Parent's Area : Sex Education

 

Sex and Relationship Policy

 

 

Core Beliefs and Principles
Sex and Relationship Education (SRE) is lifelong learning about physical, moral and emotional development.  It is also about the teaching of sex, sexuality and sexual health. It is about respect, love and care and understanding the importance of a stable, loving relationship in family life. It is not about the promotion of sexual orientation or sexual activity.

 

Aims
Children grow up in a world in which they receive sexually based messages all the time.

 

One of the main aims of SRE in the primary years is to help pupils make sense of this sexual world for themselves by a sound understanding of the issues, by enhancing their skills and by considering their values and those of others.

 

Children will be encouraged to:

 

· Develop confidence and responsibility

· Play an active role as citizens

· Develop a healthy, safe lifestyle

· Develop good relationships

· Respect differences between people

· Talk, listen and think about feelings and relationships

·  Ask for help and support where necessary

 

Children will be taught the correct terminology and function of the reproductive organs and thereby prepared for puberty

 

Organisation
SRE is delivered through both the science curriculum, and in Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education (PSHCE) where the children are taught in the age groups 5-7, 8-9 and 10-11.  Opportunity also exist at other times and children's questions on this subject are always answered.

 

Time Allocation
The science curriculum is taught on a two yearly cycle, therefore the topic, 'Life Processes and Living Things' occurs in the Summer term every two years.  The PSHCE curriculum is also on a two yearly cycle and the topic, 'Me and My Relationships' occurs in the Spring term, again every two years.

 

In KS1 the time allocated to science is:  one hour per week.

 

In KS1 the time allocated to PSHCE is:  half an hour per week

 

In KS2 the time allocated to science is:  a whole afternoon per fortnight.

 

In KS2 the time allocated to PSHCE is:  half to one hour per week

 

Teaching and Learning
SRE is delivered through the science curriculum in 'Life Processes and Living Things'.

 

It is also delivered through 'Health for Life' when it occurs in the Long Term Plan.

 

Topics are repeated in a developmental programme to enable children to build upon prior learning.

 

As Lockington School is taking part in the Health Promoting Schools' Award Scheme, which is the East Riding's version of the National Healthy Schools' Standard, and SRE is an integral part of this, all the compulsory core elements and several additional elements are fulfilled.

 

Inclusion
All children are included in the sessions and are supported by a Teaching Assistant where necessary.

 

Resources
· National Curriculum Science

· Health for Life

· Outside speakers e.g. school nurse

· Videos

 

KS1 Birth, Care and Growth  BBC

 

KS2 Y3/4  All About Us Unit 1  Channel 4

 

KS2 Y5/6  Dr.Hilary's Sex Education for Young People

 

ICT
ICT will be used where appropriate.

 

Assessment, Recording and Reporting
This will be done according to the science policy where appropriate.

 

Parental Links
Parents will be invited to take part in an evening information session, which will include a question and answer/discussion time, and also the chance to evaluate the videos and associated materials.

 

Monitoring
The effectiveness of the new materials will be monitored by questioning of children and parents