RHE

Relationship and Health Education (RHE) Intent

By the time our pupils leave in Year 6, we want them to have developed the knowledge, understanding, attitudes and skills they need in order to become healthier, more independent and more responsible members of society.

We encourage our children to play a positive role in contributing to the life of our school and the wider community. In doing so, we help to develop their sense of self-worth.

At St James’ Catholic Primary School, we strive to develop our children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and this is fundamental to our beliefs as a Catholic school. By the time our pupils leave our school, we want them to:

• Know and understand what is meant by a healthy lifestyle

• Be aware of safety issues and to know how to stay safe

• Understand what makes a good relationship with others

• Have respect for others

• Learn how to be thoughtful and responsible members of their community and their school

• Become active members of a democratic society Implementation

To achieve this, each class from Reception through to Year 6 follows the Life to the Full programme which brings together RHE, emotional literacy, social skills and spiritual development in a comprehensive scheme of learning.

Impact

The Life to the Full programme of work provides our school with an effective curriculum for RHE. Life to the Full is organised into 3 modules;

· Created and loved by God

· Created to love others

· Created to live in community

Children are encouraged to develop the vocabulary and confidence to clearly articulate their thoughts and feelings. They know when and how they can seek the support of others. This has a positive impact on the whole child as they learn to build self-esteem and contribute positively to the wellbeing of those around them.

Life to the Full is intended to be a partnership between home, school and church. We know that Catholic schools already do fantastic partnership work with parents and their local Church, so this programme is intended to fit in with and support those partnerships.

Lumen Christi RHE Curriculum and Protected Characteristics 

Pupils’ must understand the protected characteristics and how equality and diversity are promoted in school. It is important that pupils have an understanding of the world they are growing up in, having learned how to live alongside, and show respect for, a diverse range of people. Schools should be able to demonstrate that no form of discrimination is tolerated and that pupils show respect for those who share the protected characteristics. 

As Catholic Schools, we are at liberty to teach the tenets of the Catholic faith regarding the protected characteristics. For example we may explain that same-sex relationships and gender reassignment are not permitted by the Catholic Church. However, it must also be explained to the children that there are legal rights LGBT people have under UK law, and that this and LGBT people must be respected . 

Lumen Christi have aligned their RHE lessons to the Equality Act. Our RHE curriculum is planned and delivered so that children develop age-appropriate knowledge and understanding over time. Below shows how our RHE lessons teaches about equality, around the areas of the protected characteristics. Please note that the list below is not exhaustive as there are other lessons that teach about equality.