Personal, Social and Health Education

At Westwood, we believe that PSHE has the power to enhance the health and well-being of children, their families and the wider school community. We understand that unmet emotional needs, lack of social skills and poor mental health issues can create barriers to learning and life opportunities, therefore, we endeavour to provide PSHE learning which addresses these challenges. We hope to develop our children’s social skills so that they can form strong and positive relationships with peers and adults. We strive to grow their emotional literacy so that they have the tools and language to discuss their emotions. We want to nurture positive relationships with themselves and others. We seek to develop children’s resilience and confidence so they are able to cope with the challenges in their daily lives, both now and in the future. We believe Mindfulness can act as a tool to develop emotional health and hope to equip our children with tools to be more aware of their thoughts and feelings and develop strategies to regulate and manage these. We hope to equip our children for happy, healthy lives by supporting personal development and improving their capacity to learn and their life chances.