Relationships, Sex and Health Education
From
September 2020 Relationship, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) is compulsory for
all pupils receiving secondary education.
Our RSHE curriculum has been designed in light of the
Covid-19 pandemic to support our pupils in their return to education and school
life. All year groups will return to a series of lessons specifically focussed
on mental health and wellbeing, self-care techniques and responding to community
and wider world issues. Lesson time in RSHE will enable pupils specific
reflection time, time to talk and share with their peers and develop their
self-confidence. This content contributes to our wider RSHE vision:
RSHE
Aims to produce ‘Confident young people able to make informed choices’
Key Stage 4
Relationship Sex and Health Education (RSHE) supports all aspects of
life at Wadebridge School. The Key Stage 4 programme aims to provide pupils
with an abundance of opportunities to discuss and consider pertinent and
relevant topics, important to their development into young adults. RSHE
education is covered through discrete lessons once a week, for Year 9 and 10.
During these lessons external agencies make an effective contribution bringing
a wider range of expertise. Year 11 students receive one lesson a fortnight,
focussed on preparing them for greater independence in a life beyond school.
Topics such as conflict resolution, personal values and responsible choices aim
to develop young adults with self-efficacy and the ability to make informed
choices.
The Key Stage 4 RSHE teaching team is made up of senior teachers and
members of the senior leadership team. This supports the high status we place
on RSHE education and it’s centrality to the vision and ethos of our school.
Staff use a range of imaginative teaching strategies and the programme is
constantly updated to respond to the issues that our students face. Students
work in safe and secure learning environments that enable them to explore
health and wellbeing, relationships and living in the wider world. We are proud
that our students willingly discuss and debate sensitive and controversial
issues, and have the confidence to challenge attitudes/behaviour that they see
as negative.
Wadebridge School is dedicated to encouraging all pupils to make a genuine
and valued contribution to school life. Examples include the Empower team, a
group of Year 10 students who are trained to provide peer support and mentoring
for younger students, and PRIDE, a group that focuses on Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning (LGBTQ) peer support. PRIDE raises
awareness of LGBTQ issues and celebrates equality, diversity and acceptance
within our school.
Our RSHE content is supported by form time sessions on employability
skills, online presence, financial decision making and preparing for next
steps.
Key Stage 3
Relationship Sex and Health Education (RSHE) at Key Stage 3 is designed
to enable pupils to be inquisitive and receive the facts about topics central
to their development and the world around them. Teaching and learning in our
discrete once a week lessons, is focussed on discussion and debate within a
safe and supportive environment where everyone matters. Our team of senior
teachers visit relevant and sometimes controversial topics through creative
tasks and fact finding. The curriculum content is planned to be age appropriate
and supportive of other subject content. For example, Puberty is covered in
Year 7 Science, where pupils learn the facts. In RSHE we use this Science
knowledge to investigate emotional changes. Relationship topics build upon the
school ethos of supporting diversity and reinforce our strict policies on
bullying and discrimination. Central to RSHE throughout all Key Stages is also
the development and maintenance of a healthy lifestyle, including diet, fitness
and making safe choices and first aid.
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