For teaching Personal, Health, Social and Emotional Education (PHSE) and Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) , we use the curriculum framework from Coram life, called SCARF. This is supported by a yearly visit from the Life Bus. SCARF provides the framework for a whole-school approach to improving children’s wellbeing and progress, based on five values:
Safety
Caring
Achievement
Resilience
Friendship
Whole-school SCARF builds on the SCARF values of Safety, Caring, Achievement, Resilience and Friendship – promoting positive behaviour, mental health, wellbeing, resilience and achievement. The SCARF values are brought to life through stories of Harold the giraffe and his friends, songs, films, and thought-provoking and fun activities. As children get older, while they still cherish Harold, themes about wellbeing and relationships are explored in greater depth and resources are tailored to their age group.
SCARF provides a strong foundation for children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural education (SMSC) and development; it is at the heart of the SCARF curriculum. SCARF provides a robust framework for promoting a positive ethos and values across the school community, contributing significantly to British Values education, both explicitly and implicitly.
There are three main themes of the lessons which are:
* Health and Wellbeing
* Relationships
* Living in the Wider World
These themes help foster and develop children’s responsibility for their own actions; respect for the actions and beliefs of others; an understanding of how each individual is protected by the rule of law; and how everyone can make a positive contribution to society through the democratic process.
Throughout the course of the year the PHSE curriculum is enhanced through participation in whole school awareness days/weeks, e.g. Anti-Bullying Week, Children’s Mental Health Week etc.
For more information click on the links below or come and talk us.
SCARF at Home - home activities to embed SCARF values (coramlifeeducation.org.uk)
Information for Parents from the DFE
FAQs from Coram Scarf on the new RSE (relationships and sex education) Framework
