Stockham Primary School - Relationships & Sex Education

The aim of Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) at our school is to prepare pupils for the changes and challenges of puberty and to teach them about reproduction and healthy relationships. The curriculum lessons provide a framework in which sensitive discussions can take place. It also promotes the importance of health and hygiene as well as how to stay safe and respectful online. It will enable pupils to learn about their moral, physical and emotional development and help them to learn about the value of respect, care and love. Pupils will be taught about the nature of stable, healthy and supportive relationships. This curriculum does not promote sexual activity or any one type of relationship. No stigma will be placed on children based on their home circumstances.

At Stockham Primary School we create a positive culture around issues of sexuality and relationships and teach pupils the correct vocabulary to describe themselves and their bodies. Lessons are set in the context of the family, friends and wider societal issues and address responsibilities that arise from within these relationships. Our aim is that all children understand what makes a relationship positive and healthy and can recognise and get help if they are experiencing something unhealthy. The starting point is building a positive, respectful relationship with self, engendering a sense of belonging and inclusion. This work begins in the Being Me in My World Puzzle (unit) in all year groups and is reinforced throughout.

Curriculum Content

Relationships and Sex Education is taught weekly in the final summer half term through a planned programme as part of work that follows the Jigsaw PSHE programme. Jigsaw is designed as a whole school approach, with all year groups working on the same theme (Puzzle) at the same time.

Jigsaw RSE Content

The grid below shows specific RSE learning intentions for each year group in the ‘Changing Me’ Puzzle that will always be taught in the second half of the summer term.

YEAR Group	Piece Number and Name	Learning Objectives ‘Pupils will be able to…’
EYFS	Piece 1- My body Piece 3- Growing up	Name parts of the body Understand that we all grow from babies to adults
Year 1	Piece 4 - Boys’ and Girls’ Bodies	Identify the parts of the body that make boys different to girls and use the correct scientific names for these. Respect my body and understand which parts are private
Year 2	Piece 4 - Boys’ and Girls’ Bodies	Recognise the physical differences between boys and girls, use the correct scientific names for parts of the body and appreciate that some parts of my body are private Tell you what I like/don’t like about being a boy/girl
Year 3	Piece 1 How Babies Grow Piece 2 Babies Piece 3- Outside Body Changes Piece 4- Inside Body Changes	Understand that in animals and humans lots of changes happen between conception and growing up, and that usually it is the female who has the baby Understand how babies grow and develop in the mother’s uterus and understand what a baby needs to live and grow Express how I might feel if I had a new baby in my family Understand that boys’ and girls’ bodies need to change so that when they grow up their bodies can make babies I can identify how boys’ and girls’ bodies change on the outside during this growing-up process Identify how boys’ and girls’ bodies change on the inside during the growing up process and can tell you why these changes are necessary so that their bodies can make babies when they grow up
Year 4	Piece 2- Having A Baby Piece 3- Puberty	Correctly label the internal and external parts of male and female bodies that are necessary for making a baby Understand that having a baby is a personal choice and express how I feel about having children when I am an adult Know that I have strategies to help me cope with the physical and emotional changes I will experience during puberty Know how a girl’s body changes in order for her to have babies (menstruation)
Year 5	Piece 2- Puberty for Girls Piece 3- Puberty for Boys and Girls Piece 4 - Conception	Explain how a girl’s body changes during puberty and understand the importance of looking after myself physically and emotionally Understand that puberty is a natural process that happens to everybody and that it will be OK for me Describe how boys’ and girls’ bodies change during puberty Express how I feel about the changes that will happen to me during puberty Understand that sexual intercourse can lead to conception and that is how babies are usually made Understand that sometimes people need IVF to help them have a baby Appreciate how amazing it is that human bodies can reproduce in these ways
Year 6	Piece 2 - Puberty Piece 3- Babies – Conception to Birth Piece 4 - Boyfriends and Girlfriends	explain how girls’ and boys’ bodies change during puberty and understand the importance of looking after myself physically and emotionally express how I feel about the changes that will happen to me during puberty describe how a baby develops from conception through the nine months of pregnancy, and how it is born recognise how I feel when I reflect on the development and birth of a baby understand how being physically attracted to someone changes the nature of the relationship and what that might mean about having a girlfriend/boyfriend Understand that respect for one another is essential in a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship, and that I should not feel pressured into doing something I don’t want to.

Withdrawal from RSE Lessons

“Parents have the right to request that their child be withdrawn from some or all of sex education delivered as part of statutory Relationships and Sex Education” DfE Guidance p.17

At Stockham Primary School, puberty is taught as a statutory requirement of Health Education and covered by our Jigsaw PSHE Programme in the ‘Changing Me’ Puzzle. We conclude that sex education refers to Human Reproduction, and therefore inform parents of their right to request their child be withdrawn from the PSHE lessons that explicitly teach this i.e. the Jigsaw ‘Changing Me’ Puzzle:

Year 4, Lesson 2 (Having a baby)
Year 5, Lesson 4 (Conception)
Year 6, Lesson 4 (Conception, birth)

Information about the non-statutory content of RSE lessons will be shared with parents prior to curriculum delivery. It can also be viewed on our school website. Those parents/carers wishing to exercise this right are invited in to see the class teacher who will explore any concerns and discuss any impact that withdrawal may have on the child. Any withdrawal will be granted with support from the Headteacher.

Relationship and Sex Education Policy SPS 24-25 VMB.pdf

Learning

Relationships & Sex Education - JIGSAW