RSE and Health Education

RSE and Health Education at St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School

Vision:

At St Augustine’s we are committed to the education of the whole child (spiritual, physical, intellectual, moral, social, cultural, emotional) and we believe that Relationship and sex education (RSE) and Health Education is an integral part of this education. Furthermore, St Augustine’s aims state that we will endeavour to raise pupils’ self- esteem, help them to grow in knowledge and understanding, recognise the value of all persons and develop caring and sensitive attitudes. It is in this context that we commit ourselves.

In partnership with parents, we aim to provide children and young people with a “positive and prudent which Relationship and sex education (RSE) and Health Education is compatible with their physical, cognitive, psychological, and spiritual maturity, and rooted in a Catholic vision of education and the human person.”

Intent:

At St. Augustine’s, we follow ‘Life to the Full Plus’, a holistic programme in relationship education that truly does enable children to ‘live life to the full’ (John 10:10). The programme is much more than a series of lessons. It is a platform of creative resources that will engage, inform and inspire our children. This includes interactive video content, story-based activities, employing a wide range of teaching tools, original worship music and an accompanying programme of classroom prayers.

In addition there is an online parent platform so that you, as parent and carers, can engage with the teaching and deepen the experience for your child. To access the online parent portal please visit: http://www.tentenresources.co.uk/parent-portal

‘Life to the Full Plus’ is intended to be a partnership between home, school and church. This allows us to further develop, support and enrich the partnership between home, school and church so that your child is fully supported by the whole community.

Programme Content

Module 1	Created and Loved by God
Units	Religious Understanding Me, My Body, My Health, Emotional Well-Being Life Cycles
Module 2	Created to Love Others
Units	Religious Understanding Personal Relationships Keeping Safe
Module 3	Created to Live in Community
Units	Religious Understanding Living in the Wider World

The programme adopts a spiral curriculum approach so that as your child goes through the programme year-after-year, the learning will develop and grow, with each stage building on the last.

Module One: Created and Loved by God

Module One: Created and Loved by God explores the individual. Rooted in the teaching that we are made in the image and likeness of God, it helps children to develop an understanding of the importance of valuing themselves as the basis for personal relationships.

Module Two: Created to Love Others

Module Two: Created to Love Others explores the individual’s relationship with others. Building on the understanding that we have been created out of love and for love, this unit explores how we take this calling into our family, friendships and relationships, and teaches strategies for developing heathy relationships and keeping safe.

This religious understanding is then applied to real-world situations relevant to the age and stage of the children.

Module Three: Created to Live in Community

Finally, Module Three: Created to Live in Community explores the individual’s relationship with the wider world. Here we explore how human beings are relational by nature and are called to love others in the wider community through service, through dialogue and through working for the Common Good.

Implementation:

At St Augustine’s Relationship and sex education (RSE) and Health Education is taught through a variety of creative teaching and learning strategies, that will encourage the children to participate and develop a secure understanding of each module. Opportunities are provided for all children to develop critical thinking and core relationship skills.

Impact:

By the end of their academic journey at St Augustine’s, our children will demonstrate confidence and awareness about relationships, sex and health education in an independent and safe way. Learners will develop a good understanding about safety and risks in relationships. They will be prepared for the physical and emotional changes they undergo during puberty. Relationship and sex education (RSE) and Health Education will promote children’s wellbeing and will prepare them for the challenges, opportunities, and responsibilities of adult life. The Relationship and sex education (RSE) and Health Education curriculum will have a positive impact on learners’ health and wellbeing and their ability to achieve, and this will play a crucial part in meeting these obligations.