Making relationships
Self confidence
Independence
Self esteem
Empathy
Sharing and turn taking
Caring for others and themselves
Resilience
Having a go!
We aim for all children to participate in activities which help them grow and develop good relationships ,self confidence and awareness and the ability to manage their own behaviour. We use the following base for our curriculum and plan activities according to your child’s developmental stage and interests. This will help children be prepared for life in modern day Britain.
PSE Making Relationships
16-26 months | Plays alongside others.
Uses a familiar adult as a secure base from which to explore independently in new environments, e.g. ventures away to play and interact with others, but returns for a cuddle or reassurance if becomes anxious. Plays cooperatively with a familiar adult, e.g. rolling a ball back and forth.
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22-36 months | Interested in others’ play and starting to join in |
Seeks out others to share experiences | |
Shows affection and concern for people who are special to them | |
May form a special friendship with another child | |
30-50 months | Can play in a group, extending and elaborating play ideas, e.g. building up a role-play activity with other children |
Initiates play, offering cues to peers to join them | |
Keeps play going by responding to what others are saying or doing | |
Demonstrates friendly behaviour, initiating conversations and forming good relationships with peers and familiar adults | |
40-60+ month | Initiates conversations, attend to and takes account of what others say |
Explains own knowledge and understanding, and asks appropriate questions of others | |
Takes steps to resolve conflicts with other children, e.g. finding a compromise. |
PSE Self Confidence and Self Awareness
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22-36 months | Separates from main carer with support and encouragement from a familiar adult. | ||||||
Expresses own preferences and interests. | |||||||
30-50 months | Can select and use activities and resources with help | ||||||
Welcomes and values praise for what they have done | |||||||
Enjoys responsibility of carrying out small tasks | |||||||
Is more outgoing towards unfamiliar people and more confident in new social situations | |||||||
Confident to talk to other children when playing, and will communicate freely about own home and community | |||||||
Shows confidence in asking adults for help | |||||||
40-60+ months | Confident to speak to others about own needs, wants, interests and opinions | ||||||
Can describe self in positive terms and talk about abilities |
Managing Feelings and Behaviour
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22-36 months | Seeks comfort from familiar adults when needed | ||||||||
Can express their own feelings such as sad, happy, cross, scared, worried | |||||||||
Responds to the feelings and wishes of others | |||||||||
Aware that some actions can hurt or harm others | |||||||||
Tries to help or give comfort when others are distressed | |||||||||
Shows understanding and cooperates with some boundaries and routines | |||||||||
Can inhibit own actions/behaviours, e.g. stop themselves from doing something they shouldn’t do | |||||||||
Growing ability to distract self when upset, e.g. by engaging in a new play activity | |||||||||
30-50 months | Aware of own feelings, and knows that some actions and words can hurt others’ feelings | ||||||||
Begins to accept the needs of others and can take turns and share resources, sometimes with support from others | |||||||||
Can usually tolerate delay when needs are not immediately met, and understands wishes may not always be met | |||||||||
Can usually adapt behaviour to different events, social situations and changes in routine | |||||||||
40-60+ | Understands that own actions affect other people, for example, becomes upset or tries to comfort another child when they realise they have upset them | ||||||||
Aware of the boundaries set, and of behavioural expectations in the setting | |||||||||
Beginning to be able to negotiate and solve problems without aggression, e.g. when someone has taken their toy |