Relationships, Sex and Health Education27 May 2021 (by admin) |
Dear Parents/Carers
You will be aware that, as a part of your child’s educational experience at Frizington Primary School, we aim to promote personal well-being and development through a comprehensive taught programme of Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education that gives our children the knowledge, understanding, attitudes and practical skills to live healthy, safe, productive and fulfilled lives, both now and in the future.
From September 2020 the Department for Education made Relationships, Sex Education and Health Education compulsory in all schools.
This policy outlines our School’s commitment to provide effective RSHE for all pupils. It has been written with regard to the Department of Education’s RSHE guidance 2019, and other relevant guidance documents and statutory requirements. The RSHE teaching in this School contributes to our statutory duty to safeguard children and prepare them for the responsibilities and experiences of adult life. RSHE is taught in an age-appropriate manner throughout the School.
All teaching in PSHE will take place in a safe learning environment and be underpinned by our School ethos and values. A variety of opportunities will be provided for pupils to ask questions to further their understanding and to find out more about what affects them personally
Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) is lifelong learning about physical, moral and emotional development.
We want to be able to provide children and young people with key building blocks of being physically and mentally healthy, understanding relationships, including online contact and good digital wellbeing.
Pupils will learn about the benefits and importance of having hobbies and interests, daily exercise, good nutrition and sufficient sleep, we also aim to give pupils the language and knowledge to understand the normal range of emotions that everyone experiences.
They will also cover healthy relationships, different families, respect, love and care, reproduction, puberty, hygiene, the body, how a baby is made and sexuality. There is often concern that RSHE will encourage sexual experimentation however, evidence shows that those who receive effective RSHE at School are more likely to delay first sexual activity.
In the primary school we are building the foundations of skills and knowledge that will be developed further at secondary level.
Through delivery of RSHE we aim to give your child the information they need to make good decisions about their own health and wellbeing, to recognise issues in themselves and others, and to seek support as early as possible when issues arise.
For more detail about the proposed PSHE curriculum offer, please visit the School’s website: Frizington Community Primary School - Relationships, Sex and Health Education (frizington-pri.cumbria.sch.uk)
After half-term, the children will be covering the Relationship, Sex Education element of the curriculum. Year 6 parents should already be aware of the meeting to be held at 09:00am tomorrow via Teams to share some of the resources and answer any questions. Please see in the attached photo what the children will be learning about. If you have difficulty viewing, it is available on the website.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with your child’s class teacher.
Yours sincerely
Sarah Rose
Sarah Rose
Head Teacher