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PSE: Fostering a Sense of Community in a New School

This paper outlines the measures put in place by the headteacher of a newly established school in order to ensure that all in the school — new pupils, teachers and other staff — began to share a sense of community. The development of the schools's hidden curriculum was at the forefront of the school's whole curriculum planning. To support this, newly appointed teachers were expected to have a grounding in and commitment to the role of personal and social education in the primary school, and one member of staff received a responsibility allowance (and accompanying curriculum budget) for the promotion of Personal and Social Education (PSE) throughout the school. The paper details the work done through circle time and the impact of this strategy on the children's behaviour.