Relationships and Health Education
Intent
Our aim is for all pupils to be informed, articulate and empowered.
In Relationships and Health (RHE) this means children are given the tools with which to build lasting and meaningful relationships for life, to stay safe and also to make good decisions about their health and wellbeing. Our school Hattoneer values form the basis of our Autumn term topic and many of our assemblies, they link closely to the RHE curriculum.
Informed
- Children learn how important families are in providing love, security and stability, and that all families are different.
- Children learn how to make and maintain healthy, caring friendships.
- Children learn the importance of respecting others, the negative impact of stereotypes and how to identify and prevent different types of bullying.
- Children learn how to stay safe online, and online welbeing, being careful with private information and where to get support for online issues.
- Children learn about setting boundaries, both physical and personal, with others, how to identify and articulate feelings of unsafety around peers and adults, and where to seek help.
- Children learn to identify and discuss their emotions and how to judge whether their reactions are appropriate. They learn self-care and self-regulation techniques and identify places they can seek support.
- Children learn what an active, healthy lifestyle looks like, including the types of foods that should be eaten and the importance of dental hygiene. They learn the importance of sleep and personal hygiene for good health.
- Children learn about legal medicines and drugs, alcohol and tobacco and the associated health risks.
- Children learn the basics of first aid, for example how to deal with a head injury, and how to call the emergency services.
- Children learn key facts about puberty and the changing adolescent body, including the menstrual cycle.
Articulate
- Throughout each unit, carefully thought-out vocabulary is used and introduced at an age-appropriate level.
- Oracy is plays a big role in our RHE teaching as ,much of the curriculum provides rich opportunities for talk.
Empowered
- Children from diverse backgrounds learn to see all types of families as being special and valid, and that they respect the differences of others.
- We empower our children with the knowledge and skills to make the best choices around food, to stay physically active and to maintain good dental hygiene.
- We equip pupils them with the knowledge they need to make good choices around drugs, tobacco and alcohol.
- In an increasingly online world, we empower our children to make good choices when technology is involved.
- We empower our children with the knowledge and vocabulary they need to stay safe and maintain personal boundaries, and the understanding to respect the boundaries of others.
Implementation
- Our scheme of work is carefully planned to ensure progression through each of the main strands of RHE, building upon the knowledge and skills gained in the previous year group and laying the groundwork for the next.
- Each year group has a Hattoneer RHE-focused topic in the first half of the Autumn term which builds the Hattoneer values that the school ethos is based on.
- Outside of this specific topic, RHE is taught as a weekly lesson by the class teacher; in EYFS it is a prime area of learning.
- From time to time engage outside agencies to teach particular units; for example, the London Fire Brigade teach fire safety to years 2 and 5, and in the past we have worked with organisations such as Bright Minds, Bright Moods for mental wellbeing lessons.
- Each unit (families and people who care for me, caring friendships, respectful relationships, etc) is covered and revisited in each year so that pupils retain and build upon prior learning.
- The RHE lead supports teachers and monitors standards by reviewing planning of units, talking to children with the RHE floor books and observing lessons.
Impact
- Children at Christopher Hatton make good behaviour choices and are kind and empathetic to their peers. They respect each other’s differences and can articulate what makes them unique.
- Children can talk confidently about their emotions.
- Children feel safe in school and know where they can seek help.
- Children can identify ways to stay healthy, including around food choices, physical fitness and mental wellbeing.
- Children are responsible when using the internet and know how to keep safe.
Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) is taught discretely in years 5 and 6. Please see our Relationships and Health Education Policy for more information.
