Our children live in an ever-changing, rapidly advancing world where new knowledge and new skills need to be acquired, understood and mastered at a rate previously unheard of.
We aim to enable children to learn the full range of knowledge, skills and understanding in order to appreciate their world as well as recognising and embracing their role in becoming citizens who make a positive contribution to our society; now and in the future.

Our community and it’s environment help shape the way in which we structure learning opportunities. We balance the celebration of all positive aspects of our local context with the ability to look beyond the Furness Peninsula in order to understand and embrace the wider world.

We are totally committed to learning of the highest standard in academic, personal and social forms and have these aspirations for all children in our care.

Our PSHCE curriculum draws on a number of sources to ensure a broad and balanced approach to learning which progresses in an age-appropriate manner over the four years the children spend here at George Romney Junior School. We consider important documents such as DfE guidance on the teaching of PSHE and RSE (Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education July 2019).

We have a whole school policy in place which is reviewed by the SMSC committee and we use questionnaires and audit tools to check for curriculum coverage and teacher confidence. We look at ideas and resources from local organisations such as Cumbria’s Public Health Team; as well as national organisations such as the Coram Life Education.

As a school committed to global learning, we are mindful of the UN sustainable development goals and we make links to relevant SDGs when appropriate – see progression below. There are many events during the school year when there is a local or national focus on specific issues.

When this occurs, assemblies are themed accordingly and staff often complete linked follow-up learning activities such as ‘Safer Internet Day’ in February or ‘Anti-bullying Week’ in November.