Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) and Citizenship help to give pupils the knowledge, skills and understanding they need to lead confident, healthy, independent lives and to become informed, active, responsible citizens.

Pupils are encouraged to take part in a wide range of activities and experiences across and beyond the curriculum, contributing fully to the life of the school and communities.  In doing so they learn to recognise their own worth, work well with others and become increasingly responsible for their own learning.  They reflect on their own experiences and understand how they are developing personally and socially, tackling many of the spiritual, moral, social and cultural issues that are part of growing up.

PHSE involves sex education. In Year 6, during the final term, we look in detail at the more sensitive issues involved in sex education.  This includes physical development and puberty, emotional development, reproduction and childbirth. 

The learning programme is outlined to parents before it commences, and opportunities are arranged for parents to come into school to view the video material and discuss the programme with Y6 teachers and the Head.

The boys and girls are taught together for most of the programmes.  However, we do give both boys and girls the chance to discuss certain sensitive issues in gender groups with appropriate male or female members of staff.

We deliver this programme in close consultation with the School Nurse, who takes a leading role leading discussions with the children.

The programme has been a great success and the response of the children has been mature and positive.  In each year all the children in Year 6 have participated in the programme.  At all stages, throughout all years, the central importance of stable, long term, loving relationships is always stressed.