Relationships and Sex Education

Our Curriculum

Relationships and Sex Education (RSE), along with Health Education is part of the National Curriculum. The purpose of the curriculum is to provide knowledge and understanding of safe and healthy relationships based on respect. This is to encourage the development of safe and healthy relationships throughout life. The subject is designed to help children from all backgrounds build positive and safe relationships, and to thrive in modern Britain.

As part of our school’s wider Personal, Social and Health Education programme, your child will receive lessons on relationships, sexual health and personal safety.

Content of the RSE Curriculum

In 2021 we consulted with parents when developing and reviewing our policies for RSE, a copy of the letter share with parents and carers can be seen here. This consultation helped inform our decisions on when and how certain content is covered. The content of RSE lessons taught in school is available here.

Each new year, in the weekly Newsletter, parents and carers are encouraged to visit this page, review the content and contact the school with any questions they may have

Withdrawal

You do have a right to withdraw your child from sex education delivered as part of RSE in secondary schools which, unless there are exceptional circumstances, will be granted up to three terms before your child turns 16. At this point, if the child themselves wishes to receive sex education rather than be withdrawn, the school should make arrangements for this to happen in one of the three terms before the child turns 16 – the legal age of sexual consent. There is no right to withdraw from Relationships Education at secondary level and we believe the content of these subjects – such as family, friendship, safety (including online safety) – are important for all children to be taught. However, we are confident you will share our enthusiasm for the successful implementation of the PSHE curriculum, which we feel benefits all of our students.

Further Information

You are welcome to contact class teachers to discuss the programme further, please email your child’s class teacher for any further information.

Our Curriculum​