PSHE Talks by The PSHE Association

We hear from Nicola — an Assistant Head teacher working in an all-through complex needs school — about her experiences of supporting students to navigate their online lives.

Autumn term 2023 roundup and reflections from our CEO Jono Baggaley.

Presented by Jenny Fox, one of our Senior Subject Specialists, and featuring colleagues Bethan Miller and Dr Joshua Stubbs, this episode looks at the statistics and research base around the impact of bullying, as well as the importance of establishing and maintaining friendships for all children and young people. We also consider schools’ statutory duties, and the nuances of teaching this topic in primary school and secondary school settings.

We hear from Jade — a PSHE Lead working in an all-through complex needs school — about her experiences of teaching PSHE and recent Ofsted inspection.

Policy and projects update from PSHE Association CEO Jonathan Baggaley. Find out more about the upcoming RSHE consultation, report on parental attitudes, child financial harms consortium plus Fully Human projects update.

We interviewed Lizzie Colvin — a first year teacher working in a secondary setting for boys with SEMH. Hear about her experiences developing and raising the profile of PSHE in her school.

Sam is joined by Harry Sumnall, Professor in Substance Use at the Public Health Institute, and PSHE Association Subject Specialist Bethan Miller, for a wide-ranging discussion on PSHE education’s role in education about drugs and alcohol, covering: - Current substance use trends and an analysis of how things have changed over the last twenty years. - The importance of a whole-school approach to substance education. - An overview of what the new PSHE Association drug and alcohol education lessons cover at each key stage, and how this links with statutory Health Education requirements. Download our full suite of drug and alcohol education materials: pshe-association.org.uk/D&A Mentioned in this episode NHS 'Live Well' webiste — Advice, tips and tools to help you make the best choices about your health and wellbeing. www.nhs.uk/live-well/

In this episode Nick considers some ways of deconstructing a story, including using case studies and ‘timeline’, in order to help us use it to explore issues and strategies in PSHE. Join Nick for this fascinating journey into the medium of story, paved with vital psychological insights on ‘critical’ and ‘crunch’ moments — exploring how our young people can access their learning when they need it most — and social norms.

Join Nick Boddington — founding PSHE Association Subject Specialist and voice of authority on all things PSHE — for a reflection on the use of 'story' as a powerful route into learning in PSHE. You'll never read Six-Dinner Sid in the same way again!

In this episode of PSHE Talks, Sam is joined by Subject Specialists Anne Bell and Sally Martin, and Dr Elly Hanson — an independent clinical psychologist who’s been coordinating the Association’s work researching PSHE’s role in gambling harm prevention work. Together they discuss the wider context for this work and explore the current trends around gambling harms and young people. Sally and Anne recall some of the points that were raised in the teacher focus groups they led on the topic and give an overview of the new lesson suite on exploring risk in relation to gambling for primary schools. All three of our guests give their unique insight into what they believe schools should be covering on this topic and consider different ways teachers can be effective in the classroom.

In this episode of PSHE Talks, Sam speaks to Bank of England Economist, Malindi Myers; and PSHE Association Subject specialist, Jenny Fox. Malindi and Jenny explore the meaning of 'economic wellbeing' for young people and how schools and teachers can support this area of learning through PSHE education. They also discuss free, jointly produced resources that teachers can use in the classroom.

In this episode of PSHE Talks, Sam speaks to sleep experts Dr Michael Farquhar and Dr Charlie Tyack from Evelina London children's hospital and Jenny Fox from our subject specialist team. Together, they discuss some of the strategies and tips from the recently released Sleep Factor lesson plans for Key stage 2, 3 & 4 that young people can employ to help them get a better night's sleep. The team also discuss the references to sleep in the new statutory health education guidance, and Michael and Charlie offer their top three tips for a better night's sleep.... but you'll have to listen to find out!

In this episode we explore the topic of using external visitors/contributors in the classroom and consider some of the potential benefits and challenges that these visits can bring, alongside several strategies and examples for managing them effectively. We also discuss the new statutory guidelines for relationships (RSE) education and health education, and the opportunity this brings — to raise the status of the subject and ensure high quality training.