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    • Relationships, Sex and Health Education

    How did we consult on the curriculum?

    Before Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) was taught at Whitemoor, the following activities were undertaken:

    • Whole-staff training delivered

    • Consultation survey sent out

    • Explanation videos shared with parents/carers

    • RSHE email account set up to provide an opportunity to ask year group-specific questions

    • Parents/carers of Y6 children were informed about how to opt out of relevant Sex Education lessons (scroll down for more information about this)

    What is in the curriculum?

    From September 2020, Relationships and Health Education has been a statutory subject. It forms part of the Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Education curriculum and will be taught to all year groups. It covers the following:

    • Relationships Education: building positive and healthy relationships with friends and family members, respect for others, online relationships, positive emotional and mental wellbeing and staying safe

    • Health Education: teaching the characteristics of good physical health and mental wellbeing. This includes content on puberty and adolescence; such lessons will be taught in an age-appropriate manner. 

    At Whitemoor, we believe in providing our pupils with a broad and balanced curriculum, which includes comprehensive Relationships and Health Education. From Nursery to Year 6, lessons are taught using the SCARF scheme of work. This scheme is designed to reflect statutory guidance for delivery of Relationships and Health Education in primary schools, alongside content from the Science National Curriculum, and has been quality assured by the PSHE Association.

    Below is an outline of the themes covered as part of SCARF lessons:

    Our Sex Education curriculum involves Year 6 children learning about reproduction, sexuality and sexual health. It does not promote early sexual activity or any particular sexual orientation. 

    The Sex Education themes that will be covered in Year 6 are as follows:

    • Puberty and reproduction

    • Conception and pregnancy

    • Stereotypes, media and pressures online

    There is no right to withdraw from Relationships and Health Education, as the Department for Education guidance states.

    Also, there are some parts of Sex Education which are compulsory; these are part of the National Curriculum for Science.

    How do we assess the curriculum?

    The majority of our lessons involve talk or circle time activities, where children and adults contribute, consider and reflect on a given theme. Therefore, our assessment tools are generally talk-based and may include:

    • Verbal feedback

    • Question boxes

    • Quizzes

    • Pupil presentations

    • Closing rounds such as ‘One new thing I have learnt today is…’ or ‘One piece of advice for staying safe is…’

    • Role-play

    • Observations

    • 1:1 discussions

    How can I find out more information about the curriculum?

    All year groups offer parent/carer consultation events before teaching these units, whereby an outline of the curriculum is provided, along with resources being available to view.

    If you have any questions before then, please contact the school office.

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