Through our PSHE/SRE curriculum at Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy we aim to give our pupils the life-skills that will enable them to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to keep themselves healthy, safe and prepared for life and work. Giving children relevant learning experiences to help them navigate their world and to develop positive relationships with themselves and others.
With a strong emphasis on emotional literacy, building resilience and nurturing mental and physical health, delivering engaging and relevant PSHE within a whole-school approach. PSHE/SRE lessons also include mindfulness allowing children to advance their emotional awareness, concentration and focus.
It is our intent to ensure that through the RSHE curriculum, all requirements of the 2020 statutory relationships and health education are fulfilled. As a part of your child’s educational experience at Braeburn Primary & Nursery Academy we aim to promote personal wellbeing and development through a comprehensive programme of Personal, Social, Health and Economic (RSHE) education.
We are proud to be a myHappymind school!
myHappymind is a whole school programme that teaches our children to understand how their brain works to control their thoughts and feelings. It focusses on understanding neurodevelopment and neuroplasticity in a child friendly way. It is an NHS-backed curriculum in primary schools, secondary schools, and nurseries and is focused on building resilience, self-esteem, and happiness in children.
It is an award-winning programme that has received national recognition for its exceptional work in schools, nurseries, families, and organisations across the UK. The programme is backed by NHS and uses wellbeing strategies firmly rooted in science, research, and the fields of neuroscience and positive psychology.
One of our favourite tools to make us feel happier and settled is happy breathing. Children are taught that when we feel scared or anxious the amygdala part of our brain takes over and stimulates our fight, flight or freeze reaction. The only way to turn this off is to bring as much oxygen as you can to your brain, so we breathe in and out slowly; this is happy breathing. Ask your child about happy breathing – they will be happy to show you!
The children work through 5 modules:
1. Meet Your Brain
The different parts of our brain and how they help us.
How to use Happy Breathing to help us when we feel sad, stressed or worried.
What happens in our brain when we learn something new and how we can look after our brain.
2. Celebrate
What Character Strengths are and why they matter.
How to recognise Character Strengths in ourselves.
How understanding Character Strengths can make us feel.
3. Appreciate
How to develop an Attitude of Gratitude
How to be grateful for others, experiences and ourselves.
How giving and receiving gratitude makes us feel.
4. Relate
Why relating to others is so important.
How Active Listening can help us to build relationships with other people.
How to see things from a different perspective.
5. Engage
Why it is important to have goals that we are passionate about.
How to set our own goals.
That when we feel good, we do good.
Parents can access the myHappymind app and get access to all kinds of tools, podcasts and mini masterclasses on a range of topics to help and support your family. Click the links below to help you to get started.
