Grade descriptors: the overall effectiveness of PSHE education provided in the school Outstanding (1) Good (2) Requires improvement (3) Inadequate (4) Overall effectiveness in PSHE education is Practice in PSHE education Effective action is taken so that Achievement, the quality of likely to be inadequate if any of the following consistently reflects the highest PSHE education enables most pupils teaching and learning and apply: aspirations for pupils and to reach their potential. leadership and management of expectations of staff. PSHE education are all likely to be at Achievement in PSHE education is Pupils benefit from teaching that is least adequate with some inadequate. Best practice is spread effectively in at least good. This promotes very significant good practice. The behaviour and safety of pupils a drive for continuous positive attitudes to learning and improvement. ensures that achievement in the Reasonable steps are taken to in PSHE education are inadequate. Teaching in the subject is likely to subject is at least good. promote pupils’ spiritual, moral, The quality of teaching in PSHE social and cultural development. be outstanding and together with a Leadership and management of the education is inadequate. rich curriculum, which is highly subject play a significant role and Pupils and groups of pupils have a The curriculum in PSHE education is relevant to pupils’ needs, it are good overall. generally positive experience in the inadequate. contributes to outstanding learning subject and are not disadvantaged Deliberate and effective action is Leadership and management in and achievement or, in exceptional as they move to the next stage of taken to promote the pupils’ PSHE education are inadequate. circumstances, achievement that is spiritual, moral, social and cultural their education, training or There are important weaknesses in good and rapidly improving. employment. development. the promotion of pupils’ spiritual, Thoughtful and wide-ranging A positive climate for learning exists moral, social and cultural promotion of the pupils’ spiritual, and pupils and groups of pupils development resulting in a poor moral, social and cultural have highly positive experiences in climate for learning in PSHE development in the subject enables the subject so that they are well education where pupils or groups of them to thrive. prepared for the next stage in their pupils are unable to thrive. Consequently, pupils and groups of education, training or employment. pupils have excellent experiences in the subject, ensuring they are very well-equipped for the next stage of their education, training or employment.
Grade descriptors: the overall effectiveness of PSHE education provided in the school Outstanding (1) Practice in PSHE education consistently reflects the highest aspirations for pupils and expectations of staff. Best practice is spread effectively in a drive for continuous improvement. Teaching in the subject is likely to be outstanding and together with a rich curriculum, which is highly relevant to pupils’ needs, it contributes to outstanding learning and achievement or, in exceptional circumstances, achievement that is good and rapidly improving. Thoughtful and wide-ranging promotion of the pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development in the subject enables them to thrive. Consequently, pupils and groups of pupils have excellent experiences in the subject, ensuring they are very well-equipped for the next stage of their education, training or employment. Good (2) Effective action is taken so that PSHE education enables most pupils to reach their potential. Pupils benefit from teaching that is at least good. This promotes very positive attitudes to learning and ensures that achievement in the subject is at least good. Leadership and management of the subject play a significant role and are good overall. Deliberate and effective action is taken to promote the pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. A positive climate for learning exists and pupils and groups of pupils have highly positive experiences in the subject so that they are well prepared for the next stage in their education, training or employment. Requires improvement (3) Achievement, the quality of teaching and learning and leadership and management of PSHE education are all likely to be at least adequate with some significant good practice. Reasonable steps are taken to promote pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. Pupils and groups of pupils have a generally positive experience in the subject and are not disadvantaged as they move to the next stage of their education, training or employment. Inadequate (4) Overall effectiveness in PSHE education is likely to be inadequate if any of the following apply: Achievement in PSHE education is inadequate. The behaviour and safety of pupils in PSHE education are inadequate. The quality of teaching in PSHE education is inadequate. The curriculum in PSHE education is inadequate. Leadership and management in PSHE education are inadequate. There are important weaknesses in the promotion of pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development resulting in a poor climate for learning in PSHE education where pupils or groups of pupils are unable to thrive.
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