The sex education in Jigsaw is progressive and developmental and is naturally built into the Changing Me Puzzle as part of the teaching about how our bodies change in puberty so that we are able to reproduce when we are older. These journals can move through the school with pupils for them to see their own progress, and also be used to help teachers carry out summative assessments.

The Jigsaw Pieces (lessons) in the Changing Me Puzzle (unit) aim to give children their entitlement to information about puberty and human reproduction, appropriate to their age and stage of development. It is treated in a matter-of-fact manner to allay embarrassment and fear. We do not believe it is controversial. It is flexible enough for a school to ensure that the material fits their ethos and values and there is a strong safeguarding element to the ‘Changing Me’ Puzzle (as there is throughout Jigsaw). Children develop the skills and confidence in Jigsaw to have respectful discussions around sensitive subjects, and towards the end of Phase 2 this includes lessons around topics such as belonging, peer pressure, changing relationships and gangs, which can be built upon in more specific lessons when they reach secondary school. Children are taught to know their own minds, to operate from a position of self-awareness and self-valuing, and to develop the capacity to empathise with others. Children develop the skills and confidence in Jigsaw to have respectful discussions around sensitive subjects, and in Key Stage 2 this includes lessons around topics such as belonging, peer pressure, changing relationships and gangs, which can be built upon in more specific lessons when they reach post-primary school. We listen to teachers and we are aware of limited budgets. Jigsaw has been created as a stand-alone resource so you will not need to buy any resources other than consumable art and craft supplies e.g. paper and crayons.Rich and varied resources for equipping children with the skills to lead happy and healthy lives as emotionally intelligent individuals As well as the assembly for each Puzzle, we envisage schools will also hold Celebration/Golden Assemblies that will include reference to what children have been doing in Jigsaw that week. These Weekly Celebration Assemblies can be used as part of the Jigsaw scheme or stand-alone and are available now in the Jigsaw online store. As well as these, we provide leaflets for parents, mapping documents and explanatory articles in all the areas that schools tell us that they need. The Jigsaw 3-11 mapping and progression documents show how pupils develop their knowledge and understanding about the topics discussed in the classroom as well as their social and emotional learning throughout Jigsaw. This helps class teachers to identify specific areas where the teaching and learning can be adapted to suit the needs of different children, sometimes from an alternative year group’s resources.

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In Pre-School and Year 1, Jigsaw identifies assessment opportunities in the lessons that are relevant to learning in PSED and is an important basis for learning as children move up through the school. These lessons are mostly related to drug education in Healthy Me and puberty and sex education in Changing Me. Some schools choose to adapt these lessons, and some choose to split the classes into smaller groups for parts of them instead. Having a chat with a friend or relative over the phone can be the next best thing to being with them. Alongside this, we have mapped the specific lesson planning in Jigsaw with the content that is relevant to the six sections of the PSHE Association’s Planning Framework for pupils with SEND. This enables teachers to look at ways of adapting and using specific lesson plans in progressive stages for children with SEND.

Alongside this, we have mapped the specific lesson planning in Jigsaw with the content that is relevant to the six sections of the PSHE Association’s Planning Framework for pupils with SEND. The Jigsaw Pieces (lessons) in the Changing Me Puzzle (unit) aim to give children their entitlement to information about puberty and human reproduction, appropriate to their age and stage of development. It is treated in a matter-of-fact manner to allay embarrassment and fear.You are looking for an inclusive, progressive, age-appropriate whole- school development tool that is comprehensive and completely original for building an impressive range of social and emotional skills and boosting the positive mental health of children. Links This content reflects the most up-to-date guidance from the DfE and Ofsted around teaching about child-on-child abuse and harassment in an age-appropriate way, and we provide clear supporting materials for schools that shows when and how this is taught.