Relationship and Sex Education

The objective of Relationship and Sex Education is to help and support young people through their physical, emotional and moral development. It is a successful programme, firmly embedded in PSHE, which will help young people learn to respect themselves and others and move with confidence from childhood through adolescence into adulthood.

Our RSE curriculum develops attitudes and values:

• Importance of values, individual conscience and moral considerations
• Value of family life, marriage, and stable and loving relationships for the nurture of children
• Learning the value of respect, love and care
• Exploring, considering and understanding moral dilemmas
• Developing critical thinking as part of decision-making

Our RSE curriculum develops personal and social skills:

• Learning to manage emotions and relationships confidently and sensitively
• Developing self-respect and empathy for others
• Learning to make choices based on the understanding of difference and with an absence of prejudice
• Developing an appreciation of the consequences of choices made
• Managing conflict, and learning how to recognise and avoid exploitation and abuse
• Teach about relationships, love and care and the responsibilities of parenthood as well as sex
• Focus on all genders
• Build self-esteem
• Give young people a clear understanding of the argument for delaying sexual activity and resisting pressure
• Link RSE with issues of peer pressure and other risk taking behaviour, such as drugs, smoking and alcohol
• Ensure that young people understand how the law applies to sexual relationships

Our RSE curriculum develops positive values and a moral framework that will guide their decisions, judgements and behaviour and prepare young people for adult life in which they can:

• Be aware of their sexuality and understand human sexuality
• Understand the arguments for delaying sexual activity
• Understand the reasons for having protected sex
• Understand the consequences of their actions and behave responsibly within sexual and pastoral relationships
• Have confidence and self-esteem to value themselves and others and respect for individual conscience and the skills to judge what kind of a relationship they want.
• Communicate effectively
• Have sufficient information and skills to protect themselves and their partners from unwanted pregnancy and STI (including HIV)
• Avoid being exploited or exploiting others
• Avoid being pressured into unwanted or unprotected sex
• Access confidential sexual health advice, support and treatment
• Know how the law applies to sexual relationships