PSHCE education is vital for all students at Poynton High School.   It is a planned, developmental programme of learning through which young people acquire the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to manage their lives now and in the future.   As part of our whole-school approach, PSHCE education develops the qualities and attributes young people need to thrive as individuals, family members and members of society.

Through high quality teaching and learning our intent is that the PSHCE curriculum:

• Teaches students to live healthy, safe, productive, capable, responsible and balanced lives
• Encourages students to be enterprising and supports them in making effective transitions, positive learning and career choices and in achieving economic wellbeing
• Builds their confidence, resilience and self-esteem, and to identify and manage risk, make informed choices and understand what influences their decisions
• Helps students recognise, accept and shape their identities, to understand and accommodate difference and change, to manage emotions and to communicate constructively in a variety of settings
• Allows students to develop an understanding of themselves, empathy and the ability to work with others
• Enhances student spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development, their behaviour and safety and the school’s statutory responsibility to promote students’ wellbeing