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Key characteristics of the SPHE
curriculum
- SPHE is a lifelong process. SPHE begins
before the child comes to school, and will continue after he has left school.
The emphasis in the primary school is on providing a foundation in SPHE that
will inform the child’s actions and decisions.
- SPHE is a shared responsibility. Parents,
teachers, health professionals and members of the community all have a
responsibility for the social, personal and health development of the child.
- SPHE uses a generic approach. Topics are
not treated in isolation, but SPHE aims to develop in the child a generic set of
skills, attitudes, values and understanding relevant to a range of issues.
- SPHE is based on the needs of the child.
Appropriate adaptations should be
made within the curriculum to suit individual requirements and individual school
situations.
- SPHE is spiral in nature. Similar
content is revisited at different stages throughout the child’s time in
school.
- SPHE is developed in a combination of
contexts. It should be implemented in a combination of ways through the context
of a positive school climate and atmospheres, through discrete time and through
integrated learning.
- SPHE requires children to be engaged in
activity-based learning. Through
active learning, children can make sense of what they have learned and take
increased ownership and responsibility for their own learning.
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