My Body / My Health and Wellbeing

The My Body/My Health and Wellbeing framework is split into 4 focused strands which aim to give pupils the opportunity to develop:

Self-Awareness Skills

Encounter a range of physical experiences related to teamwork, taking risks and healthy lifestyles which can provide a challenge and positively impact both their mental and physical health

My Body & My Choices

Explore self through real-life experiences; expanding on body parts, personal hygiene, positive relationships aimed at supporting each individual's growth and development.

Looking After My Body

Recognise the need to look after ourselves by providing experiences within daily routines and independent personal care.

Using and Moving My Body

Develop physical literacy through access to Moving my Body sessions, swimming, continuous provision during play and break times as well as therapeutic offers such as rebound therapy and horse riding.

My Body/My Health and Wellbeing
Self-Awareness Skills	My Body & My Choices	Looking After my Body	Using & Moving My Body
Physical wellbeing	Naming main external body parts	Routines for keeping my body clean	Gross motor skills, including swimming
Healthy lifestyles	Communicate pain or discomfort	Oral Hygiene	Fine motor skills, including hand manipulation, hand strength and finger control
Healthy food choices	Growth and change from baby to old age	Dressing	Coordination skills including hand-eye coordination and bilateral coordination
Body Image	Hygiene needs and routines	Tolerating and accessing health services	Self-expression and rhythmic skills
Team spirit and collaboration	What ‘privacy’ means for children and young people	Independent personal care	Core strength
My Body / My Health & wellbeing	RSE topic strands	Personal appearance and accessing the community	Accessing community leisure services, activities, links & clubs
Keeping myself safe			Physical control of equipment and resources
Being calm and learning how to relax
Risk-taking
Appearance – choosing clothes
Emotional resilience, mental health & coping strategies
Leadership

Subject Story: My Body / My Health and Wellbeing

Our Agreed consistencies for My Body/My Health and Wellbeing are: Pupils have plenty of opportunities to explore different elements of physical well-being and healthy lifestyles. We support pupils to learn about what good physical health means and how to look after themselves with as much independence as possible. Pupils have plenty of opportunity to develop an understanding of safe and positive choices and what good mental health means. We ensure pupils have opportunities to learn about keeping safe in daily life, strategies to be calm and relaxed as well as develop emotional resilience. We focus on pupils developing tolerance towards other people and helping them, so they will find it easier to access, e.g. health services in the community.	*If you were to walk into a My Body/My Health and Wellbeing* lesson at Stone Bay School you would see: Meaningful learning covering body parts, personal hygiene, positive relationships as well as tailored links to support pupils through growth and development where appropriate Secure personal routines which promote a healthy body and mind in a conducive environment which encourages independence and skill progression for individual pupils’ needs Pupils cooperate in physical activities alongside peers, practising sharing, turn taking, waiting and acceptance of boundaries and rules.**	*In our My Body/My Health and Wellbeing* curriculum you will see that we value inclusion and diversity: The curriculum gives all pupils the opportunity to work towards becoming as independent as possible in order to move on to the next stage in their lives. We want pupils to be equipped to build successful and safe relationships and to recognise their hopes, dreams and aspirations. Provide integrity for pupils as they learn about their own bodies, how they grow and change, how bodies are not all the same. Provide entitlement to be challenged physically, socially and affectively, experiencing sport and leisure outside our school community. We provide access to gaining the relevant benefits of different sports, adapted games, celebrations and physical events, including competition and community physical activity.**
British Values and Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Learning (SMSC) in My Body, Health and Wellbeing: Spiritual – Developing a sense of enjoyment of self through movement, others around them and the ability of their body. Moral – Promoting the importance of a healthy mind and body, through meaningful learning about self. Social– Incorporating teamwork, persistence and determination alongside peers to achieve common goals. Cultural – Highlighting differences in the school and community through sports, games and dances in different cultures.
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Our Agreed consistencies for My Body/My Health and Wellbeing are:

Pupils have plenty of opportunities to explore different elements of physical well-being and healthy lifestyles.

We support pupils to learn about what good physical health means and how to look after themselves with as much independence as possible.

Pupils have plenty of opportunity to develop an understanding of safe and positive choices and what good mental health means.

We ensure pupils have opportunities to learn about keeping safe in daily life, strategies to be calm and relaxed as well as develop emotional resilience.

We focus on pupils developing tolerance towards other people and helping them, so they will find it easier to access, e.g. health services in the community.

If you were to walk into a My Body/My Health and Wellbeing lesson at Stone Bay School you would see:

Meaningful learning covering body parts, personal hygiene, positive relationships as well as tailored links to support pupils through growth and development where appropriate

Secure personal routines which promote a healthy body and mind in a conducive environment which encourages independence and skill progression for individual pupils’ needs

Pupils cooperate in physical activities alongside peers, practising sharing, turn taking, waiting and acceptance of boundaries and rules.

In our My Body/My Health and Wellbeing curriculum you will see that we value inclusion and diversity:

The curriculum gives all pupils the opportunity to work towards becoming as independent as possible in order to move on to the next stage in their lives.

We want pupils to be equipped to build successful and safe relationships and to recognise their hopes, dreams and aspirations.

Provide integrity for pupils as they learn about their own bodies, how they grow and change, how bodies are not all the same.

Provide entitlement to be challenged physically, socially and affectively, experiencing sport and leisure outside our school community.

We provide access to gaining the relevant benefits of different sports, adapted games, celebrations and physical events, including competition and community physical activity.

Pupils at Stone Bay School say this about My Body:

“I love playing with my friends”
“I really like going swimming at Tides”
“ I enjoy going to the park with my friends”
“I like collecting the fruit and bagels from the kitchen in the morning”
“At daily mile I get to see all my friends”

British Values and Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Learning (SMSC) in My Body, Health and Wellbeing:

Spiritual – Developing a sense of enjoyment of self through movement, others around them and the ability of their body.

Moral – Promoting the importance of a healthy mind and body, through meaningful learning about self.

Social– Incorporating teamwork, persistence and determination alongside peers to achieve common goals.

Cultural – Highlighting differences in the school and community through sports, games and dances in different cultures.

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