Personal, Social, Health and Economic education is a planned programme of learning through which children and young people acquire the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to manage their lives, now and in the future.
Statutory Health Education from September 2020
From September 2020 schools will be required to provide statutory PSHE lessons.
Following a consultation with parents, staff, governors and children, we have developed our RSE policy.
Department for Education guidance states that from September 2020, all primary schools must teach Relationships and Health Education. The teaching of Sex Education in primary schools remains non-statutory, with the exception of the elements of sex education contained in the science national curriculum including the main external body parts, the human life cycle (including puberty) and reproduction in some plants and animals. Other related topics that fall within the statutory requirements for Health Education, such as puberty and menstrual wellbeing, will be included within PSHE education lessons.
Within the statutory guidance document for RSE and Health Education, the DfE also encourages schools to deliver age-appropriate sex education if they feel their pupils need this information:
“It will be for primary schools to determine whether they need to cover any additional content on sex education to meet the needs of their pupils. Many primary schools already choose to teach some aspects of sex education and will continue to do so, although it is not a requirement….
“It is important that the transition phase before moving to secondary school supports pupils’ ongoing emotional and physical development effectively. The Department continues to recommend therefore that all primary schools should have a sex education programme tailored to the age and the physical and emotional maturity of the pupils. It should ensure that both boys and girls are prepared for the changes that adolescence brings and – drawing on knowledge of the human life cycle set out in the national curriculum for science – how a baby is conceived and born”
As in the DfE guidance, Relationships Education is defined as teaching about the fundamental building blocks and characteristics of positive relationships, with particular reference to friendships, family relationships, and relationships with other children and with adults.
Drugs and Alcohol Education Schemes of Work:
Drugs and Alcohol – Year 1 – Scheme of Work
Drugs and Alcohol – Year 2 – Scheme of Work
Drugs and Alcohol – Year 3 – Scheme of Work
Drugs and Alcohol – Year 4 – Scheme of Work
Drugs and Alcohol – Year 5 – Scheme of Work
Drugs and Alcohol – Year 6 – Scheme of Work
Drugs and Alcohol – Letter to Parents Years 1-6
