Relationships and Sex Education
The focus of RSE in our school is on teaching the fundamental building blocks and characteristics of positive relationships, with particular reference to friendships, family relationships, and relationships with other children and with adults.
This starts with pupils being taught about what a relationship is, what friendship is, what family means and who the people are who can support them. From the beginning of primary school, building on early education, pupils will be taught how to take turns, how to treat each other with kindness, consideration and respect, the importance of honesty and truthfulness, permission seeking and giving, and the concept of personal privacy. Establishing personal space and boundaries, showing respect and understanding the differences between appropriate and inappropriate or unsafe physical, and other, contact – these are the forerunners of teaching about consent, which takes place at secondary.
Our RSE is taught as part of our PSHE (Personal, Social, Health, Economic) lessons in class in accordance with DfE Statutory Guidance:
Relationships Education, RSE and Health Education
Our policy can be found in our policies section
One of the most important parts of the RSE curriculum is about teaching the children the correct vocabulary. Language and communication are core skills for life. It is vital that we fully equip children by consistently teaching the correct vocabulary that will enable them to have healthy, respectful relationships, to stay safe, develop a positive body image and understand better what the process of growing and changing from a child into a young adult involves.
Key Vocabulary
In EYFS the children will use the terms: friendship, kindness, happy, sad, shy, feelings, lonely, sorry, angry, family, mum, dad, brother, sister, grandma, grandad, step mum, step dad, foster mum, foster dad.
In Year 1 the children will use the terms: friends, feelings, similar, different, family, boy, girl, male, female, private parts, penis, vulva.
In Year 2 the children will use the terms: similar, different, sex (in terms of gender), gender roles, stereotypes, boy, girl, male, female, private parts, vulva, penis.
In Year 3 the children will use the terms: stereotypes, gender roles male, female, private parts, penis, testicles, vulva, vagina, uterus, family, fostering, adoption, relationship.
In Year 4 the children will use the terms: puberty, life cycle, reproduction, physical, breasts, sperm, egg, pubic bone, emotional, feelings.
Nursery Overview
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Building Relationships |
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Play with one or more other children, extending and elaborating play ideas |
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Help to find solutions to conflicts and rivalries |
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Self-Regulation |
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Select and use activities and resources, with help when needed |
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Increasingly follow rules, understanding why they are important |
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Do not always need an adult to remind them of a rule |
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Develop their sense of responsibility and membership of a community ) |
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Show more confidence in new social situations |
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Becomes more outgoing with unfamiliar people, in the safe context of their setting |
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Managing Self |
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Begin to understand how others might be feeling |
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Talk about their feelings using words like 'happy', 'sad', 'angry' or 'worried' |
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Talk with others to solve conflict |
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Develop appropriate ways of being assertive |
Reception Overview
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Managing Self |
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Be confident to try new activities and show independence, resilience and perseverance in the face of challenge It’s all about…taking part! |
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Explain the reasons for rules, now right from wrong and try to behave accordingly It’s all about… taking part! |
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Manage their own basic hygiene and personal needs, including dressing, going to the toilet and understanding the importance of healthy food choices It’s all about… being smart! |
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Self-Regulation |
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Show an understanding of their own feelings and those of others, and begin to regulate their behaviour accordingly It’s all about… having heart! |
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Set work towards simple goals, being able to wait for what they want and control their immediate impulses when appropriate It’s all about… being smart! |
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Give focused attention to what the teachers says, responding appropriately even when engaged in activity, and show an ability to follow instructions involving several ideas or actions It’s all about… being smart! |
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Building Relationships |
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Work and play cooperatively and take turns with others It’s all about… taking part! |
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Form positive attachments to adults and friendships with peers It’s all about… having heart! |
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Show sensitivity to their own and to others’ needs (ELG) It’s all about… being smart! |
We use the Christopher Winter's Project to support our RSE teaching and this includes additional sessions on:
Family and Friendships
Caring friendships
Being kind
Families
Specific RSE vocabulary taught will include: friendship, kindness, happy, sad, shy, feelings, lonely, sorry, angry, family, mum, dad, brother, sister, grandma, grandad, step mum, step dad, foster mum, foster dad.
Year One Overview
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Autumn 1 |
Taking Turns - It's Your Turn! |
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Autumn 2 |
Feelings - How I Feel |
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Spring 1 |
Washing Hands - Meet Grub! |
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Spring 2 |
Personal Safety - Secret Surprise |
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Summer 1 |
Family - My Family |
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Summer 2 |
Money - Grows on Trees? |
We use the Christopher Winter's project to support our RSE teaching and this includes additional sessions on:
Growing and caring for ourselves
Different friends
Growing and changing
Families and care
Specific RSE vocabulary taught will include: friends, feelings, similar, different, family, boy, girl, male, female, private parts, penis, vulva
Year Two Overview
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Autumn 1 |
Fair and Unfair - It's Not Fair! Drug Safety - Magic Medicine |
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Autumn 2 |
Consequences - Good v Bad |
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Spring 1 |
Keeping Clean - Bath-time |
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Spring 2 |
Growing Up - All Grown Up Behaviour - In My Shoes |
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Summer 1 |
Dental Hygiene - Brushing Up! |
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Summer 2 |
Money - Shopping List |
We use the Christopher Winter's project to support our RSE teaching and this includes additional sessions on:
Differences
Differences
Male and female animals
Body parts
Specific RSE vocabulary taught will include: similar, different, sex (in terms of gender), gender roles, stereotypes, boy, girl, male, female, private parts, vulva, penis
Year Three Overview
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Autumn 1 |
Friendship – Best Features |
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Autumn 2 |
Physical, Emotional and Mental – I Am Who I Am! |
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Spring 1 |
Clear Messages – Dot Dot Dash: How to Listen – Listen Up! |
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Spring 2 |
Different Communities |
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Summer 1 |
How to Help - Who to Call |
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Summer 2 |
A Balanced Approach – Define: Healthy |
We use the Christopher Winter's project to support our RSE teaching and this includes additional sessions on:
Valuing difference and safe
Body differences
Personal space
Help and support
Specific RSE vocabulary taught will include: stereotypes, gender roles male, female, private parts, penis, testicles, vulva, vagina, uterus, family, fostering, adoption, relationship
Year Four Overview
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Autumn 1 |
Internet Use – Online Usage |
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Autumn 2 |
Gender Stereotypes – His and Hers Self-Worth – I’m a Marvel! Feelings – Overreacting |
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Spring 1 |
Working With Food – Master Chef Working With Food – Our Food Hall Safe Zone - Online Reputation and Managing Online Information |
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Spring 2 |
Self-Respect – Let’s Rock! |
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Summer 1 |
Responding to Others – Agony Aunts Core Expressing Opinions – It’s Debatable Loss / Separation – Left Behind |
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Summer 2 |
Connections - Paper Chains |
We use the Chrisopher Winter's project to support our RSE teaching and this includes additional sessions on:
Growing up
Changes
What is puberty?
Healthy relationships
Specific RSE vocabulary taught will include: puberty, life cycle, reproduction, physical, breasts, sperm, egg, pubic bone, emotional, feelings
