PSHE & RSE

At Grange Farm Primary School, PSHE is a fundamental part of our children’s education which enables them to become confident, responsible and emotionally developed citizens in a complex and ever-changing world, empowering them to have safe and fulfilling relationships.  At Grange Farm, our aim is to prepare pupils adequately for adult life: its decisions, responsibilities, experiences and opportunities.  We promote children’s knowledge, self-esteem, emotional wellbeing and resilience and help them develop problem-solving skills.   Children are taught to have respect for themselves, and for others, within our local, national and global communities. We aim to develop key character skills, including decision making, informed risk taking, clear communication, and self-regulation strategies. We encourage the exploration of, and respect for, values held by different cultures and groups to promote the development of understanding and positive attitudes. We encourage honesty and respect in all relationships, and nurture sensitivity to the needs and feelings of others. Using material which is appropriate to the children’s age and maturity, we aim to enable them to develop a deepening knowledge of their health and wellbeing, including their mental and physical health. We hope to equip children and young people with information, skills and values to understand and be able to cope with the physical and emotional changes that happen during puberty. Having introduced children to a wide range of concepts and exposed them to a variety of experiences, we believe that they will have a strong understanding of the diverse world around them, be well equipped to take responsibility for their own wellbeing and become independent, responsible members of society.

Relationship & Sex Education:

We believe that it important to provide a broad and balanced curriculum for our children so that they can flourish educationally, but also socially and emotionally.  As part of our PSHE deliverywe also teach a comprehensive RSE (relationships and sex education) curriculum which gives our children the knowledge and skills necessary to keep themselves safe and healthy in life and in their relationships now and in the future.

Our children partake in age appropriate RSE lessons from EYFS to Year 6. We follow the RSE scheme as defined by the Christopher Winter Project resource which reflects the recent developments in RSE and the PSHCE and Science National Curriculum and has been quality assured by the PSHE Association.

Within this resource there is an increased focus on safeguarding children. The resource also encourages children to develop the skills of listening, empathy, talking about feelings and relationships with families and friends.

The RSE programme is delivered during the academic year and we communicate with parents before the start date to fully inform how the scheme will be delivered.