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P.S.H.E & RSE

PSHE education is the subject through which children and young people acquire the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to mange their lives, now and in the future. PHSE education develops the qualities and attributes that pupils need to thrive as individuals, family members and members of society. 

 

Curriculum Coverage

 

We teach the statutory content in a stable curriculum that is mapped progressively across the primary phase. Lessons reflect the experiences of the children within our school, and prepare them adequately for Modern Britain. 

 

We have used the following factors when designing our PHSE Curriculum:

 

  • School demographic and related health data
  • Values of the school
  • Cultural sensitivities within the wider community
  • Maturity and readiness of the cohorts to access material 
  • Safeguarding needs within the school
  • Parent consultation and feedback

 

Subject Report

Weekly Overviews

What About Sex Education?

Sex education is not compulsory in primary schools, beyond what is laid out in the National Curriculum for Science:

● Year 1: Identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body and say which part of the body is associated with each sense.

 

● Year 2: Notice that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults

 

● Year 5: Describe the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals; describe the changes as humans develop to old age [They should learn about the changes experienced in puberty.

 

The RSE statutory guidance states that:

Where a maintained primary school chooses to teach aspects of sex education (which go beyond the national curriculum for science), the school must set this out in their policy and all schools should consult with parents on what is to be covered. Primary schools that choose to teach sex education must allow parents a right to withdraw their children. Unlike sex education in RSE at secondary, in primary schools, head teachers must comply with a parent’s wish to withdraw their child from sex education beyond the national curriculum for science.

 

The scheme of work in which we follow includes two Year 6 lessons which parents have the opportunity to withdraw their children from all/part of the lesson which cover conception and Pregnancy & birth.

 

Please speak to your child's class teacher if this is something you would like to discuss further.

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