PHSE / RSE

For teaching Personal, Health, Social and Emotional Education (PHSE) and Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) , we use the curriculum framework from Coram life, called SCARF. This is supported by a yearly visit from the Life Bus. SCARF provides the framework for a whole-school approach to improving children’s wellbeing and progress, based on five values:

 Safety

Caring

Achievement

Resilience

Friendship

Whole-school SCARF builds on the SCARvalues of  Safety, Caring, Achievement, Resilience  and Friendship – promoting positive behaviour, mental health, wellbeing, resilience and achievement.  The SCARF  values are brought to life through stories of Harold the giraffe and his friends, songs, films, and thought-provoking and fun activities.  As children get older, while they still cherish Harold, themes about wellbeing and relationships are explored in greater depth and resources are tailored to their age group. 

SCARF  provides a strong foundation for children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural education (SMSC) and development; it is at the heart of the SCARF  curriculum.  SCARF  provides a robust framework for promoting a positive ethos and values across the school community, contributing significantly to British Values education, both explicitly and implicitly.

There are three main themes of the lessons which are:

* Health and Wellbeing

* Relationships

* Living in the Wider World

These themes help foster and develop children’s responsibility for their own actions; respect for the actions and beliefs of others; an understanding of how each individual is protected by the rule of law; and how everyone can make a positive contribution to society through the democratic process.

Throughout the course of the year the PHSE curriculum is enhanced through participation in whole school awareness days/weeks, e.g. Anti-Bullying Week, Children’s Mental Health Week etc.


For more information click on the links below or come and talk us.

SCARF at Home - home activities to embed SCARF values (coramlifeeducation.org.uk)

Information for Parents from the DFE

FAQs from Coram Scarf on the new RSE (relationships and sex education) Framework

Griffydam RSE Policy 2020

RSE Updated Guidance from DFE and Answers to Questions