Sex and Relationships Education, Personal, Social and Health Education, Educational Resources and Training

Certification of the Teaching of PSHE

Does SHARE meet the criteria for PSHE Certification?

YES: This topic is covered by the materials and in training.

PARTIALLY: See comments.

Dimension A

Code

Description

Yes, No, Partially

Comment

Theme A1

The context for PSHE

A1.1

National policies, statutory and non-statutory guidance appropriate to PSHE and how these are reflected in the school’s policies.

Partially

Yes, in relation to SRE

A1.2

The law in relation to aspects of PSHE such as confidentiality, child protection, sexual activity, drug use and drug incident management.

Partially

Yes, in relation to SRE

A1.3

An awareness of the national and local context, eg patterns of drug use and teenage pregnancies.

Partially

Yes, in relation to SRE

 

 

 

 

Theme A2

Establishing a safe learning environment

A2.1

Consult with pupils to determine their needs, identify levels of knowledge and understanding, attitudes, language and misconceptions, and plan your teaching to be relevant to their lives.

Partially

Demonstrate this on training and references for ways to do it with a class.

A2.2

Plan lessons that include strategies to meet the needs of all pupils.

Yes

SHARE includes guidance and resources for young people with special needs and issues regarding differentiation are addressed on training.

A2.3

Develop clear ground rules with classes and use them to maintain a climate of trust and mutual respect between yourself, pupils and visitors, and maintain professional boundaries.

Yes

 

A2.4

Have strategies to respond appropriately to spontaneous issues raised by pupils while working within the planned programme.

Yes

 

A2.5

Recognise prejudice and have consistent strategies to challenge it.

Yes

 

A2.6

Manage discussions of sensitive and controversial issues.

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Theme A3

Effective teaching and learning

 

A3.1

Plan well structured lessons with clear intended learning outcomes, within a planned programme of PSHE.

Yes

 

A3.2

Use a range of teaching styles in which active learning plays a major part, maximising pupil participation

Yes

 

A3.3

Use a range of groupings, including working in pairs, small groups and with the whole class.

Yes

 

A3.4

Make good use of a range of teaching resources.

Yes

SHARE training includes references to useful back-up resources.

 

 

 

 

Theme A4

Reflection, evaluation and assessment

A4.1

Reflect on your personal values and their potential impact on classroom practice.

Yes

 

A4.2

Use a range of strategies, including pupil self-assessment, to assess the development of skills, knowledge and understanding.

Yes

 

A4.3

Evaluate teaching and learning, including with pupils, and use this to inform future planning.

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Theme A5

Effective partnerships

A5.1

Planned, delivered and evaluated lesson(s) in conjunction with a visitor such as a community health professional.

Yes

SHARE encourages multi-agency working.

A5.2

Taught about the range of national and local support services, the support they offer to children, young people and parents, and referral procedures.

Partially

SHARE training includes discussion of national and local support services.

A5.3

Contributed to the work of your school’s Healthy School task group.

Partially

SHARE contributes to Healthy Schools criteria.

A5.4

Liaised with external agencies regarding PSHE and/or pupil welfare in order to inform practice.

Partially

SHARE encourages multi-agency working.

 

 

 

 

Dimension B

Code

Description

Yes, No, Maybe

Comment

Theme B1

Knowledge/understanding and its application in the teaching of SRE

B1.1

Physical, emotional and social development of children and young people.

Partially

In relation to SRE.

B1.2

Relationship between emotional health and wellbeing, and sex and relationships.

Yes

 

B1.3

Personal identity, gender roles, sexuality, sexual orientation and their influence on sex and relationships.

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Theme B2

Development of personal awareness, confidence and responsibility

B2.1

Keeping safe, and the recognition and management of risk.

Yes

 

B2.2

How to support pupils through physical and emotional changes, including promoting positive sexual health.

Yes

 

B2.3

Human development and reproduction

Yes

 

B2.4

Facts and myths regarding HIV and AIDS and how to challenge the associated prejudice.

Partially

SHARE addreesses issues relating to STIs generally.

B2.5

Safer sex and its negotiation.

Yes

 

B2.6

Planned and unplanned pregnancy, methods of contraception, abortion and fertility treatment.

Partially

SHARE focuses on use of condoms, and explores contraception and abortion in general.

B2.7

Sexually transmitted infections, including chlamydia.

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Theme B3

Development of positive relationships and respect for difference and diversity

B3.1

A range of faiths, and the range of views within these, cultural and moral viewpoints and their influence on attitudes.

Yes

Broadly.

B3.2

Loss and change in family life and the issues presented by parenthood

Partially

SHARE includes material on parenthood.

B3.3

Rights and responsibilities to yourself and others.

Yes

 

B3.4

Nature and importance of marriage and the range of mutually supportive relationships, and their importance for family life.

Partially

SHARE addresses relationships and issues relating to family life.

B3.5

Role of the media in relation to aspects of sex and relationships such as stereotyping.

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

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