At Warren Primary Academy, we recognize the vital contribution that Personal, Social and Health education has on a young person’s life and the impact it has on the whole child. We want to equip pupils with the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to keep themselves safe, prepare them socially, emotionally and spiritually for life in Modern Britain, and support them to be ready to leave primary school with the skills they will need to succeed in today’s society.
Our curriculum approach and use of Jigsaw PSHE supports children in becoming emotionally literate and confident in sharing their thoughts and feelings; allows them to develop both resilience and tolerance; build positive, respectful relationships with others, and nurtures understanding for both positive and physical mental health. We also promote the use of mindfulness to support children with their emotional awareness, concentration and focus.
Relationships and Health Education (RHE) is a fundamental part of this, and an area that became a statutory part of the Primary curriculum. From September 2026, there are statutory changes to the RHE curriculum which primary schools have to offer.
The Jigsaw curriculum is split into 6 different topics, which are covered half termly across each class. These topics are:
RHE is taught predominantly in the Relationships and Changing Me units, however, there are threads of RHE throughout other topics across the whole year. Relationships is taught Summer 1 and Changing Me in Summer 2. This is split into each year group in school and the content that will be taught in these lessons. A break down of what is included in each year group for each of these sections can be found within our policy documents.
Please see below some important documents for parents and carers which may help you understand more about the proposal for our RHE curriculum.
Parent and Carer Information from Jigsaw
RHE Policy Updates in a Nutshell
PSHE Knowledge Content Overview
Talking to your child – Sex Education
Talking to your child – Puberty
We are asking for feedback from parents, carers and the wider community on our draft policy and curriculum proposal for September 2026.
Please find a copy of the policies in their draft format here:
Warren Academy RHE Trust Policy 2026-27
Warren Academy PSHE Policy 2026-27
Other resources are avaliable through a parental line to our Jigsaw materials. Please request this from Mrs Salam if you would like to look at further teaching materials and resources.
