Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Our vision for Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education at William Lilley:
Our children are independent, respectful, caring and healthy members of society. Children learn to manage their behaviour, emotions and interactions with others by applying strategies in everyday life. Our children are encouraged to be polite, resilient, determined and confident so that they are able to break down the barriers to learning. As a result of this they will have an understanding of other’s needs, form positive relationships with their peers, develop positive interactions with each other and play a positive role in contributing to school life.
Implementation:
- Circle time
- Group and individual interventions for children who need additional support including social, emotional and nurture
- Positive behaviour/relational policy and child friendly version including emotion coaching, classroom, proud and Betty bee’s rules
- SCARF (Safety, Caring, Achievement, Resilience, Friendship) program of work
- Celebrating individuality and difference through cultural activities, celebrations, family box and international dimensions award
- Nurturing, family ethos embedded throughout all practice encouraging children to talk
- Social stories used as a strategy to support individual choices
- Weekly SCARF assemblies, promoting and supporting SCARF curriculum
- Awareness and understanding of others through charity events and fundraising activities
- DOJO/Proud points/ awards/ proud time
- Steps to success supporting learning behaviour
- Mindfulness and wellbeing activities embedded within practice including peer massage, yoga, relaxation and imoves
- Assemblies eg NSPCC, water safety (outside visitors)
- Healthy school initiative and embedded healthy practices using cutlery, sitting at table, hand washing
- Priority throughout the whole school, objective led planning focus for EYFS
- Growth mindset strategies taught and promoted throughout the school
- Enrichment opportunities; encouraging children to take active part in community including school council
- Topics which focus upon learning about ourselves, cultures and people around us
- Family support including parent learning and bespoke family support
- Family/nurture – shared outdoor area in EYFS, tables at lunchtime, mixing children, developing relationships
- Responsibility given to children as they move throughout the school including playground buddies, mini me (dinner helpers) and monitors
- Annual life Education Van visit with information