Our RSE Curriculum

 

What is Relationship and Sex (RSE) Education?

RSE is lifelong learning about physical, moral and emotional development. It is about the understanding and importance of marriage for family life, stable and loving relationships, respect, love and care. It is also about the teaching of sex, sexuality and sexual health. It is not about the promotion of sexual orientation or sexual activity, this would be inappropriate teaching.

Effective RSE provides knowledge and skills and develops emotional understanding within a framework of attitudes and values.

RSE aims to equip all pupils with accurate, unbiased knowledge about relationships and sex and give pupils the opportunity to acquire life skills that will help pupils to make good use of this knowledge. It will also give pupils opportunities to explore and respect their own and others’ opinions, attitudes and values to help pupils develop their own, individual moral framework.

 

Aims and Objectives of RSE.

For pupils to develop the understanding that RSE is a gradual developmental process that is supported by a partnership between home and school which at primary level will provide a foundation for further work at secondary school.

· To provide pupils with better relationship skills.

· To help young people to respect themselves and others.

· To support pupils through their physical, emotional and moral development.

· To develop skills and understanding to enable pupils to make healthy, informed, responsible choices about their health and well-being.

· To help pupils understand the significance of marriage and stable relationships and its importance for family life. 

· To provide pupils with an understanding of prejudice and its negative effects.

· To ensure that pupils are capable of seeking help and advice when they need to from school or outside agencies.

· To make pupils aware of and challenge the messages they receive from the media being able to recognize misinformation and false information

· To develop pupils awareness of the right they have over their own body.

 

Moral and Values Framework

 

The RSE programme will reflect the school philosophy and ethos to encourage the following values:

· Respect for self

· Respect and tolerance for others.

· Taking account of the feelings of others

· Mutual support and co-operation.

· Responsibility for the consequences of our own actions.

· The right of people to hold their own views within a framework of respect for others.

· Not imposing our view on other people.

· Responsibility for family, friends, school and community

Equal opportunities/Inclusion

RSE is inclusive of all students: they have an equal entitlement to good quality RSE. The programme will be delivered in line with the school’s Equal Opportunities Policy within an atmosphere of mutual respect. The whole school community will support an approach, which ensures that no individual will be discriminated against on grounds of gender, race, disability, religion or sexual orientation. Resources selected to support the programme will be free from cultural bias wherever possible and will avoid gender, race, disability or sexual orientation stereotyping. The programme will be sensitive to the needs of all pupils in the school.

RSE is based within Science and Life Education. Any topics covered as part of the Science curriculum are statutory. This includes:

Early Years and KS1:

· That animals and humans grow and reproduce

· To recognise and name the main external parts of their bodies

· To recognise similarities and difference between themselves and others and to treat each other with sensitivity

· That humans produce offspring and that these grow into adults

KS2

· The life processes common to humans including growth and reproduction

· The main stages of the life cycle (including puberty)

 

RSE is covered within the four main strands of PSHE:

· Developing confidence and responsibility and making the most of their abilities

· Preparing children to play an active role as citizens

· Developing a healthy, safe lifestyle

· Developing good relationships and respecting the differences between people

 

 

 

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