RSHE

At King William Street CE Primary School, we understand the important role socio-economics, life events, relationships and lifestyles have on a child’s personal, social and emotional development. We want all children to grow into kind, respectful citizens and be mentally healthy. Through a thorough curriculum children will be taught strategies to

• build up a system of values and health related skills concerning themselves and other people’s lifestyles, in preparation for adult life
• make informed choices
• have respect for all
• be safe

Our compulsory RSHE curriculum is carefully mapped out to ensure progression and consolidation using a small steps progression document primarily  based upon 'The Goodness and Mercy' programme supported by Jigsaw, Money and Me and St John Ambulance First Aid. We work on a two-year rolling programme for our coverage. It allows our children to consolidate their knowledge and skills for each key phase, before moving onto the next. It also provides an opportunity to revisit and remember knowledge across our curriculum and study our chosen topics with a deeper level of understanding. This similarly allows staff to share subject expertise and ensure workload for teachers is supported by allowing sharing of planning.

Our compulsory RSHE curriculum includes the following themes:

Relationships Education will put in place the building blocks needed for positive and safe relationships, including with family, friends and online. Your child will be taught what a relationship is, what friendship is, what family means and who can support them. In an age-appropriate way, your child’s school will cover how to treat each other with kindness, consideration and respect. 

Health Education aims to give your child the information they need to make good decisions about their own health and wellbeing, to recognise issues in themselves and others, and to seek support as early as possible when issues arise. 

Living in the Wider World aims to give children the information they need to understand belonging to part of a community, media literacy and digital resilience. They will also understand the link between money and work and the importance of this.

Sex education is not compulsory in a primary school. Parents have the right to withdraw their child from some of these lessons (the ones that are not part of the science curriculum) but we would ask that if you are considering this, that you have a conversation with us first.

 Wherever possible we make close links between our RSHE curriculum, our school values and values and our whole school and class worship. Each year the whole school participate in national Anti-Bullying Week and Safer Internet day. For more information about our approach to online safety and anti-bullying click here Staying Safe