National PSHE CPD Programme

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Developments within the National PSHE CPD
Programme 17 July 2008 Paul Gateshill Principal
Consultant
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Why is PSHE education so important?

• PSHE education is an important area of the
  curriculum that helps children and young people
  grow and develop as individuals and as members of
  families and communities. PSHE education makes a
  significant contribution to the five outcomes
  within Every Child Matters.
• The National PSHE Continuing Professional
  Development (CPD) programme has been running for
  six years and around 8,000 teachers and community
  nurses have undertaken the programme.

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In Surrey.

• Over the last 4 years 56 Teachers and 17
  Community Nurses have completed the PSHE CPD
  programme in Surrey

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Who is the programme for?

• The National PSHE CPD programme is designed
  primarily for teachers and community nurses who
  are actively engaged in the delivery of a planned
  programme of PSHE education in schools and other
  settings.
• New for phase 6 other professionals who have
  significant experience of teaching or supporting
  the teaching of PSHE education including SRE
  across a range of years and phases can take part
  in the programme.

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Aims of the programme

• improve the competence and confidence of those
  delivering PSHE education
• raise the quality of teaching and learning in
  PSHE education to improve the knowledge,
  understanding and skills of children and young
  people
• effect positive change in PSHE education
  curriculum planning, leadership, delivery and
  development within schools and other settings
• provide accredited recognition for individuals
  knowledge, experience and skills related to
  teaching, learning and practice within PSHE
  education
• contribute to wider Government initiatives, in
  particular the Teenage Pregnancy Strategy (1999
  2006), Drug Strategy (1999 2002) and Every
  Child Matters (2003).

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What is involved?

• Participants follow a 12 month process during
  which they compile a portfolio evidencing their
  PSHE education practice and attend a series of
  local CPD events.
• Formative assessment is given at an interim stage.

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National Standards

• The portfolio evidences how a participant meets
  nationally agreed quality standards relating to
• Dimension A
• The context and the core skills of effective PSHE
  education practice
• Dimension B
• Knowledge and understanding and their application
  in the teaching of either
• Sex and Relationship Education
• Drug Education
• Emotional Health and Well-being
• Economic Well-being with Financial Capability

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Accreditation

• The programme is accredited by Roehampton
  University
• All participants who successfully complete the
  programme will be accredited at appropriate
  Higher Education levels 1-3 (30 credits)
• After HE3 there is the opportunity to develop
  further study at HE4 Masters Level (60 credits)

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What the participants have said

• Students now love PSHE lessons!
• It allowed me to feed into whole school pastoral
  issues
• It created opportunities to develop new
  initiatives
• Staff feel more supported now in their own
  delivery of PSHE
• Head and other SMT members did the lesson
  observations and enjoyed them - they understand
  much more about what PSHE should be like in our
  school

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What the participants have said (2)

• It has given me the confidence to do things in
  school that, 12 months ago I would never have
  done.
• I am asking for more time to talk to staff and
  lead inset now.
• It has shown me what is needed for good quality
  PSHE lessons and has given me the confidence to
  deliver that.

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For further information

• www.pshe-cpd.com
• Your local Surrey PSHE Lead is
• Liz.griffiths_at_vtplc.com