Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)

The school governors following consultation with parents and staff established our Relationships and Sex Education policy (RSE). Sex education should be complementary to that given at home. The purpose is to prepare pupils to cope with the physical and emotional challenges of growing up, and to give them an understanding of human reproduction. We aim to present the facts in an objective, balanced and sensitive manner. The school nurse works alongside teaching staff for some lessons.

In Years 4, information is given to girls about managing their periods. In years 5 and 6 information is given about puberty, conception, pregnancy and birth. It is taught in the context of a carefully planned science and health education programme, with particular regard to moral considerations and the value of family life. Parents are always given prior notification of these lessons and invited to preview the video material that is used.

All parents have the right to withdraw their children from RSE lessons. All lessons are structured within our wider PSHE curriculum plans.

Please click here to see what children should know by the end of primary school.