PSHE & RSHE – Jigsaw
What is PSHE Education?
PSHE Education (Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education) is a planned programme of learning through which children and young people acquire the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to successfully manage their lives – now and in the future. As part of a whole-school approach, PSHE Education develops the qualities and attributes pupils need to thrive as individuals, family members and members of society.
What do schools have to teach in PSHE Education?
According to the National Curriculum, every school needs to have a broad and balanced curriculum that:
• promotes the spiritual, moral, social, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at the school;
• prepares pupils at the school for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life;
• promotes British values.
Relationships Education and Health Education are statutory subjects in all primary schools. Through our Jigsaw PSHE curriculum, children learn how to develop healthy relationships, understand physical and mental wellbeing, stay safe and become responsible citizens.
At Hayfield Cross CofE School, we follow a whole school PSHE scheme called Jigsaw. Jigsaw supports all of the above statements.
Why do we use Jigsaw?
Jigsaw is a whole-school PSHE programme that supports children's personal development, wellbeing and emotional literacy. It combines PSHE Education, Relationships Education, Health Education, mindfulness, emotional literacy and social skills into one progressive curriculum from Reception to Year 6.
- To build children's capacity for learning
- To equip children for life
All year groups study the same half-termly theme at an age-appropriate level, helping children build knowledge and skills progressively throughout their time at primary school.
Jigsaw brings together PSHE Education, compulsory Relationships and Health Education, emotional literacy, mindfulness, social skills and spiritual development. It is designed as a whole school approach, with all year groups working on the same theme (Puzzle) at the same time at their own level. There are six Puzzles (half-term units of work) and each year group is taught one lesson per week. All lessons are delivered in an age- and stage-appropriate way so that they meet children’s needs.
Each Puzzle starts with an introductory assembly, generating a whole school focus for adults and children alike. There is also a Weekly Celebration that highlights a theme from that week’s lesson across the school encouraging children to live that learning in their behaviour and attitudes.
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Being Me in My World
Belonging
Identity
Rights and responsibilities
Citizenship -
Celebrating Difference
Diversity
Equality
Inclusion
Anti-bullying -
Dreams and Goals
Aspirations
Resilience
Achievement
Financial awareness -
Healthy Me
Physical health
Mental wellbeing
Personal safety
Healthy lifestyles -
Relationships
Families
Friendships
Respectful relationships
Online safety -
Changing Me
Growth and development
Self-esteem
Puberty
Transition and change
- Jigsaw Parent & Carer Guide (2026)
- Jigsaw Curriculum Snapshot Overview (2026)
- Jigsaw PSHE & RSHE Policy
- Jigsaw RSHE Mapping Document
- DfE Relationships and Health Education Guide
By providing you with the curriculum coverage and the key vocabulary that we use in each year group, you as parents will develop an awareness of what children are expected to understand at what age. This will help you to be able to speak openly at home about these topics, which is a starting point for safeguarding and improving mental health.
UK British Values in Jigsaw- By puzzle and year group
SMSC and Emotional Literacy Mapping Document in Jigsaw
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- Families and caring relationships
- Friendships
- Respectful relationships
- Online relationships
- Keeping safe
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- Mental health and wellbeing
- Physical health and fitness
- Healthy eating
- Personal safety
- Internet safety
- Drugs, alcohol and tobacco awareness
- Basic first aid
- Growing and changing
Sex Education
Sex Education is designed to help children to:
- Understand and respect their bodies
- Develop positive and healthy relationships appropriate to their age and development
- Support children to have positive self-esteem and body image
- Empower them to be safe and safeguarded.
Parents do have the right to request their child is withdrawn from these specific lessons. If you wish to withdraw your child, please contact the PSHE lead via
At Hayfield Cross, we have been delivering RSE within our Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) curriculum for many years. We have reviewed our PSHE curriculum to make sure that our lessons meet the requirements that the government has set out for the content of Relationships and Health Education. The DfE recommends, ‘that all primary schools should have a Sex Education programme tailored to the age and the physical and emotional maturity of the pupils.’ At Hayfield Cross this is taught through our Jigsaw PSHE programme, which is delivered through the ‘Relationships’ and ‘Changing Me’ puzzle pieces which are covered in the summer term.
- Mental health and emotional wellbeing
- Healthy friendships and relationships
- Personal safety and safeguarding
- Digital citizenship and online safety
- Managing peer pressure
- Respect and healthy boundaries
- Consent and personal space
- Water, road and railway safety
- Body image and self-esteem
- Understanding the risks of smoking, vaping and alcohol
- Knowing where and how to seek help
If you would like more information about statutory Relationships and Health Education, please click below to read a parent and carer guide. Further information about how the school approaches the teaching of Relationships and Sex Education through the Jigsaw programme can also be found within the documents listed below:
RSE – A Guide for Parents and Carers
Including and valuing ALL children. What does Jigsaw teach about LGBT+ relationships?
PSHE Files