The Context of Langshott Primary School’s Relationships and Sex Education Policy

What is Relationship, Sex and Health Education?

RSHE “is learning about the emotional, social and physical aspects of growing up, relationships, sex, human sexuality and sexual health.  Some aspects are taught in science, and others are taught as part of personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE).

A comprehensive programme of SRE provides accurate information about the body, reproduction, sex, and sexual health.  It also gives children and young people essential skills for building positive, enjoyable, respectful and non-exploitative relationships and staying safe both on and offline”. (Brook, SEF, PSHE Association, 2014: 3)

How we teach RSHE

At Langshott we follow a whole school PSHE scheme called Jigsaw. Jigsaw combines PSHE, mindfulness, spiritual development, emotional literacy and social skills. 

The RSHE unit is called Changing Me. This unit deals with change of many types, from growing from young to old, becoming a teenager, assertiveness, puberty, self-respect and safeguarding. Children learn to recognise when something doesn’t feel right and understand how to get help and support. Each year group thinks about looking ahead, moving year groups or the transition to secondary school and how to cope positively with such changes. Human reproduction (sex education) is taught in Year 5 and Year 6.

Parents can request to view the materials that will be taught to their child's class by contacting the school.

We believe:

• Relationships, Sex and Health education is lifelong learning about physical, moral and emotional development. It is also about the teaching of sex, sexuality and sexual health. It is not about the promotion of any particular sexual orientation or sexual activity.
• Effective RSHE is essential if young people are to make responsible and well-informed decisions about their lives. This is best achieved through a whole school approach.
• RSHE is most effective when provided in the wider context of social and emotional development. In schools, successful RSHE is firmly rooted in personal, social and health education (PSHE)
• RSHE must enable young people to gain information, develop and transfer skills and explore attitudes and values, in order to support informed decision-making.