Information for parents and carers Relationships Sex Education

Information for parents and carers Relationships & Sex Education 2019 Welcome!

School and home partnership We aim to inform you of: § the school’s legal obligations on Relationships and Sex Education (now and from September 2020) § how, what, why and when we intend to teach children

What is the aim of RSE? Today’s children and young people are growing up in an increasingly complex world and living their lives seamlessly on and offline…. children and young people need to know how to be safe and healthy, and how to manage their academic, personal and social lives in a positive way’ Secretary of State for Education 2019

New Guidance § 3 new subjects (Relationships and Sex Education for secondary, Relationships Education for primary, Health Education for both) § Applies to all schools § Mandatory implementation from September 2020

Relationship education Why do children need to know about relationships and why? 1. What a positive, healthy, caring, safe relationship looks and feels like 2. How to speak up and get help when a relationship does NOT feel healthy/positive/safe 3. How to make and maintain positive relationships (Online and offline relationships)

Families § § § Families are important for children growing up Characteristics of healthy family life Diversity in families Stable, caring relationships at the heart of family life Marriage and civil partnership are formal and legal commitments intended to be lifelong How to recognise if family relationships are making them feel unhappy or unsafe and how to seek help

Caring friendships § § § How important friendships are Characteristics of friendships Healthy friendships are positive and welcoming to others Most friendships have ups and downs and these can be worked through How to recognise who to trust and who not to trust, when a friendship is making them unhappy and how to get help

Respectful relationships § § § § The importance of respecting others Conventions of courtesy and manners Importance of self-respect and how this relates to their own happiness They should expect to be treated with respect and give that to others Different types of bullying and how to get help What a stereotype is and how they can be destructive Importance of permission seeking and giving in relationships

Being safe § § § What sort of boundaries are appropriate in friendships Concept of privacy including it is not always right to keep secrets That each person’s body belongs to them, and differences between appropriate and inappropriate physical contact How to respond safely and appropriately to adults they do not know How to ask for advice and help, including having the vocabulary to report abuse Where to get advice

Sex Education- It’s not all about sex! Mis-named…and misleading Sex Education is not really about sex! ■ Government emphasis is on Relationships and Health Education ■ ‘Sex Education’ at primary school (up to Y 6) includes: 1. Puberty 2. Human reproduction (and not all of this covers all year groups!) ■ Bidbury Infants will cover: 1. Naming body parts 2. Talking about parts of our body being private and what to do if we feel uncomfortable. We use the NSPCC Pants campaign to do this.

RSE in the science curriculum § Year R • Know senses and related body parts for taste, touch, hearing and name simple body parts § Year 1 • identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body and say which part of the body is associated with each sense. § Year 2 • notice that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults. Describe the importance for humans of exercise, eating the right amounts of different types of food, and hygiene Non-statutory note: Pupils should be introduced to …the processes of reproduction and growth in animals. The focus at this stage should be on questions that help pupils to recognise growth; they should not be expected to understand how reproduction occurs)

Physical heath and mental wellbeing ■ Benefits of physical exercise, time outdoors, community participation and the impact of this on mental well-being and happiness ■ To recognise and talk about feelings and judge if their behaviours are appropriate or not ■ Where and how to seek support eg who to speak to in school ■ Raise awareness of mental ill health and the support that is available

Physical heath and mental wellbeing ■ Understanding of risk associated with excessive time spent online or on electronic devices ■ Internet can be a negative place where bullying can occur ■ Where and how to report concerns about being online ■ How to recognise sings of physical illness ■ Recognise importance of good quality sleep and good hygiene ■ What constitutes a heathy diet and the characteristics of a poor diet and risks associated with this

Keep your child safe in the modern world