At St. Michael’s, Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE) is a crucial part of our child’s education. It gives children access to critical information about themselves and the many facets of the diverse world around them. We provide a specifically tailored curriculum that is both broad and balanced and meets the unique context of our school.​​ At St. Michael’s we aspire to help every child develop as a whole person and we believe that effective Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) can make a significant contribution to their ability to establish and maintain stable and loving relationships. It also enables young people to respect others, make responsible and informed decisions about their health and wellbeing and also promotes the British values of tolerance. RSE is taught alongside PSHE which is a planned programme of learning through which children and young people acquire the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to manage their lives.

At St. Michael’s , we aim to promote children’s knowledge, self esteem, emotional wellbeing and resilience, and to help them to form and maintain worthwhile and positive relationships. Children will be 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, good communication, and self-regulation strategies. We encourage the exploration of, and respect for, values held by different cultures and groups within our local community, and promote the development of positive attitudes. We encourage honesty and respect in all relationships, and nurture sensitivity to the needs and feelings of others.

We aim to enable children to develop a deepening knowledge of their health and wellbeing, including their mental and physical health. We aim to equip children and young people with information, skills and values to understand and to be able to cope with the physical and emotional changes that happen during puberty. The information provided will be relevant and appropriate to the age and maturity of pupils. We also aim to provide children with the information and tools they need to maintain good mental health and wellbeing as well as strategies to undertake and how they can ask for help when things are not going well.

Scheme of Work: Kapow - RSE and PSHE

Relationships and RSE - Statutory Guidance