Jigsaw (PSHRE)
PSHE at Bexton Primary School
At Bexton Primary School, we deliver Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education through the Jigsaw whole-school scheme of work. Jigsaw brings together PSHE, emotional literacy, mindfulness, social skills and spiritual development, providing a comprehensive programme that supports children’s personal development and wellbeing.
Jigsaw is designed as a whole-school approach, with all year groups exploring the same theme (known as a ‘Puzzle’) at the same time. Each Puzzle is launched school-wide, creating a shared focus across the school for both children and adults. The programme is made up of six Puzzles (half-term units), each consisting of six lessons (Pieces). These are taught sequentially from September to July, with one lesson delivered each week. This structure allows children to build their knowledge and skills progressively in an age-appropriate way.
Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)
Relationships and Sex Education is an important part of our PSHE curriculum and is taught through the ‘Relationships’ and ‘Changing Me’ Puzzles, which take place during the summer term.
The Jigsaw scheme ensures that this content is delivered progressively and in an age-appropriate way across all year groups. This enables children to develop a clear understanding of the physical and emotional changes they will experience as they grow.
In line with our Trust’s Relationships and Sex Education Policy, parents have the right to withdraw their child from the sex education elements of the curriculum (but not from statutory Relationships and Health Education).
Our Aim
Through Jigsaw, we aim to help children understand and value who they are, build positive relationships with others, and develop the skills they need to navigate an ever-changing world with confidence and resilience.
The different puzzle pieces are:
| Reception | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | |
| Lesson 1 | My body | Life cycles | Life cycles in nature | How babies grow | Unique me | Self-image & body image | My self-image |
| Lesson 2 | Respecting my body | Changing me | Growing from young to old | Babies | Having a baby | Puberty for girls | Puberty |
| Lesson 3 | Growing up | My changing body | The changing me | Outsdie body changes | Girls and puperty | Puberty for boys | Babies: conception to birth |
| Lesson 4 | Fun and fears part 1 | Boys' and girls' bodies | Boys' and girls' bodies | Inside body changes | Circles of change | Conception | Boyfriends and girlfirends |
| Lesson 5 | Fun and fears part 2 | Learning and growing | Assertiveness | Family stereotypes | Accepting change | Looking ahead 1 | Real self and ideal self |
| Lesson 6 | Celebration | Coping with changes | Looking ahead | Looking ahead | Looking ahead | Looking ahead 2 | The year ahead |
There are four main aims of teaching RSE:
- To enable children to understand and respect their bodies
• To help children develop positive and healthy relationships appropriate to their age and development
• To support children to have positive self-esteem and body image
• To empower them to be safe and safeguarded.
Further information about how the school approaches the teaching of Relationships and Sex Education through the Jigsaw programme can be found within the documents listed below: