Relationships & Sex Education
From September 2019, we will be implementing the government’s new statutory guidance on Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education. Relationships ~ and Health Education are compulsory for all pupils receiving primary education To embrace the challenges of creating a happy and successful adult life, pupils need knowledge that will enable them to make informed decisions about their wellbeing, health and relationships and to build their self-efficacy. Pupils are encouraged to talk openly and have their questions answered honestly in a way that respects the diversity of cultures and family forms. Lessons are delivered by the child’s teachers, sometimes supplemented with support from the school nurse and other agencies.
Effective teaching in these subjects ensures that core knowledge will be broken down into units of manageable size and communicated clearly to pupils, in a carefully sequenced way, within a planned programme or lessons. Teaching will include sufficient well-chosen opportunities and contexts for pupils to embed new knowledge so that it can be used confidently in real life situations.
The policy for Relationships and Sex Education is reviewed annually by the Governors working in partnership with families and teachers. Parents and carers have the right to request that their child be withdrawn from some or all of sex education delivered as part of statutory RSE. We ensure that families are well-informed as detailed plans about the SRE curriculum are included in, class-specific curriculum letters.
Useful websites for children
Amaze.org- Puberty section (Age 9+)
BBC Teach –The Big Talk (age 9-12)
Male puberty - including wet dreams
Useful websites for parents
Sitting in car YouTube Channel: how to talk comfortably with your kids about sex and consent
Talking to your child about online sexual harassment- a guide for parents
Other suggested RSE Activities:
Draw around bodies
Draw around bodies and label parts, using correct words (and family names) and their purpose
What's in the bag? Puberty
Put together your own ‘puberty bag’ from household items. Discuss each one and why it’s used, e.g. deodorant, razors, tampons/pads, shower gel, washing powder, tissues, hair gel.
What's in the bag? Growing up
Same as above for contents of handbag; items support discussions about growing up
Anonymous questions box
Have an old shoe box, or similar, where children could post questions that they might not be able to ask you verbally.
Praise and thank them for their questions. Try to answer them using the webpages above to help provide age-appropriate, fact-based answers.
Suggested books to support parents/carers in talking with their children about sex and relationships, and related topics
Age 3-7
Relationships/Reproduction/Families
Questions Children Ask M Stoppard
Hair in Funny Places B Cole
Mummy Laid an Egg B Cole
Amazing You Dr G Saltz
Where Willy Went N Allan
Let’s Talk About Where Babies Come From R H Harris
What Makes a Baby C Silverberg
If I had a 100 Mummies V Carter
King and King Linda de Haan and Stern Nijlan
Mummy Never Told Me B Cole
How to be a Friend L Brown and M Brown
Your Mummy Ate My Football Lynwen Jones
And Tango Makes Three J Richardson and P Parnell
The Growing Story R Krauss
So Much T Cooke
Where Did That Baby Come From D Gliori
There is a House Inside my Mummy G Andrae and V Cabban
Topsy and Tim and the New Baby J and G Adamson
If Big Can…I Can B Shoshan
Monkey Puzzle J Donaldson
The Nanny Goat's Kid J Willis
Identity
Introducing Teddy J Walton
The Paper Bag Princess R Munsch
Alien Nation M Donaldson
Red - A Crayon’s Story M Hall
Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls W Favilli
Ada Twist Scientist A Beaty
Long Live Princess Smartypants B Cole
Rosie Revere Engineer A Beaty
Made by Raffi C Pomranz
The Princess Knight C Funke
Giraffes Can’t Dance G Andrae
Odd Dog Out R Biddulph
Getting Help
Kit Kitten and the Topsy-turvy Feelings J Evans
Some Secrets Should Never be Kept J Sanders
A Kiss Like This L Anholt
How do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? J Yolen
My body! What I say goes! Jayneen Sanders
Dr Dog B Cole
No means no! J Sanders
For every child UNICEF (the Rights of the Child in words and pictures)
The huge bag of worries V Ironside
Age 7+
Reproduction/puberty
Let’s Talk About Sex R H Harris
Living with a willy N Fisher
The period book K Gravelle
What’s happening to me? P Mayle
Girls Only V Parker
The puberty book W Darvill
Sex is a funny word C Silverberg
How your body works Judy Hindley
A-Z of Growing up, puberty and sex L De Meza
Sex is a funny word C Silverberg and F Smyth
Useful books for parents
Questions Children Ask and How to Answer Them Dr M Stoppard
Speakeasy: Talking with your Children about Growing Up fpa (Family Planning Association)
