We love board games!
07-01-2025
Y6 love playing card and board games during wet play. There were some fierce Uno games being played and some chess champions in the making!
“And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: You shall love your neighbour as yourself.”
Mark 12:30-31
At St Clare’s we celebrate the importance of loving ourselves and others, teaching that personal health and social skills are rooted in self-care and building positive relationships with those around us.
Catholic Social Teaching is integral to our whole curriculum. Here are some examples of where this can be seen in PSHE:
Dignity of the Human Person – We believe that every person is created in the image and likeness of God, deserving of respect and dignity. In our school, we promote kindness, inclusivity, and compassion, ensuring that each child feels valued and supported. For instance, our anti-bullying initiatives and peer support programs encourage students to embrace and celebrate each other’s uniqueness.
Our ‘Identity, Society and Equality’ topics run through all year groups and cover themes such as: Me and others (Year 1); Respecting ourselves (Year 2); Celebrating differences (Year 3); Democracy (Year 4;) Stereotypes (Year 5) and Human rights in Year 6. Children are also encouraged to look after their physical and emotional well being and support others in this too.
Solidarity and the Common Good – We are called to stand in solidarity with one another, recognising our interconnections as a community. In PSHE, pupils learn about working together as a community to bring about positive change.
Rights and Responsibilities – Every person has fundamental rights, and with these rights come responsibilities. At St. Clare’s, we teach our students about their rights as individuals while emphasizing their responsibility to contribute positively to the community. We are a Rights Respecting School and all children are encouraged to speak up about their rights and the rights of others.
Dignity of Work – We acknowledge work is a form of participating in God’s creation. We encourage all pupils to have a strong work ethic, both whilst they are in St. Clare’s but also in the wider world. One of our core values is ‘Aspire’. We allow our pupils opportunities through our PSHE and wider curriculum to explore different career options and to learn about money and how this can be earned and spent.
Family and Community – We pride ourselves on being a school family. It is important that our pupils feel they belong to our school family, church family and community. In Year 2, pupils focus on belonging to a community. During PSHE lessons, ground rules are established so that everyone in the class community feels respected and safe to share their thoughts and opinions.
The Option for the Poor and Vulnerable Throughout our PSHE curriculum, we encourage pupils to think about vulnerable members of our local and wider community. We empower pupils through our anti bullying work and topic threads such as ‘Identity, society and equality’ and ‘Keeping safe and managing risk’ to speak up and act if someone they know, or they themselves, is feeling vulnerable.
Intent
The PSHE (Physical, Social, Health, and Economic Education) curriculum at St Clare’s embraces each child, offering them a safe opportunity to explore themselves, relationships and the wider-world around them. We provide plentiful opportunities to voice opinions and clarify understanding, encouraging openness within discussion which contributes to the personal development of each individual. In addition, our aims help children to appreciate the diverse communities in which we live contributing to their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
Our children will gain the knowledge, understanding, attitudes, values and skills they need in order to reach their potential as individuals and within the community. They are encouraged to take part in a wide range of activities and experiences across and beyond the curriculum, contributing fully to the life of their school and communities. In doing so they learn to recognise their own worth, work well with others and become increasingly responsible for their own learning. They 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. They learn to understand and respect our common humanity; diversity and differences so that they can go on to form the effective,
fulfilling relationships that are an essential part of life and learning.
Implementation
The PSHE curriculum delivered at St Clare’s aims to cover all statutory requirements outlined in Statutory Government Guidance. Direction has been sought from the PSHE Association to create a curriculum allowing our staff to design and plan age-appropriate subject content to cover explicit aims. As a Catholic school, our Sex Education curriculum is delivered separately through the Archdiocese programme ‘Journey to Love, in accordance with the Church’s moral teaching.
We aim to ensure that all our children:
- Grow in self-respect, aim high and celebrate who they are.
- Understand the rights of the child and laws / rules in place to enjoy a happy, healthy and safe childhood.
- Acquire the skills necessary to develop and sustain positive relationships, focusing on family and friends, including online.
- Appreciate and respect differences, valuing the contributions others make to our society.
- Develop resilience when faced with challenging situations knowing how / where to seek help.
Impact
Our children will be able to take part in a wide range of activities and experiences across and beyond the curriculum, contributing fully to the life of their school and communities. In doing so they will recognise their own worth, work well with others and become increasingly responsible for their own learning. They will be able 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. They will learn to understand and respect our common humanity; diversity and differences so that they can go on to form the effective, fulfilling relationships that are an essential part of life and learning.
Our children will:
- Voice their opinions with confidence, appreciating other points of view.
- Value the importance of a healthy, active lifestyle to both their physical and mental wellbeing.
- Mature into respectable citizens of their local and global community.
Key Subject Documents
Additional documents
Additional Links for Parents & Children
- Change for LifeA Fantastic website with lots of information to help make healthy choices
- CEOPInternet safety website
- ThinkuknowLots of games and activities for children and parents regarding internet safety
PSHE Chatter
PSHE. We have been looking at different types of bullying. We had a whole class discussion and then the children showed this in small groups.
05-12-2024
Parliament Week
27-11-2024
Our Rights Respecting focus group delivered an informative and interactive whole school assembly today focusing on the British Value ‘Rule of Law’. This led nicely into the official launch of Parliament Week.
No pens day
27-11-2024
Today as part of no pens day Y6 took part in a debate asking if money on space travel should be spent on people on Earth instead? There were lots of strong arguments on both sides. Well done Y6!
Aspiration day!
22-11-2024
Today we have thought about what and who we aspire to be in Y6. We aspire to be: teachers, footballers, goalkeepers, doctors, an entrepreneur, a NASA scientist and a paleontologist!
Thinking about sugar
22-11-2024
Y6 took part in a live session today led by the school health team, they were very engaged and shocked at what they learned! They explored how much hidden sugar is in food and drinks. They then learned how to be sugar detectives.
Reception Class: Making vegetable soup!
21-11-2024
We carefully followed a set of instructions to make our very own healthy vegetable soup for snack. It tasted absolutely delicious!
People who help us: Firefighters
21-11-2024
We had a surprise visit from the firefighters today! We had such fun squinting the hose, having a close look at the fire engine inside and learning all about their important uniform.
Students of the Future Roadshow
20-11-2024
We were excited to welcome two students from Liverpool University to our class this week. They spoke to us about the courses they study and what it is like to go to university. Lots of us were inspired to go to university in the future!
Anti Bullying Week Assembly
15-11-2024
Today our Junior Leaders planned and delivered whole school assembly to mark Anti Bullying Week. They then invited each class to come out and share what they’d been doing to mark the event.
Odd socks day!
13-11-2024
Today we are wearing our odd socks to mark Anti Bullying week. We are reminded that we are all unique and different and we should celebrate this by always being kind to one another.
Imperial War Museum North
11-11-2024
Today we visited the IWM North. We were really excited to revisit our learning on WW1 and we added to our knowledge of WW2. We learned about the effects of war and the value of peace. We also got to take part in a two minute silence at 11am to mark Armistice Day.
Lest we forget
10-11-2024
Year 5 led a beautiful remembrance prayer and liturgy. This included a visit from friend of St Clare’s, Pipe Major James Axon who performed a wonderful lament (Flowers of the Forest).
Reception dentist visit
23-10-2024
We had a fun filled but informative visit from the dental team today. They taught us about the importance of brushing our teeth twice a day and keeping away from too much bad sugar. We were given a huge sticker for good listening and a toothbrush and toothpaste to take home!
Reception and Year 6 buddies
23-10-2024
Y6 visited reception today to get to know their buddies. They had a lovely time playing and making new friends.
Meet a Judge visit
16-10-2024
Our Junior Leadership team and School Council members from Y5 and Y6 took part in an exciting opportunity at the Liverpool Civil and Family Court today.
They were invited to a question and answer session with 3 judges currently serving in the North West. Including a Crown court criminal judge, a family judge and an employment judge. It was fascinating to find out about their roles. We then took part in a ‘mock trial’ looking at a case of cyberbullying. We were all given a role to play and even got to dress up in robes and wigs worn by judges and barristers in court.
NSPCC workshop
30-09-2024
Year 5 took part in an extremely engaging workshop delivered by the NSPCC.
Busy First Week
08-09-2024
Year 4 have had a busy first week, we developed our own class charter, we picked articles from the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child that we thought we needed in our class. We created pictures of a famous Liverpool landmark using a variety of techniques (can you guess where it is?), consolidated our knowledge of 4-digit numbers using manipulatives, learned what partitive nouns are and found out that ‘Being different is the best thing ever!’ What a week!
Pre Loved Uniform Sale
13-07-2024
This week the School Council and Eco Council worked together to plan and deliver a pre loved uniform sale. It was a great success and very well supported by our school community, raising much needed funds which will allow us to continue our projects next school year. Thank you to everyone who supported us!
Food For Thought
05-07-2024
Year 4 enjoyed a session with Food for Thought. They made vegetable stir fry with noodles, chopping, cooking, mixing and of course eating their incredible dishes. They really enjoyed learning about how to cook safely and how to make a balanced dish
Earth day
27-06-2024
Year 5 held a meaningful collective worship all about how we are the stewards of creation. We should follow the advice of Sofia the Sloth.
Parliament week
27-06-2024
Year 5 carried out a parliamentary style debate on whether school uniform should be phased out. A number of children changed their minds and went against the party whip. Keeping school uniform won the vote. Democracy in action.
Rock Kidz Day
27-06-2024
We invited the wonderful Rock Kidz into school for a fun filled PSHE day to let our hair down, get our rock gear on and focus on our mental health. This year’s focus was Perseverance and Resilience. We all had a ball whilst remembering to always keep in mind today’s key phrase… ‘YOU’RE AWESOME SO BE AWESOME!’
We invited the wonderful Rock Kidz into school for a fun filled PSHE day to let our hair down, get our rock gear on and focus on our mental health. This year’s focus was Perseverance and Resilience. We all had a ball whilst remembering to always keep in mind, today’s key phrase… ‘YOU’RE AWSOME SO BE AWSOME!’
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Safe places to walk and cross
27-06-2024
Year 5 took part in a walk through the local community asking for safer places to cross and walk.
Health and fitness week.
27-06-2024
Year 5 made a healthy Greek dip as part of learning about healthy eating
Road Safety Walk
26-06-2024
As part of our Whole School Road Safety Week, each class went on a Road Safety Walk around our local area to raise awareness in our community and share some important road safety messages.
To raise awareness of Road Safety during our Whole School Road Safety Week, each class took part in a walk in our local area to highlight some important safety messages to our local community.
Making sense of money
18-06-2024
Year 4 had a visit from My bnk today showing us different bank accounts and what to use to buy goods. Are you a spender or a saver?
Delicious dips
18-06-2024
As part of Health and Fitness week Year 4 created their own flavour of humous by adding different ingredients. They chopped a variety of vegetables and used them for dipping. Not a dish was .left!
Making healthy snacks
14-06-2024
Y6 have tried houmous this week. They then made their own flavoured houmous.
What do we want?… safer roads… when do we want it?… NOW!
13-06-2024
Y6 made lots of noise on their Brake walk to raise awareness of road safety issues in our local area.
Supermover spelling
12-06-2024
As part of our daily spelling lesson, we use “Supermovers”. It’s a fun way to learn spelling rules and exercise at the same time. Year 4 love it!
Health and fitness week
11-06-2024
Nursery and Reception had lots of fun taking part in the daily mile. We completed three laps of jogging, walking and jumping. It was tiring but very fun. We are looking forward to doing it all again tomorrow!
Fruit tasting in nursery
11-06-2024
Nursery class enjoyed tasting lots of delicious fruits this morning including strawberries, grapes, apples and blueberries. The most popular fruit in nursery is strawberries! Yum yum!
UK Parliament Week
06-06-2024
This week, Y6 have created manifestos and voted in a polling booth for the next Y6 prime minister.
Eco council visit to the ‘Eco Centre’ in Southport to take part in the ‘Clean Air Crew’ initiative.
08-04-2024
Crucial Crew
23-03-2024
Year 6 took part in a Crucial Crew event this week. They learned about: mental health; online safety; gas safety; the dangers of electricity; being safe on buses and near train lines and how to get help in an emergency.
Fair Trade fortnight
15-03-2024
We have been learning about the importance of giving farmers a fair price for their produce, such as coffee, cocoa and bananas. The fair trade symbol lets us know that farmers have been given a fair price, look for this symbol when shopping. Catholic Social Teaching about Solidarity teaches us that by using these products we are standing together as one with our global family.
At the end of our Fair trade fortnight, we had a raffle to win a hamper filled with Frair Trade goodies. As you can see the children were very pleased with their prizes.
Spreading positive messages throughout school
11-03-2024
Following our Mental Health Week, our School Council decided to spread some positive messages throughout the school. These can be read on a daily basis by children, staff and visitors to give them a positive boost to their day.
PSHE
08-03-2024
Today we discussed during circle time things we put on our body and how they can make use feel.
Meet a Judge visit
07-03-2024
Representatives from our School Council, Rights Respecting Schools team and our House/Vice captains attended a trip to the Liverpool Civil and Family Court where they got the opportunity to interview 2 working judges and take part in a mock trial.
Nursery class enjoyed a visit from Acorn Farm
22-02-2024
Nursery class had an exciting morning. We helped Farmer Gregg and Farmer Marie feed the animals their breakfast. We also stroked the animals and some children felt brave enough to hold a rat. Well done everyone.
Mindfulness week.
21-02-2024
Year 5 enjoyed learning about the Palm House and creating wonderful bird houses.
Children’s Mental Health Week 2024
21-02-2024
Key Stage 1 have been busy for Children’s Mental Health Week by taking part in peer massage, Cosmic yoga, mindfulness colouring and dance.
Children’s Mental Health Week – Y6
21-02-2024
Year 6 have enjoyed lots of activities this week to help us prioritise our mental health. We thoroughly enjoyed our peer massage session with Jessie and we took part in an active session in the hall; playing games to connect with our peers.
Peer Massage and Mindfulness with Jessie from Mind Happy
19-02-2024
To launch Children’s Mental Health Week, Jessie from Mind Happy delivered a day of peer massage and mindfulness with each class. This gave us all some really useful strategies to look after our mental health every day, both at school and at home.
Send me a selfie
08-02-2024
In Y6, we have been learning about keeping ourselves safe online. We had visitors from the Ariel Trust who did some drama activities with us to help us to explore the dangers and risks of sending selfies online.
Anti Bullying – role play
05-12-2023
Reacting to bullying and the implications of being a bystander.
PSHE in Y3 P4C session
14-11-2023
Today we carried out a P4C (Philosophy for Children) session on bullying to share and discuss our thoughts and opinions.
