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The Weatheralls Primary School

RSE Statement

At Kennett Primary School we believe Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) is learning about emotional, social and physical aspects of our lives, and our relationships with others. It enables our pupils to develop essential life skills for building and maintaining positive, enjoyable, respectful and non-exploitative relationships. It explores risks, choices, rights, responsibilities and attitudes. It will help pupils develop the skills needed to keep themselves and others safer, physically and emotionally, both online and in the physical world. RSE enables pupils to explore their own attitudes and those of others respectfully.

Relationships Education makes a major contribution to fulfilling our school’s ethos statement which is:

  • Commitment to learning!
  • Aspiration for all!
  • Nurture and Support

 

Context of Wider PSHE

We deliver Relationships Education as part of our wider provision of Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE), which also includes statutory Health Education.

The aims of Relationships Education are further supported by our Youth Wellbeing worker and interventions such as: Talk Boost and Time to Talk as well as extracurricular and enrichment activities such as: school wellbeing council, sports clubs, gardening club, art club, nature club and school choir.

Intent of Our Relationships Education Curriculum

Through the delivery of Relationships Education, we intend to further our school’s aims of providing a curriculum which is relevant to the needs of pupils, both now and in the future. It will enable pupils to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes which enhance their personal development and wellbeing. This will have a direct, positive effect on their progress and achievement in school.

All adults in school will work towards achieving these aims for Relationships Education. We seek to enable our children to:

  • develop interpersonal and communication skills
  • develop positive, personal values and a moral framework that will guide their decisions and behaviour
  • respect themselves and others, their views, backgrounds, cultures and experiences • develop respectful, caring relationships based on mutuality, reciprocation and trust
  • develop their ability to keep themselves and others safe, physically and emotionally, both on and off line
  • develop their understanding of a variety of families and how families are central to the wellbeing of children
  • recognise and avoid coercive and exploitative relationships • explore relationships in ways appropriate to their age and stage of development
  • value, care for and respect their bodies
  • build confidence in accessing additional advice and support for themselves and others. 

Implementing our Policy

Inclusion

At Kennett Primary School, we aim to provide a curriculum which is accessible and aspirational for all our pupils. We ensure that our Relationships Education programme provides for those with additional needs. We recognise that those with SEND are often more vulnerable to sexual harassment and abuse and that we need to ensure that children are supported to develop appropriate strategies and attitudes to keep themselves safer. We consider:

  • their level of vulnerability to coercion and pressure
  • their previous experience of negative behaviours in peer or child-adult relationships
  • their need to learn and demonstrate appropriate behaviour
  • their need to develop self-esteem and positive body image
  • the need to involve all staff, including ancillary staff and parents/carers, in policy development, planning and training 
  • the management of personal care
  • clarity about sources of support for pupils.

Equality

Kennett Primary School is committed to promoting equality and diversity for all pupils and staff. We value the various cultures, religions and languages of our pupils and we believe that all persons should be treated fairly in an environment which is free from any form of discrimination. The Equality Act 2010 has special resonance in Relationships Education. Through this area of learning we seek to develop key interpersonal skills such as respect and empathy which enable pupils to understand 5 the rights and responsibilities we all have towards one another. The protected characteristics are: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We will ensure that our provision of Relationships Education is not only equally accessible and inclusive for all pupils with protected characteristics, or who have family members with protected characteristics, but also that it reduces discrimination, advances equality of opportunity and encourages good relations between different groups.

In order to ensure that Relationships Education meets the needs of all:

  • We will reflect a range of lifestyles and family structures, so that all children see themselves and their families reflected back in the lessons.
  • We will ensure that the law in relation to, for example, marriage, online behaviours, sexuality, gender and violence are explained in age appropriate ways. 
  • Where there are different cultural or religious views about families, relationships or behaviours, we will share these to ensure that children see their own family’s views represented.
  • We will not seek to gain consensus, but will accept and celebrate difference.
  • We will, as appropriate, ensure that a variety of views and beliefs are reflected back to pupils.
  • In order to ensure that children of all genders can access information they need, we will teach in mixed gender groups wherever possible.
  • We will encourage respect and discourage abusive and exploitative relationships.
  • We will not ask children to represent the views of a particular religious or cultural group to their peers, unless they choose to do so.
  • We support children in developing their knowledge about and attitudes towards diversity throughout our teaching of Relationships Education.

Safeguarding

In line with our Safeguarding Policy, Kennett Primary School recognises that high self-esteem, confidence, supportive friends and good relationships with trusted adults are key to protecting our children. We understand the importance of highquality Relationships Education as we fulfil our statutory safeguarding duties. Relationship Education enables pupils to understand about mutual, consensual and reciprocated relationships in all their forms. Our broad teaching in Relationships Education enables us to fulfil our statutory duty to prevent ‘peer-on-peer’ abuse. In the case of teaching ‘Being Safe’ and ‘Changing Adolescent Bodies’, we recognise that effective teaching may alert children to what is appropriate and inappropriate behaviour (including inappropriate sexual behaviour) and that there is an increased possibility that a disclosure relating to abuse may be made. All staff are aware of the Safeguarding and Child Protection procedures and will report disclosures or concerns to the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) immediately

For our full RSE policy, please click here