PSHE/RSE

At Radcliffe Primary School, we have introduced a whole school PSHE scheme called Jigsaw. Jigsaw combines PSHE, emotional literacy, mindfulness, social skills and spiritual development.

Jigsaw is designed as a whole school approach, with all year groups working on the same theme (Puzzle) at the same time. This enables a whole school focus for adults and children alike.

Jigsaw aims to help children know and value who they really are and how they relate to other people in this ever-changing world.

There are six Puzzles (half-term units of work) each with six Pieces (lessons). Every year group studies the same Puzzle at the same time (sequentially ordered from September to July), allowing for whole school themes. Each year group is taught one lesson per week and all lessons are delivered in an age- and stage-appropriate way so that they meet children’s needs.

The different puzzle pieces are:

To find out more about Jigsaw please click on the link below to access a Parent/Carer information leaflet.

Jigsaw Information Leaflet

Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)

An important part of the Jigsaw PSHE programme is delivered through the 'Relationships' and 'Changing Me' puzzle pieces which are covered in the summer term.

There are four main aims of teaching RSE:

To enable children to understand and respect their bodies
To help children develop positive and healthy relationships appropriate to their age and development
To support children to have positive self-esteem and body image
To empower them to be safe and safeguarded

Each year group will be taught appropriate to their age and developmental stage. At no point will a child be taught something that is inappropriate; and if a question from a child arises and the teacher feels it would be inappropriate to answer (for example, because of its mature or explicit nature), this information with be shared with you by your child’s class teacher. The question will not be answered to the child or class if it is outside the remit of that year group’s programme.

Below is a summary of RSE coverage within the Jigsaw scheme for each year group:

Foundation Stage	Growing up: how we have changed since we were babies
Year 1	Boys’ and girls’ bodies; naming body parts
Year 2	Boys’ and girls’ bodies; body parts and respecting privacy (which parts of the body are private and why this is)
Year 3	How babies grow and how boys’ and girls’ bodies change as they grow older
Year 4	Internal and external reproductive body parts, body changes in girls and menstruation
Year 5	Puberty for boys and girls, and conception
Year 6	Puberty for boys and girls and understanding conception to birth of a baby

For further information about how the RSE is taught through the Jigsaw programme, please click on the link below to view Jigsaw's RSE Guide for Parents/Carers.

Radcliffe Primary School

RadcliffePrimary School

PSHE/RSE

Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)

Curriculum Overviews 2023-24 Cycle A

Knowledge Mats Autumn Term 2023

Knowledge Mats Spring Term 2024

Knowledge Mats Summer Term 2024

Curriculum Overviews 2024-25 Cycle B

Knowledge Mats Autumn Term 2024

Knowledge Mats Spring Term 2025

Knowledge Mats Summer Term 2025