Why teach about sex Why teach about sex and relationships?and relationships?

Sex and relationships education is Sex and relationships education is essential if young people are to make essential if young people are to make responsible and well informed decisions responsible and well informed decisions about their lives. about their lives.

The objective of sex and relationships The objective of sex and relationships education is to help and support young education is to help and support young people through their physical, emotional people through their physical, emotional and moral development. and moral development.

Sex and relationships education is about Sex and relationships education is about learning to develop good relationships and learning to develop good relationships and respecting differences between people. respecting differences between people.

We aim for children to develop confidence We aim for children to develop confidence in talking, listening and thinking about in talking, listening and thinking about feelings and relationships and are feelings and relationships and are prepared to be puberty.prepared to be puberty.

What is sex and relationships education?

What is included in sex and What is included in sex and relationships education?relationships education?

Children learn about the importance of Children learn about the importance of values and individual conscience and values and individual conscience and moral considerations. moral considerations.

They will learn to manage emotions and They will learn to manage emotions and relationships confidentially and sensitively, relationships confidentially and sensitively, developing an appreciation of the developing an appreciation of the consequences of choices made. consequences of choices made.

Children will also learn and understand Children will also learn and understand about physical development at about physical development at appropriate stages. appropriate stages.

Who is involved in sex and Who is involved in sex and relationships education?relationships education?

Sex and relationships education is not the Sex and relationships education is not the sole responsibility of schools. We want to sole responsibility of schools. We want to work in effective partnership with parents work in effective partnership with parents and others in the wider community such and others in the wider community such as health professionals. as health professionals.

For example the school nurse service has For example the school nurse service has experience and expertise in SRE and experience and expertise in SRE and working with children.working with children. Their approach Their approach compliments the philosophy and aims of compliments the philosophy and aims of the school programme. During such visits the school programme. During such visits the teacher is present so they can follow the teacher is present so they can follow up the input at a later stage.up the input at a later stage.

Parental involvementParental involvement

We recognise the importance of parents in teaching We recognise the importance of parents in teaching their children about sex and relationships and their children about sex and relationships and maintaining the culture & ethos of the family. maintaining the culture & ethos of the family.

Parents do have the right to withdraw their children Parents do have the right to withdraw their children from all or part of the sex and relationships from all or part of the sex and relationships education provided at school except for those education provided at school except for those parts included in the parts included in the statutory curriculumstatutory curriculum ( (life life processes common to humans and animals and processes common to humans and animals and the main stages of the human life cyclethe main stages of the human life cycle). ).

If parents wish to withdraw their child from sex and If parents wish to withdraw their child from sex and relationships education then they must meet and relationships education then they must meet and discuss their decision with the Head teacher and discuss their decision with the Head teacher and demonstrate how they will provide this education demonstrate how they will provide this education for their child at home.for their child at home.

What resources are available to support What resources are available to support parents when discussing sex and parents when discussing sex and

relationships at home?relationships at home?There are several charities and There are several charities and

organisations who provide organisations who provide advice via the telephone and advice via the telephone and

leaflets to support you.leaflets to support you.

www.childgrowthfoundation.org.uk

www.parentlineplus.org.uk

www.likeitis.org.uk

www.youthinformation.com

www.factsoflife.org.uk

www.youngminds.org.uk

www.fpa.org.uk

who produce the publication 4Boys and 4Girls

What does sex and relationships education look like across the school?

Year R Year R Growing & changing Growing & changing Year 1/2 Year 1/2 Celebrating & recognising differences Celebrating & recognising differences

My body is important My body is important Year 3/4 Year 3/4 Changes in growing up and relationshipsChanges in growing up and relationships

Year 5/6 Year 5/6 Changing relationships & further Changing relationships & further

changes as we mature changes as we mature (some of this is (some of this is

taught in separate year groups)taught in separate year groups)

What does sex and What does sex and relationships education look relationships education look

like across the school?like across the school?

Go find out!Go find out!

For those of you with more that one For those of you with more that one child in different year groups, please child in different year groups, please go to the year group you are most go to the year group you are most

interested in.interested in.