Agenda item

Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Education

It was moved by Councillor Neale Gibson, seconded by Councillor Jackie Drayton, that this Council:-

(a)       calls upon all Sheffield MP’s to support the call to the Secretary of State for Education to make  teaching of Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education a mandatory part of the National Curriculum for all Schools in England and Wales;

(b)       believes that PSHE education makes a major contribution to schools’ statutory responsibilities to provide a curriculum that is broadly based, balanced and meets the needs of all pupils; under Section 78 of the Education Act 2002 and the Academies Act 2010 such a curriculum must:

(i)         promote the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at the school and of society; and

(ii)        prepare pupils at the school for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life;

(c)        notes that the statutory duties of Maintained schools also includes:

(i)         promoting children and young people’s wellbeing (Wellbeing is defined in the Children Act 2004 as the promotion of physical and mental health; emotional wellbeing; social and economic wellbeing; education, training and recreation; recognition of the contribution made by children to society; and protection from harm and neglect.); and

(ii)        promoting community cohesion (Education and Inspections Act 2006; Education Act 2002);

(d)       believes that PSHE education cannot and should not exist in isolation; it must be part of a whole school approach, and that the relationship between PSHE education provision and school ethos is hugely important;

(e)       notes that PSHE education can be defined as a planned programme of learning through which children and young people acquire the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to manage their lives, now and in the future;

(f)        believes that 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; and

(g)       calls upon the Secretary of State for Education to make the teaching of PSHE a mandatory part of the National Curriculum.

Whereupon, it was moved by Councillor Nikki Bond, seconded by Councillor Julie Dore, as an amendment, that the Motion now submitted be amended by the addition of the words “and welcomes that this position has been adopted by the Labour Party” at the end of paragraph (g).

On being put to the vote, the amendment was carried.

The original Motion, as amended, was then put as a Substantive Motion in the following form and carried:-

RESOLVED:  That this Council:-

(a)       calls upon all Sheffield MP’s to support the call to the Secretary of State for Education to make  teaching of Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education a mandatory part of the National Curriculum for all Schools in England and Wales;

(b)       believes that PSHE education makes a major contribution to schools’ statutory responsibilities to provide a curriculum that is broadly based, balanced and meets the needs of all pupils; under Section 78 of the Education Act 2002 and the Academies Act 2010 such a curriculum must:

(i)         promote the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at the school and of society; and

(ii)        prepare pupils at the school for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life;

(c)        notes that the statutory duties of Maintained schools also includes:

(i)         promoting children and young people’s wellbeing (Wellbeing is defined in the Children Act 2004 as the promotion of physical and mental health; emotional wellbeing; social and economic wellbeing; education, training and recreation; recognition of the contribution made by children to society; and protection from harm and neglect.); and

(ii)        promoting community cohesion (Education and Inspections Act 2006; Education Act 2002);

(d)       believes that PSHE education cannot and should not exist in isolation; it must be part of a whole school approach, and that the relationship between PSHE education provision and school ethos is hugely important;

(e)       notes that PSHE education can be defined as a planned programme of learning through which children and young people acquire the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to manage their lives, now and in the future;

(f)        believes that 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; and

(g)       calls upon the Secretary of State for Education to make the teaching of PSHE a mandatory part of the National Curriculum and welcomes that this position has been adopted by the Labour Party.