Reading workshops

Mrs Cliff and Miss Younger led our most recent Reading Workshop recently, you can access their presentation below: 

Term Dates 2023 – 2024

Science

Term Dates 2022 – 2023

Calendar Dates for 2022/2023 Academic Year
Please note our Inset Training Days differ slightly from the suggested Central Bedfordshire Council dates

Monday 5th September – Friday 16th December 2022 Staff Inset Day Friday 2nd September	Dates of the Autumn Term
Monday 24th October – Friday 28th October 2022  School reopens for children on Monday 31st October	School closed for Half Term Holiday
Monday 19th December 2022 – Monday 2nd January 2023	School closed for Christmas Holidays
Wednesday 4th January – Friday 31st March 2023 Monday 2nd January 2023 – Bank Holiday Staff Inset Day Tuesday 3rd January Wednesday 4th January – Return to School	Dates of the Spring Term
Monday 13th February – Friday 17th February 2023	School closed for Half Term Holiday
Monday 3rd April – Tuesday 18th April 2023 Staff Inset Day Monday 17th April	School closed for Easter Holidays
Tuesday 18th April – Friday 21st July 2023 Monday 1st May Bank Holiday school closed	Dates of the Summer Term
Monday 29th May – Friday 2nd June 2023 Staff Inset Day Monday 5th June 2023 School reopens for children on Tuesday 6th June	School closed for Half Term Holiday
Friday 21st July 2023	Last day of the academic year

RSE and PSHE Curriculum

Curriculum Intent

We aim to provide pupils with the knowledge, understanding, attitudes, values and skills they need in order to reach their potential as individuals and within the community. Pupils are encouraged to take part in a wide range of activities and experiences across the curriculum, contributing fully to the life of their school and communities. In doing so they learn to recognise their own worth, work well with others and become increasingly responsible for their own learning. We encourage our children to reflect on their experiences and understand how they are developing personally and socially, tackling many of the spiritual, moral, social and cultural issues that are part of growing up.

We intend for our children to learn to understand and respect our common humanity; diversity and differences so that they can go on to form the effective, fulfilling relationships that are an essential part of life and learning. At Beaudesert, we choose to deliver Personal, Social, Health Education (including Relationships Education) using three main themes: ‘Health and Wellbeing’, ‘Relationships’ and ‘Living in the Wider World’. These themes cover the statutory guidance outlined by the Department for Education and support our school values.

Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education is a subject through which pupils develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to manage their lives, now and in the future. It helps children and young people to stay healthy and safe, while preparing them to make the most of life and work. PSHE education also helps pupils to achieve their academic potential.
Most of PSHE education became statutory for all schools from September 2020 under the Children and Social Work Act 2017. This includes Relationships Education at Key Stages 1 and 2, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) at key stages 3 and 4, and Health Education in both primary and secondary phases.
The Department for Education published Statutory Guidance for Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education in June 2019. This sets out what schools must cover from September 2020 (though not all they should cover as part of broader PSHE education).

Curriculum Implementation

• PSHE lessons take place in class for an hour a week. This may be a one-hour session or a session split into 2 half hour segments.
• PSHE themes are also covered through our whole school ‘values’ assemblies.
• Teachers deliver the PSHE curriculum with the support of the PSHE Association, their programme of study, ‘programme builders’ and their quality marked resources.
• Just like in any lesson, teachers draw upon resources to support the learning of all pupils in regards to ability or SEND need. This could come in the form of having smaller group discussions or using story books which supplement the key theme/message being taught within a lesson.

Having the PSHE Association programme of study, ‘programme builders’ and access to their wealth of resources, helps guide and support teachers whilst teaching topics which may create debate or answering difficult questions from pupils. Having this resource allows teachers to plan and prepare for any questions which may arise and have a quality assured resource in place to refer to, to ensure personal beliefs and attitudes do not influence teaching.

At Beaudesert Lower School we benefit from being a member of the PSHE Association. Therefore, if any teachers are unsure about their ability to teach certain areas of the PSHE curriculum, they have access to up to date key guidance, the ability to exchange ideas within a community of dedicated practitioners and most importantly, can get support from subject experts via phone or email.

Please click on the links below to view our comprehensive programme of study and model lesson plans.

Impact

Our pupils leave school with a good understanding about how to stay safe, how to be healthy and how to develop positive relationships. Our pupils are well behaved, polite and respectful members of the school community who try hard to model our key school values: kindness, positivity, perseverance, compassion, respect and community spirit. They understand what it means to belong to to a multi-cultural and diverse society.