Protective Behaviours programme

At Milby Primary School, we follow the Warwickshire schools’ Protective Behaviours programme, which forms part of our PSHE curriculum.

Protective Behaviours is a practical and down to earth approach to personal safety.  The aim of the programme is to teach our children about how to feel safe, how to talk about their feelings and how to recognise safe and unsafe feelings.  This helps children to feel safe to have an adventurous approach to life that satisfies their desire for fun and excitement without living in fear.  Protective Behaviours helps children to recognise and trust their intuitive feelings – early warning signs – and to support them in developing a range of strategies for self-protection.

The programme focuses on two key themes:

• We all have a right to feel safe all of the time; and
• We can talk with someone about anything, even if it feels awful or small.

The sessions are specifically tailored to meet the needs of the different year groups, from Foundation Stage to Year 6, and usually take place at the very start of the Autumn term. Please take some time to explore the resources below that give an overview of the scheme and provide you with practical advice to help keep your child safe.  If you have any questions or queries, please speak to your child's class teacher who will be happy to tell you more about the programme.

PSHE and RSE programme

Kapow Primary is the programme that Milby Primary School follows for our PSHE lessons.  The scheme aims to give children the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that they need to effectively navigate the complexities of life in the 21st Century.  The curriculum covers key areas which will support children to make informed choices now and in the future around their health, safety, wellbeing, relationships, and financial matters as well as supporting them in becoming confident individuals and active members of society.

The Department of Education updated the RSE curriculum for September 2026 onwards. The Kapow scheme reflects these changes, and the PSHE and RSE scheme consists of the following areas of learning for foundation stage:

• Self-regulation
• Building relationships
• Managing self

The scheme consists of the following areas of learning for key stage 1 and 2: 

1. My healthy self
2. Online World
3. Health Protection
4. Growing Up
5. Citizenship
6. Connecting with others
7. Staying Safe 
8. Relationships and sex education

The scheme is designed so that skills that are explored are progressive and built on, to help support each child through their learning journey. 

Each area is revisited to allow children to build on prior learning.  The lessons provide a progressive programme.

Online safety