PSHE Matters, produced by Derbyshire County Council, which has been updated in 2026, to ensure full curriculum coverage.

We are flexible and will adapt the scheme to reflect the needs of the children in our individual classrooms.

We teach the National Curriculum, supported by a clear skills and knowledge progression. This ensures that skills and knowledge are built on year by year and sequenced appropriately to maximise learning for all children.

We have developed a bank of children’s reading books, which teachers can use to embellish and compliment planning if required informed of for each unit, to assist with teaching PSHE curriculum in This library of books will also be accessible for teachers whose children may need an intervention to target specific areas personal to single children in the school. Flexibility to individual children or circumstances is important at Brampton. PSHE as well as being taught weekly is ongoing and adaptable to where and when our children need the support and help necessary to feel safe and confident.

Impact

We firmly believe that a meaningful PSHE curriculum is the key to children becoming confident, tolerant and well-rounded adults. Children at Brampton have a wealth of real-life situations which we try to ensure that children can process. We believe in equipping the children with strategies to help with their mental health and emotions plus the ability to apply skills to help navigate themselves through modern life. From exposure to a range of global issues and problems, children can build up tolerance and a sense of responsibility of being a global citizen. From engagement with a variety of difference and diversity text combined with discussions, children can understand the different lifestyles that people may live. This will teach them to be respectful and tolerant towards those leading different lives to themselves.

Follow the links for more information, including help and support for families struggling with mental health , local and regional help, Consent, British Values and the 9 protected characteristics.