ST BEDE'S

Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE)

At St Bede’s Catholic High School Relationships and Sex education is part of a whole school approach to Personal Development and is rooted in the values and teachings of the Catholic Church.  Relationships and Sex Education is delivered with a cross-curricular approach that has carefully been planned to ensure learning is age appropriate, balanced and compliments the wider personal development provision.

The RSHE curriculum seeks to support the role of parents and carers as primary educators of their children. RSHE involves the development of knowledge, understanding and skills which will enable our students to make well-informed decisions, have respect for themselves and others and be better prepared to form loving and lasting relationships. We place the dignity of the human person at the very core of planning and delivery to ensure that the subject to taught in an inclusive way that meets the needs of all pupils in our care.

The RSHE Curriculum

• The majority of the RSHE is taught within the Personal Development curriculum. Pupils spend a half term developing knowledge and skills in line with statutory RSHE curriculum. The school uses Ten Ten resources to deliver the vast majority of RSHE curriculum.
• Science plays a key role in the teaching of statutory reproduction, sexual health and medicine and puberty. The Head of Science and Head of RE/ Associate Assistant Headteacher Personal Development and Ethos work together closely to ensure delivery of content is complimentary.
• The RE curriculum is personalised to meet the needs of our pupils by providing RSE weeks for years 7 and 8. In Year 9 and 11, pupils learn about RSE across a full term as part of the Key Stage 3 and GCSE curricula.
• Form time prayer and reflection frequently covers healthy relationships and wellbeing topics related to RSHE alongside pastoral assemblies linking to these themes.
• RSHE enrichment days take place in years 8 and 10. These days allow us to cover responsive content that is complementary to the needs of students at the school and the local community.
• The St Bede’s Retreat Programme compliments the RSHE curriculum through the development of character and virtues that we believe will give our students the necessary skills to form healthy relationships whilst also strengthening pupils’ relationship with God so that they are able to make the right choices now and in the future.

Parents and Carers

• The school understands that parents play a foundational role in the development of their child’s understanding about relationships and health education.
• At the points of delivery parents will be informed of the content of the curriculum within five working days of the first lesson via email. The school Wellbeing and Ethos newsletter outlines termly RSHE coverage.
• Parents are given access to the Ten Ten parent portal so that they can view the resources that we use and seek further support and information about discussing RSHE topics at home. This is emailed out to parents at the beginning of the school year. Please contact the school if you need support using this platform.
• If parents and carers have any questions or would like to discuss the RSHE curriculum further, they may submit these via email to admin@sbchs.co.uk, or contact the school office to arrange a meeting with the Headteacher on 01695 570 335.

Useful Websites

https://www.tentenresources.co.uk/