In June 2019, the Department for Education launched the final statutory guidance to accompany introduction of compulsory Health Education and Relationships Education in primary schools in 2020. This became compulsory in September 2020 and will begin in the Summer term of 2021.

At Richmond Hill Academy we are required to provide relationship education and health education to all pupils.  Relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) will be taught within the personal, social health and economic (PSHE) curriculum/programme.

RSHE teaching will promote:

• equality and challenge all forms of prejudice and discrimination.
• the importance of safe, caring, healthy, positive, and respectful relationships.

Teaching will be inclusive, so it meets the needs of all pupils – particularly those with special education needs/disabilities, those from a range of faith backgrounds and LGBT pupils and/or their families. This means a teacher will refer to different viewpoints and beliefs on a range of RSHE issues.  All pupils and their families need to feel included and the school recognises different types of families and structures of support for children. This is part of relationships education.

Pupils will be given the opportunity to: reflect on the values, beliefs and influences (such as from parents, peers, media, faith and culture) that may shape their own attitudes to relationships and sex; develop critical thinking skills; nurture their tolerance/respect for different views.

We will be delivering the Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) element of our PSHE curriculum in Summer Term 2. The letters below share the specific content that will be taught to each year group. This letters have been shared with parents directly through the Reach More Parents app: