Author: clare boulton

RSHE (Relationship, Sex and Health Education) What do we teach?

Sex and relationship education doesn’t simply include passing on information about what sex is. It includes a wide range of issues, including:

Understanding and coping with the physical changes that take place at puberty this will be addressed according to the age and levels of understanding and not until year 5).

Discuss why being different can provoke teasing and know why this is unacceptable

Discuss why being different can provoke teasing and know why this is unacceptable.

Understand that privacy is a natural requirement and understand the term “consent”.

Understanding that their bodies will change and this is called puberty. Use appropriate language to describe the changes to their bodies and feelings.

Understanding the differences in themselves and others, as well as respecting these differences.

Use the correct words for the external parts of the body.
Recognise the need for good personal hygiene.

Having self-confidence in a wide range of new situations. Feel good about themselves and recognise positive self image whilst developing confidence and making the most of our skills.

Understanding how to keep safe know safety rules and where to get help.

Understanding how to look after our minds and bodies.

Understanding how a pregnancy happens and how a baby develops and is born. Understanding what the age of consent is (this will be addressed according to the age and levels of understanding and not until year 6).

Express their feelings positively.

Understanding how to stay safe online particularly with regard to online relationships and interaction with others online.

Understanding how to prepare for life in the wider world and to develop the skills they may need to help them.

Understanding how to have respectful relationships with others, this includes families, friends and other adults.