At BRW, Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) is taught in conjunction with Personal, Social, Health, and Economic Education (PSHE). The Health Education and Relationships Education aspects of PSHE are compulsory in all schools and the curriculum overview below details how these aspects are covered.
INTENT
The school’s RSHE programme aims to give the 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, well-being, relationships and financial matters and will support them in becoming confident individuals and active members of society.
The school’s scheme of work covers the Relationship and Health Education Statutory guidance (as set out by the DfE) including sex education.
The RSHE programme of study covers wider PSHE learning in line with the requirements of the National Curriculum (2014) that schools ‘should make provision for personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE)
Children’s learning in this area would significantly contribute to their personal development as set out in the Ofsted Inspection Framework and promotes the four fundamental British values which reflect life in modern Britain: democracy; rule of law; respect and tolerance and individual liberty.
IMPACT
The programme of study aims for children at both key stages to fulfil the requirements of study for RSHE as set out by DfE guidance and PSHE Association guidance. Through having been taught the full scheme, children will have met the objectives set out within the statutory guidance and can utilise their learning in their daily lives, from dealing with friendships issues to resilience to making healthy choices and knowing where, when and how to get help when needed.
For a more detailed breakdown of the aims and outcomes of BRW’s RSHE and PSHE programme, please policy documents below.
IMPLEMENTATION
The school’s programme of study is fully in line and compliant with the DfE’s RSE publication and requirements. It is taught within a Catholic context. Two primary sources are used which include TenTen (Government and Diocesan recommendation) and the RE Curriculum Programme: To Know You More Clearly, the Religious Education Directory (RED).
The curriculum is sequenced using the 3 main strands in line with the Catholic Education Service CES:
Children’s knowledge and skills are built upon over each term, year and key stage through coverage of all these areas.
Explicit RSHE (including PSHE) are planned per year group, per half term.
For more information on the coverage, strategies and pedagogies used at BRW, please refer to the documents at the end of this page.
PARENTS AND CARERS
We recognise that parents (and other carers who stand in their place) are the primary educators of their children. As a Catholic school, we provide the principal means by which the Church assists parents and carers in educating their children. Therefore, the school supports parents and carers by providing material to be shared with their children at home if appropriate, providing training opportunities to parents and providing support from class teachers if requested. Parents/carers will be informed by letter when the majority of the Relationship and Sex Education will be taught. Parents of Year 6 children are invited in to view the material in more details should they wish to.
Parents will be consulted before this policy is ratified by the governors. They are consulted at keys stages of the development of the RSHE programme. They are able to view the resources used by the school in the RSHE programme via email and the website using a parent log in. This is sent out annually to allow parents/carers to digest the curriculum for the upcoming year. Our aim is that, by following the consultation process, every parent and carer will have full confidence in the school’s RSHE programme to meet their child’s needs.
Parents continue to have the right to withdraw their children from Sex Education, except in those elements which are required by the Science National Curriculum. Should parents wish to withdraw their children, they are asked to notify the school by contacting the head teacher. The school will provide support by providing material for parents to help the children with their learning.
Please explore the below documents for further information about our RSHE/PSHE programme, including coverage, complaints and further parent support.
