At Norbridge Academy, we aim to develop resilient, respectful and reliable citizens. We have a rich curriculum, which includes:

PSHE – Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education

RSE – Relationship and Sex Education

SMSC – Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural Development

At Norbridge Academy, we have adopted the Jigsaw scheme of learning, as this programme will:

Deliver a wider range of experiences
Provide pupils with the knowledge, understanding, attitudes, values and skills they need in order to reach their potential as individuals and within the community.
Encourage pupils to recognise their own worth, work well with others and become increasingly responsible for their own learning.
Enable participation in a wide range of activities and experiences across and beyond the curriculum, contributing fully to the life of their school and communities.
Help pupils learn to reflect on their experiences and understand how they are developing personally and socially, tackling many of the spiritual, moral, social and cultural issues that are part of growing up.
Foster understanding and respect for our common humanity, diversity and differences so that pupils can go on to form the effective, fulfilling relationships that are an essential part of life and learning.

The Jigsaw PSHE scheme will support the development of skills, attitudes, values and behaviours which will enable pupils to:

Have a sense of purpose
Value self and others
Form relationships
Make and act on informed decisions
Communicate effectively
Work with others
Respond to challenge
Be an active partner in their own learning
Be active citizens within the local community
Explore issues related to living in a democratic society
Become healthy and fulfilled individuals

What is Jigsaw, and how does it work?

Jigsaw is a whole-school approach and embodies a positive philosophy and creative teaching and learning activities to nurture children’s development as compassionate and well-rounded human beings as well as building their capacity to learn. Jigsaw is a comprehensive and completely original PSHE Education program (lesson plans and teaching resources) for the whole primary school from ages 3-11.

Written by teachers and grounded in sound psychology, it also includes all the statutory requirements for Relationships and Health Education, and Sex Education is also included in the Changing Me Puzzle (unit). Jigsaw has two main aims for all children:

To build their capacity for learning.
To equip them for life – Jigsaw brings together PSHE Education, compulsory Relationships and Health Education, emotional literacy, mindfulness, social skills and spiritual development.

How does Jigsaw work at Norbridge Academy?

It is designed as a whole school approach, with all year groups working on the same theme (Puzzle) at the same time at their own level. (Due to mid-year introduction and previous coverage, we plan to commence with this in the new academic year.) There are six Puzzles (half-term units of work) and each year group is taught one lesson per week. All lessons are delivered in an age- and stage- appropriate way, so that they meet children’s needs. Each Puzzle starts with an introductory assembly, generating a whole school focus for adults and children alike.

The Six Puzzles:

Being in My World
Celebrating Difference (including anti-bullying)
Dreams and Goals
Healthy Me
Relationships
Changing Me (including Puberty and Human Reproduction Education)

British Values

At Norbridge Academy, we take very seriously our responsibility to prepare children for life in modern Britain. We ensure that the fundamental British Values are introduced, discussed, taught and lived out through our Academy. All curriculum areas provide a vehicle for furthering understanding of these concepts and, in particular, our RE and PSHE lessons and school assemblies provide excellent opportunities to deepen and develop understanding. Children embrace these concepts with enthusiasm and demonstrate a good understanding of their application to their own lives.

The school makes considerable efforts to ensure children have exposure to a wide experience beyond their local community during which these concepts are shown, through for example, sporting events, residential visits to outdoor centres and through visiting speakers from all faiths and groups. Their strong-rooted values-based understanding gives them an excellent platform for embracing difference.

The British Values to be taught in schools: