National
Childrens' Bureau - PSHE
Kathryn Geels
National Children's Bureau
8 Wakley Street
London
EC1 7QE
Tele: - 02078 431 914
kathryn@pshe-association.org.uk
Key purpose
The key purpose of the PSHE Subject Association is to raise the
status, quality and impact of PSHE.
Mission
The PSHE Subject Association is committed to helping teachers
and other PSHE professionals to better plan, manage, deliver,
evaluate and monitor PSHE provision, raising its status and quality
and increasing its impact on, and relevance to, learners in the
21st century. To work closely with members, developing effective
practice, representing views to government, other bodies and the
media and influencing policy and perceptions of PSHE.
The association will provide:
- access to current and developing PSHE knowledge and
expertise
- access to criteria for, and examples of, effective
practice
- regular PSHE updates, information and briefing sheets and other
publications
- a website designed to support PSHE knowledge and skills
- opportunities to network with other PSHE professionals – belong
to a PSHE ‘community of practice’
- opportunities to play an active part in developing and
promoting PSHE teaching and learning for example through action
research and by gaining access to and using results and analysis of
research
- a voice in national policy development
- guidance on selecting PSHE resources, training courses
etc.
- links with and learning from the PSHE CPD and Healthy Schools
programmes
The association is made
up of:
Three renumerated staff, assisted by an Interim
Council and Chair. However, the PSHE Subject Association is
also made up of our membership, primarily teaching professionals
but also nurses, consultants, advisers, associated organisations
and individuals. This is an organisation developed to meet the
needs of PSHE professionals and so we welcome your guidance and
feedback as we grow.
http://www.pshe-association.org.uk/