to manage friendship problems.
- About the many relationships in which they are all involved.
- To recognise the pressure of unwanted and inappropriate physical contact and know whom they can ask for help and support.
- To recognise and challenge stereotypes in relation to gender
- About the different forms of bullying, why being different can provoke bullying and the feelings of both bullies and victims.
- How the media can impact on forming attitudes.
The Christopher Winter Project curriculum will be used to deliver the relationships education programme as follows:
- Year 1 – Growing and Caring for Ourselves
Lesson 1 – Keeping Clean
Lesson 2 – Growing and Changing
Lesson 3 – Families and Care
- Year 2 – Differences
Lesson 1 – Differences: Boys and Girls
Lesson 2 – Differences: Male and Female (DVD: Living and Growing Unit 1 –Programme 1 – Differences.)
Lesson 3 – Naming the Body Parts
- Year 3 – Valuing Difference and Keeping Safe
Lesson 1 – Differences: Male and Female (DVD: Living and Growing Unit 1 –Programme 1 – Differences.)
Lesson 2 – Personal Space
Lesson 3 – Family Differences
- Year 4 – Growing Up
Lesson 1 – Growing and Changing
Lesson 2 – Body Changes and Reproduction (DVD: Living and Growing Unit 1 – Programme 2 – How did I get here?)
Lesson 3 – What is Puberty? ( DVD Living and Growing Unit 2 – Programme 4 – Changes)
- Year 5 – Puberty
Lesson 1 – Growing and Changing (DVD: Living and Growing Unit 2 – Programme 4 – Changes)
Lesson 2 – Male and Female Changes
Lesson 3 – Puberty and Hygiene
- Year 6 – Puberty and Reproduction
Lesson 1 – Puberty and Reproduction
Lesson 2 – Relationships and Reproduction (DVD: Living and Growing Unit 2 – Programme 5 – How babies are made)
Lesson 3 – Conception and Pregnancy (DVD: Living and Growing Unit 2 – Programme 6 – How babies are born)
Lesson 4 – Emotional and Physical aspects of Puberty (DVD: Living and Growing Unit 3 – Programme 7 & 8 – Girl Talk and Boy Talk)
Lesson 5 – Peer Pressure and the Media
Long, Medium and Short Term Planning
Long Term Plans
Long-term planning for Relationships Education within the framework of SEAL, P.S.H.E. and Citizenship is undertaken in the context of the school’s overall curriculum plan which reflects the needs of all children. The long-term plan shows how the SEAL strand of Relationships is distributed across the years of both key stages in a sequence that promotes curriculum continuity and progress in children’s learning. Units will be linked with work in other subjects where appropriate.
Medium Term Plans
Our medium-term planning is based upon the Christopher Winter Project Schemes of Work and also covers the National Curriculum for Science.
Short Term Plans
The Christopher Winter Project detailed lesson plans will be used by teachers to deliver the programme and ensure the learning intentions are covered.
It is important that teachers have some freedom to respond to the needs of their class and so the scheme of work should be seen as guidance, to be used in a flexible way, with any other issues which arise being covered and noted on the scheme of work.
The delivery of Relationships Education is undertaken by staff who feel comfortable with the content and style of delivery necessary for its successful implementation. The staff at Beatrix Potter have received training from the Christopher Winter Project to ensure they feel confident to undertake teaching Relationships Education.
In order to help children to develop confidence in talking, listening and thinking about sex and relationships, the following teaching strategies will be used:
- Establishing ground rules with pupils to ensure a safe environment is created in which no-one feels embarrassed or anxious and to allow teachers to deal with unexpected or inappropriate questions.
- Using distancing techniques to depersonalise discussions. Role-plays, case studies with invented characters and theatre in education groups can assist in helping pupils discuss sensitive issues and develop their decision-making skills in a safe environment. A question box will also be used so that children c