Our Intent 

At Barrow URC Primary School, our intention is that when children leave, they will do so with the knowledge, understanding and emotions to be able to play an active, positive and successful role in today’s diverse society. We want our children to have high aspirations, a belief in themselves and realise that anything is possible if they put their mind to it. In an ever–changing world, it is important that they are aware, to an appropriate level, of different factors, which will affect their world, and that they learn how to deal with these, so that they have good mental health and well-being. 

Our PSHE curriculum goes hand in hand with our School’s core values of Love, Respect, Kindness, Forgiveness, Honesty and Trust. We promote a nurturing and positive mindset, developing learning and resulting in the acquisition of knowledge and skills, which will enable children to access the wider curriculum. We aim to prepare them to be responsible global citizens with an awareness of their place in the wider global community. We promote the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils, preparing them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences for later life. Our Relationships and Sex Education enables our children to learn how to be safe, and to understand and develop healthy relationships, both now and in their future lives.

myHappyMind

myHappymind is a mental health and well-being programme to support children in learning habits to support their own mental health. It does also cover all the mandatory objectives from the DfE Relationship Education Curriculum and also around 70% of the PSHE objectives.

We are proud to be a part of the myHappymind Family!

As a whole school program grounded in science and dedicated to building positive mental wellbeing, myHappymind helps children understand how their brains work and creates a culture that helps to build children's resilience, confidence, and self-esteem. myHappymind also teaches the children how to self-regulate and manage their emotions in stressful times, allowing them to be their very best selves!

Learn more here: https://myhappymind.org/ myHappymind

Module Descriptions

• Meet Your Brain: Understanding how your brain works and how to ensure we look after it so that we can manage our emotions and be at our best. Growth mindset is a key part of this too.

• Celebrate: Understanding your unique character strengths and learning to celebrate them. This is a fantastic module for building selfesteem.

• Appreciate: Understanding why gratitude matters and how you can develop gratitude as a habit. Gratitude is key to well-being and resilience and we're all about making it a habit!

• Relate: Understanding why positive relationships matter and how to build them. We're focussed on the building blocks of good relationships and friendships.

• Engage: Understanding how to set meaningful goals that matter and how to keep resilient in times of challenge. This module is all about building self-esteem and resilience too.

July 2024

Great news! We have been awarded the BRONZE accreditation for myHappymind – well done to all the children and staff for working hard to put together the evidence to achieve the award, and for integrating the myHappymind ethos, tools and techniques throughout each and every day in our school.