SRE

Relationships and Sex Education

As part of your child's education at Oasis Academy Henderson Avenue, we promote personal wellbeing and development through a comprehensive Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education programme.  A part of this programme is the teaching of Relationships and Sex Education (RSE). 

Children will be taught RSE during the summer term. Parents will be consulted annually and will be invited to view the content of lessons their child(ren) will be taught beforehand.

The core elements of our RSE programme are: attitudes and values, personal and social skills and knowledge and Understanding. 

We want your child to develop confidence, learn about decision making, share their ideas, understand and evaluate their own and the lifestyles of others and build a strong sense of respect for themselves and others. Our pupils will be encouraged to learn to make informed choices through active learning in groups, whilst building on the inclusive practices we have throughout the academy

3 Elements of Sex and Relationship Education (SRE)

1) Attitudes and Values

• learning the importance of values and individual conscience and moral considerations;
• learning the value of family life, marriage, and stable and loving relationships. This includes same sex relationships;
• learning the value of respect, love and care for all;
• exploring, considering and understanding moral dilemmas and prejudice; and developing critical thinking as part of decision-making

2) Personal and Social Skills

• learning to manage emotions and relationships confidently and sensitively;
• developing self-respect and empathy for others;
• learning to make choices based on an understanding of difference and with an absence of prejudice;
• developing an appreciation of the consequences of choices made;
• managing conflict; and
• learning how to recognise and avoid exploitation and abuse.

3) Knowledge and Understanding

• learning and understanding physical development at appropriate stages;
• understanding human sexuality, reproduction, sexual health, emotions and relationships;
• learning about contraception and the range of local and national sexual health advice, contraception and support services;
• learning the reasons for delaying sexual activity, and the benefits to be gained from such delay;
• the avoidance of unplanned pregnancy

SRE Programme will:

• Develop children’s confidence.
• Develop skills enabling children to participate in community and social groups.
• Build on children’s enthusiasm to participate.
• Stimulate children to ask questions.
• Encourage children to gain knowledge.
• Encourage children to challenge stereotypes and prejudice.
• Give children some experience of decision making.
• Encourage children to share their ideas and to develop knowledge of self.
• Encourage children to evaluate their own work / lifestyles and those of others.
• Explore children’s attitudes / emotions.
• Develop children’s ability to cope with success and failure.
• Develop open – mindedness in children.
• Encourage children to make informed choices.
• Encourage children to learn by active learning.
• Enable children to have respect for themselves
• Encourage children to have respect for others and have knowledge of them in terms of gender / race / sexuality / culture.
• Enable children to understand self-control.
• Develop children’s listening skills.
• Encourage children to learn in groups.

 

Primary School SRE Summary of Expectations

• SRE should form part of the PSHE curriculum, as this will ensure that pupils:
  • Receive their SRE in the wider context of relationships
  • Are prepared for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life
• Schools have a SRE programme tailored to the age and the physical and emotional maturity of children
• All children should learn about the emotional and physical changes of puberty before onset
• SRE must take moral, sexuality  & cultural considerations and the value of family life into account
• Must ensure that SRE is done within a clear values framework
• Must prepare pupils for the roles, responsibilities and experiences of adult life
• Must ensure all aspects of SRE in the Science National Curriculum is taught.

Parents/carers Right to Withdraw their Children

Parents have the right to withdraw their children from all or part of the sex and relationship education provided at school except for those parts included in the statutory National Curriculum and issues covered by the Equality Act.

Parents have the right to view the material before their child is shown and we have a meeting with parents/carers before anything is taught . We request that the parents/carers write to the Principal and agree to meet her to discuss this further. We will make arrangements to accommodate parental wishes on the understanding that we cannot govern conversations between children in their break times.

The SRE curriculum overview taught in each year group:

Reception – Our lives	Lesson 1 – Our day Lesson 2 – Keeping ourselves clean Lesson 3 – Families
Year 1 – Growing and caring for ourselves	Lesson 1 – Keeping clean Lesson 2 – Growing and changing Lesson 3 – Families and care
Year 2 – Differences	Lesson 1 – Differences boys and girls Lesson 2 – Differences male and female Lesson 3 – Naming the body parts
Year 3 – Valuing difference and keeping safe	Lesson 1 – Difference male and female Lesson 2 – Personal space Lesson 3 – Family differences
Year 4 – Growing up	Lesson 1 – Growing and changing Lesson 2 – What is puberty? Lesson 3 – Puberty changes and reproduction
Year 5 – Puberty	Lesson 1 – Talking about puberty Lesson 2 – Male and female changes Lesson 3 – Puberty and hygiene Lesson 4 - Personal Space FGM Optional
Year 6 – Puberty, relationships and reproduction	Lesson 1 – Puberty and reproduction Lesson 2 – Understanding relationships Lesson 3 – Conception and pregnancy - Optional Lesson 4 – Communication in relationships

 

 

Consultation Information

 

• RSE Curriculum overview
• RSE Policy
• SRE in EYFS
• Year 1 Letter 
• Year 2 Letter
• Year 3 Letter
• Year 4 Letter
• Year 5 Letter
• Year 6 Letter