RSE - The Mirfield Free Grammar

Relationships, Sexual Health Education (RSE) - Curriculum

RSHE is lifelong learning about physical health and mental wellbeing, sexual, social and emotional development. It is about the understanding of the importance of stable and loving relationships, respect, love and care, for family life, friendships and ourselves.

Our aim is to provide balanced factual information about human relationships and reproduction together with consideration of the broader emotional, ethical, and moral dimension strongly linked to our whole school values (Tenacity, Health & Happiness, Equity, Morality, Flourish and Generosity).

RSE is an integral part of the lifelong learning process, and we aim to ensure students engage in age-appropriate activities, information, scenarios and discussions which broaden and explore their knowledge, pre-conceptions and understanding. We use positive images of a range of young people which avoids and provides opportunities to consider and challenge racism, sexism, gender and homophobic stereotyping.

Our RSE curriculum is delivered through through our tutorial sessions and have been mapped and developed in line with guidance from the Department for Education (DfE), “2019 Guidance. Relationships education, relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education”, which is compulsory from January 2021.

Parental consultation and right to withdraw

This curriculum has been open for parental and community consultation since September 2019. This process is still open and ongoing. The Department for Education (DfE, 2019a) is clear that we “recognise the importance of strong, constructive and open conversation with parents in the education of their children.” This will empower you to continue the conversations started in class at home (DfE, 2020).

Parents should note, that you cannot withdraw your child from Health Education or the Relationships Education element of Relationships and Sex Education because it is important that all children receive this content, covering topics such as friendships and how to stay safe. If you do not want your child to take part in some or all of the Sex Education lessons delivered at secondary school level, you can ask that they are withdrawn.

We will consider this request and discuss it with you, and will grant this in all but exceptional circumstances, up until three school terms before your child turns 16. At this age, your child can choose to receive Sex Education if they would like to, and the academy should arrange for your child to receive this teaching unless there are exceptional circumstances.

The science curriculum in all maintained schools also includes content on human development, including reproduction, for which there is no right to withdraw.

If you would like to discuss the RSE curriculum in further detail, please email: contactus@themfg.co.uk

Curriculum

Relationships, Sexual Health Education (RSE) - Curriculum

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