--- title: "Year 5 PSHE - Roleplaying Active Listening" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-04-29-year-5-pshe-roleplaying-active-listening" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Year 5 PSHE - Roleplaying Active Listening ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/f249ed21-12c9-49c2-9035-0cceb24f8360.jpg) 29 April 2026 ![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/f249ed21-12c9-49c2-9035-0cceb24f8360.jpg) Are You Listening? Year 5 Explore the Art of Communication This week in PSHE, Year 5 have been exploring the vital skill of active listening—and things started in a rather unusual way! To kick off the lesson, we had a very brave volunteer attempt to tell Mrs Thompson all about her day. Meanwhile, Mrs Thompson did her absolute best to be the "worst listener ever"—interrupting, fiddling with objects, and even wandering off mid-sentence! While it gave us all a good giggle, it sent a very powerful message about how it feels when our words are ignored. Putting Skills into Practice: Following the demonstration, the children took centre stage to act out various scenarios. They compared: The "Don'ts": Looking at phones, interrupting, and distracted body language. The "Dos": Making eye contact, using encouraging nods, and responding with empathy. It made us realise that listening isn't just about being quiet; it's about making the other person feel like what they are saying really matters. The children gained incredible insight into the emotional impact of our communication. We’ve all come away with a fresh commitment to being better friends and better listeners! [Year 5](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/year-5) [PSHE](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/pshe) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/3cd93af8-7080-44cc-9bba-b3d7aa4f7471.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-04-28-year-4-computing-effective-searching-online) Previous ### [Year 4 Computing - Effective Searching Online](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-04-28-year-4-computing-effective-searching-online) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/Collage_2026-04-30_08_52_05.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-04-30-year-6-english-storyboards) Next ### [Year 6: English - Storyboards](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-04-30-year-6-english-storyboards) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/events) - [Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/charities-and-fundraising) - ![School Games Gold](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Gold_Logo_25-26(1).png) - ![Healthy school](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/healthy_school.png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/6_Years_of_Picture_News.png) - ![AP smilestar](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Screenshot_2026-07-27_10.26.27.png) ##### Location St James Crescent Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY ##### Contact Us 01254 703260 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Darwenstjames) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/darwenstjames/) © Copyright 2021–2026 Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)