SE Curriculum Intent
At St. Augustine of Canterbury Catholic
Primary School, good relationships are fundamental to our ethos and our success
in being a happy, caring and safe school.
Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)
is lifelong learning about relationships, exploring the emotional, social and
physical aspects of growing up, looking after ourselves, different families and
learning about human sexuality and health. RSE has a key part to play in the
personal, social, moral and spiritual development of young people. We aim for
the children in our school to acquire the appropriate knowledge, develop their
skills and form positive beliefs, values and attitudes and to give them the
information they need to help them develop healthy, nurturing relationships of
all kinds.
Implementation
RSE is taught as
explicit lessons through our use of the Ten:Ten Life to the Full scheme as well
as through links with PSHE and Science; it is also embedded in other areas of
the curriculum and within day-to-day life of the school.
In PSHE, RSE is
specifically covered in Core Theme 1: Health and Wellbeing and in Core Theme 2:
Relationships. The Year 5 Science Programmes of Study: ‘Animals Including
Humans’ and ‘Living Things and Their Habitats’ also cover statutory
requirements. Other elements of RSE are also covered in the Religious Education
curriculum; our RE programme - Come and See, links with aspects of Education
for Personal Relationships.
Children are
taught RSE by familiar adults who they have a good rapport with, in order to
facilitate constructive and supportive discussions around sensitive topics in a
safe and secure environment. Staff have received in-house CPD to support them
in responding to the needs of the individual child and support children with
any questions or concerns they may have. If staff feel uncomfortable or unsure
when delivering the RSE curriculum or dealing with individual pupil needs, they
know where to seek advice and support.
The RSE curriculum
has been mapped out clearly across 3 modules which ensure coverage of all of
the statutory elements by the end of the primary phase; these are delivered at
the appropriate stage for our children.
Our high
expectations of behaviour, interpersonal relationships, respect and tolerance
of others reflect the British Values upheld in both our community and the wider
world. Through our progressive curriculum, children develop key skills and are
prepared for the wider world beyond primary school, a world in which they can
keep themselves safe and healthy and thrive with the support of the positive
relationships they build with those around them.
Impact
The impact of our
curriculum offer will be that the standards of attainment across the school
will meet or exceed those which are expected of our children nationally.
We continuously
assess the implementation and impact of our RSE curriculum in order to achieve
the best possible outcomes across all year groups. This ensures that we provide
the support that is necessary for all children to have a good understanding of
the complexities of relationships as well as a secure knowledge and skills base
to navigate their way through these, now and in the future.
Through our RSE
curriculum, we believe we can enhance children’s education and help them to
become confident individuals who have positive body awareness, an in-depth
knowledge of how to keep themselves safe and healthy and who will, through
respect, tolerance and understanding, build and maintain positive, respectful
relationships with others.
RSE – Relationship and Sex Education is taught at St. Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School through our PSHE curriculum (PSHE policy) and through the “Life to the Full” programme (Education in Human Love Policy).
Life to the
Full Programme Structure
Life to the Full follows a three stage structure – repeated across
four different learning stages – EYFS, Key Stage 1, Years 1 and 2; Lower Key
Stage 2, Years 3 and 4 and Upper Key Stage 2, Year 5 and 6
Within each
learning phase there are three modules developed from the Model Catholic RSE
Curriculum:
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Created and loved by God
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Created to love others
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Created to live in a community
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