Tag Archives: PSHE
SRE conference announced
PSHE teachers have been invited to join with psychologists and medical professionals at a sex and relationship education (SRE) conference in October.
The Getting On With It! conference, organised by the Sex Education Forum, will feature a speech by author of the recent Sexualisation of Young People report, Dr Linda Papadopolous, as well as the chance for delegates to share their own [...]
Sex, drugs and mental health the weak points in PSHE lessons, says Ofsted
Schools are failing to deliver adequate lessons on the subjects of sex, drugs and mental health, a new study suggests.
The latest Ofsted report into personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) found that while children developed a good understanding of health issues, they were left with inadequate knowledge of more sensitive topics.
It found that that [...]
The Fonz praises UK primary school teachers
While attending The Children’s Media Conference 2010 in Sheffield I managed to grab two minutes with actor-turned-children’s author Henry Winkler.
The Fonz, as he is better known, has co-written 17 best-selling novels based on the character of Hank Zipzer – The World’s Greatest Under-Achiever.
Just like his creator, who was diagnosed with dyslexia, Hank tries his best [...]
Birthmark awareness video for UK schools
A film designed to help teachers educate primary school children about birthmarks is set to be distributed across the UK tomorrow.
The Birthmark Support Group (BSG), a charity that raises awareness of the issues surrounding birthmarks, plans to send out copies of its DVD, Looking Different, to 22,500 primary schools.
The 30-minute film aims to inform teachers [...]
Video assembly project nears completion
Downloadable SEAL-based primary assemblies will soon be available to schools in the UK.
The assemblies, available from September, each last approximately eight minutes and feature a story about Harry and Megan, a dog and mouse who can jump through a computer screen and into the world beyond it.
Gordon Lamont, director of over 300 BBC Education programmes [...]
Champion of children’s interests under review
Education secretary Michael Gove has announced that the role of England’s Children’s Commissioner is to be reviewed.
Dr Maggie Atkinson, who currently holds the post, is charged with promoting the views of young people and representing their interests in public policy.
However, Michael Gove MP said that there had been continued debate about the remit of the [...]
Buddhism is big new thing in UK schools
Buddhism-inspired practices such as meditation are the latest craze in UK schools.
Goldie Hawn has overseen the British launch of her meditation in schools programme, while mindfulness teaching has already been introduced in several private institutions including Wellington College and Tonbridge School.
And now there are also initiatives to introduce meditation into the state sector.
Ed Halliwell, an [...]
Christians pray to keep sex education out of academies
Christian organisations have turned to prayer in a bid to stop sex education becoming compulsory in academies.
A proposed amendment to the academies bill put forward by Baroness Massey of Darwen and Baroness Flather would make personal, social and health education (PSHE) a mandatory subject.
If successful, academies would be required to provide sex education lessons to [...]
Labour MP leads new bid for compulsory sex education