Relationship and Sex Education (RSE)

The aim of RSE is to give students the information they need to help them develop healthy nurturing relationships of all kinds, not just intimate relationships. It should enable them to know what a healthy relationship looks like and what makes a good friend, a good colleague and a successful marriage or other type of committed relationship. It should also cover contraception, developing intimate relationships and resisting pressure to have sex (and not applying pressure). It should teach what is acceptable and unacceptable behaviour in relationships. (DfE Guidance, p25).

The RSE requirements are delivered through 3 separate strands:-

·         Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)

·         Physical Health

·         The Law

You can find our RSE Policy here.

Curriculum

Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural Education (SMSC)

The school promotes the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of all students through the teaching of Citizenship, Geography and Religious Education as well as through other formal subjects in the curriculum; supported by assemblies, tutor group work, enrichment and activity days and visiting speakers.

Spiritual:

Explore beliefs and experience; respect faiths, feelings and values; enjoy learning about oneself, others and the surrounding world; use imagination and creativity; reflect.

Moral:

Recognise right and wrong; respect the law; understand consequences; investigate moral and ethical issues; offer reasoned views.

Social:

Investigate social and moral issues; appreciate diverse viewpoints; participate, volunteer and cooperate; resolve conflict; engage with the fundamental values* of British democracy.

Cultural:

Appreciate cultural influences; appreciate the role of Britain's parliamentary system; participate in culture opportunities; understand, accept, respect and celebrate diversity.