PSHE & RSE
Intent
At Godolphin, our PSHE and RSE curriculum aims to equip every child with the knowledge, understanding, skills and values they need to thrive as individuals, as members of their families, and as responsible citizens within their community and the wider world. Through the Kapow Primary scheme, we provide a broad and balanced curriculum built around the three core themes of Health and Wellbeing, Relationships, and Living in the Wider World, including economic understanding and early careers awareness.
Our curriculum is guided by our school drivers of being Curious, Kind and Connected:
- Curious — Children are encouraged to explore their feelings, experiences, and the world around them with increasing confidence. They ask questions, challenge their thinking, and build curiosity about how to stay healthy, safe and emotionally resilient.
- Kind — The curriculum nurtures respect, empathy and tolerance, enabling pupils to understand themselves and others. Children learn to develop healthy friendships, manage conflict, celebrate differences and act with compassion.
- Connected — Pupils build an age-appropriate understanding of the communities they belong to, including their school, family, online world and society. They learn the importance of positive relationships, responsible choices and their role as global citizens.
Our overall aim is to empower children to develop self-worth and confidence, make informed and healthy decisions, understand how to stay safe, and prepare for future opportunities and challenges.
Implementation
At Godolphin, PSHE and RSE are taught using the Kapow Primary scheme, ensuring a spiral, progressive and fully compliant curriculum from Year 1 to Year 6. Key concepts are revisited with increasing depth and maturity, enabling children to build securely on prior learning.
A Spiral and Progressive Structure
- Lessons systematically revisit the core themes of Health and Wellbeing, Relationships, and Living in the Wider World, supporting long-term understanding and retention.
- Progression is clear and planned, ensuring age-appropriate development of knowledge, vocabulary and personal skills.
Engaging and Varied Learning Experiences
- Children learn through a wide range of interactive and purposeful activities such as role-play, storytelling, animated videos (including puberty content), scenarios, discussions and expert Q&As.
- Lessons create a safe and inclusive learning environment where pupils feel confident to express ideas, reflect on feelings and practise decision-making.
Well-Structured Lessons and Assessment
- Each lesson includes explicit learning intentions, success criteria, and built-in formative assessment.
- Opportunities for reflection allow children to evaluate their learning, develop emotional literacy and build confidence over time.
Cross-Curricular Opportunities
- Learning is enhanced through purposeful links with other subjects, such as:
- Computing — online safety, digital wellbeing and responsible use of technology.
- Science — healthy lifestyles, the human body, hygiene and puberty (upper KS2).
- These links strengthen coherence across the curriculum and help children apply knowledge in meaningful contexts.
Valuing Parents and Carers
- We recognise that parents and carers play a vital role in children’s personal development.
Through clear communication, shared resources and open dialogue, we ensure families are informed, involved and supported.
Kapow RSE Guidance for Parents
Please see the school policies tab for Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) and Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) policies.