T eaching about relationships is done through the wider curriculum, our wellbeing programme and assemblies. From EYFS up to Year 6 we consider; what is a friend? How can you be a good friend? What does a healthy relationship look like? How can we manage difficult relationships? How can we promote kindness, honesty, humility, generosity consideration and respect? • Wellbeing assemblies (PSHE and SMSC) across the school help children to make informed decisions about their wellbeing (physical health and mental health) and relationships. These provide essential life skills, develop resilience and know who to turn to for help. • Good RE teaching ensures that children have an understanding and respect for different faiths and develop a social, moral, cultural awareness. • On Line Safety education provide children with about appropriate behaviour and conduct online, how to keep themselves and their personal information safe. Children are made aware of CEOP and who they can turn to for help. • Gender equality teaching throughout the school (which challenges perceived limits on pupils based on their gender or any other characteristic). Ensure that males and females are respectful to each other and foster a health and respectful peer to peer communication and behaviour between girls and boys. Use the policy Sexual Violence and Harassment Between Children In Schools and Colleges for advice. • Staff play a role in modelling positive behaviour. There is a culture where homophobia and gender stereotypes are not tolerated and any occurrences are identified and tackled. • Through our assembly schedule we provide information and education about a range of global and domestics issues including: Anti-Bullying, Black History Month, Holocaust Memorial Day and International Women’s Day, Neurodiversity, E-safety etc). • Sensitive teaching about families and how families of many forms provide a nurturing environment for children. • UNICEF – ‘the rights of the child’ and NSPCC safeguarding assemblies to ensure that children reflect on their rights, consider the relationships around them and recognise abuse. Children are encouraged to speak to a trusted adult or Safeguarding Champion if things are difficult for them. • Transition from Year 6 to 7 to support pupils ongoing emotional and physical development (see RAISE programme, transition assemblies and meetings). Health Education Each Year group across the school works in partnership with the School Nurse team to deliver lessons which promote health education. • The topics covered range from lessons on hand washing, basic hygiene and dental hygiene, to puberty, sexual relationships and transition. Relationships education
• Science teaching covers, subject related content i.e. external body parts, the human body as it grows from birth to old age (including puberty) and reproduction in some plants and animals. • Wellbeing assemblies provide information on ‘healthy bodies’ with a focus on personal hygiene (using the toilet, washing hands, brushing hair, dental hygiene etc). Sex Education Teachers and local health professionals (School Nurse Team) work together to plan a relationship an age appropriate sex education programme. • Children in Year 4 consider the importance of consent (relationships) • Children in 5 receive a lesson on puberty (Health) • Children in Year 6 receive a lesson about sexual relationships. • Parents are provided with information about the RSE sessions and have the right to withdraw pupils from sex education but not relationships or health education. Good practice would be the head teacher discussion with parents the benefits of receiving this important education and any detrimental effects that the withdrawal may have on the child. • Brook Advisory and the NSPCC are used by the inclusion team to provide information about ‘healthy sexual behaviour’. These links including NSPCC PANTS provide advice to children and parents. • The Brook Advisory have produced a Sexual Behaviours Traffic Light Tool which supports professionals working with children by helping them to identify and respond appropriately to sexual behaviours. • We have worked to develop a programme will include information about the following: 1. Relationships 2. Puberty 3. How babies are made and born 4. Growing up These sessions are to be delivered in single sex groups for year 6 pupils and content is age appropriate for pupils. Parents are provided with information and leaflets about the sessions.
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