RSHE
Implementation
RSHE is taught in discrete, weekly lessons but it is also embedded in other areas of the curriculum and day to day life of the school. The scheme of work used comes from the PSHE Association Question based model. This was chosen as it provides a flexible, comprehensive curriculum for our school. The topics are all based around questions and are mapped out clearly to ensure a progressive, spiral curriculum where all the statutory elements are covered by the end of KS2. The content is delivered through 3 core themes: health and wellbeing, relationships and living in the wider world. This is then tailored to our pupil’s needs and supplemented with additional theme days, assemblies and lessons.
RSHE is taught by adults who are familiar to the children, mostly class teachers. This helps to facilitate constructive and supportive discussions in a safe and open environment. All teaching staff have received in house CPD training to ensure subject knowledge is strong and staff know how to respond to children’s questions appropriately. Teachers provide a range of activities both practical and recorded to allow children to demonstrate their understanding. Misconceptions are addressed as they arise through discussions and real life examples as appropriate. The curriculum aims to be developmentally appropriate for all pupils and enable all pupils to access good quality PSHE teaching.
Impact
The RSHE curriculum is well sequenced and carefully planned so pupils leave with a thorough understanding of the key concepts highlighted in our curriculum plans. They know how to keep themselves safe and leave school well prepared for the challenges they may encounter at KS3 and beyond. We know this through our assessment system, visits to lessons, discussions with groups of pupils and individual pupils. We ensure our most vulnerable pupils are prioritized when assessing and checking that key concepts are understood.
Below you can find the whole school overview for the RSHE coverage per year group and the medium term plans for each unit.
Relationships, Sex and Health Education Policy (RSHE) November 225
This is the RSHE policy in full. The curriculum document mentioned is attached below if you would like more details.
PSHE Association Curriculum Document
Frequently asked questions
The government also have a FAQs page on their website which is very helpful for parents and carers to access.
Relationships education, relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education: FAQs - GOV.UK
Full RSE guidance
If you would like to read the guidance in full, please follow this link to the full government guidance:
Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education guidance
To find further information relating to learning in individual year groups, please use the year group tabs on the website homepage.