Recent critiques have focused less than they used to on the sensitive content of PSHE and, in fact, there is now some consensus around its broader value and importance. Despite this, opponents still argue PSHE isn't suitable for compulsory curriculum subject status.
NCB disagrees and here's why. Firstly, the job of schools is to prepare children and young people for the internet age, not an age of industrialisation. Prioritising learning through PSHE that impacts on wider wellbeing is a legitimate function of schools of this century and the next.
Secondly, families and communities are very significant variables in children's experiences of schooling. Good PSHE invites a high level of dialogue between schools and communities: PSHE connects.
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