At Greystones we use the Jigsaw PSHE Scheme.

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Jigsaw PSHE is a comprehensive Scheme of Work for the whole Primary School from Reception through to Year 6. It brings together Personal, Social and Health Education, emotional literacy, social skills and spiritual development in a comprehensive scheme of learning. 

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Jigsaw offers a comprehensive Programme for Primary PSHE including statutory Relationships and Health Education, in a spiral, progressive and fully planned scheme of work, giving children relevant learning experiences to help them navigate their world and to develop positive relationships with themselves and others. 

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With strong emphasis on emotional literacy, building resilience and nurturing mental and physical health, Jigsaw equips us to deliver engaging and relevant PSHE within a whole-school approach. Jigsaw lessons also include mindfulness, allowing children to advance their emotional awareness, concentration and focus.

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At Greystones, we value PSHE as one way to support children’s development as human beings, to enable them to understand and respect who they are, to empower them with a voice and to equip them for life and learning. Our school approach to teaching PSHE sits on the foundation of our overarching values as a school and our aims for every child as a learner and citizen of the UK. 

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Jigsaw is a comprehensive and inclusive scheme. We consulted extensively with our parents and school community regarding the scheme, before it was implemented (2021).

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Within PSHE sits RSHE (Relationships, Sex and Health Education)

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RSHE puts in place the building blocks for children to understand healthy and respectful relationships, focusing on family and friendships. Children consider what a good relationship (between family members, between friends) looks like, sounds like and feels like, in all contexts - including online. RSHE also teaches children how to be healthy. ​

 

​Parents at all primary schools have the right to withdraw their child from lessons that teach sex education (or human reproduction). These lessons are taught in the Summer term as part of the 'Changing Me' unit. All children in primary schools in England, including Greystones, learn about how girls and boys bodies will change during puberty. This is a statutory part of the curriculum for all pupils. Sex Education (conception and intercourse) is taught in Year Six. This is not a statutory part of the curriculum in primary and as such, parents may request their children do not attend these lessons. 

 

Each year, we invite parents and carers to come into school to look at the materials we teach before the non-statutory parts of the Jigsaw programme are  covered during the Summer Term. Lessons on puberty take place in Year Four and Year Five. The lesson on human reproduction or conception takes place in Year Six. Before any parent removes their child from a lesson, we strongly recommend that you come in to school to view the materials and discuss the approach that we use. 

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The school carried out an extensive consultation with parents about the content of our RSHE curriculum in 2021. In 2024, the government issued updated guidance for schools. At Greystones, our updated curriculum for RSHE reflects this guidance New RSHE guidance: What it means for sex education lessons in schools – The Education Hub

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​To find out more, click on the links below:

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PSHE Policy (including RSHE) - updated May 2025

PSHE Progression Map 2025

Jigsaw LGBTQ Information for Parents

Being Me in My World - overview for parents

Celebrating Difference - overview for parents

Dreams and Goals - overview for parents

Healthy Me - overview for parents

Relationships - overview for parents

Changing Me - overview for parents

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