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Relationship, Sex, Health and Citizenship Education (RSHCE)

We promote social and emotional development in RSHCE by...

  • Provide a consistent standard of relations, sex and health education across the school  
  • Help pupils develop feelings of self-respect, confidence and empathy (British Values:  Individual liberty and Mutual Respect and Tolerance)
  • Promote responsible behaviour (British Values: Democracy, Individual liberty and Rule of Law)
  • Create a positive culture of communication around issues of relationships  (British Values: Mutual Respect and Tolerance)
  • Teach pupils the correct vocabulary to describe themselves and their bodies 
  • Prepare pupils for puberty, and give them an understanding of sexual development and the importance of health and hygiene (British Values: Individual liberty and Mutual Respect and Tolerance) 
  • Give pupils an understanding of reproduction and sexual development (British Values: Individual liberty and Mutual Respect and Tolerance Rule of Law)
  • Ensure that all pupils, by the time they reach secondary school age, are well equipped and on an equal footing, to deal with the secondary RSHE curriculum. (British Values: Individual Liberty and Mutual Respect and Tolerance and Rule of Law)

We promote moral development in RSHCE by...

  • Provide a framework in which sensitive discussions can take place.
  • To provide all pupils with knowledge, skills, and attitudes that will enable them to make positive, healthy choices and combat exploitation. (British Values: Democracy, Individual Liberty and Mutual Respect and Tolerance Rule of Law)