Beatrix Potter has spent a great deal of time and thought on this policy. It is a complex and at times controversial area for primary schools to tackle. We are confident that the policy and approach we have developed is the best possible approach. When we use any media in class we will always let parents know and allow them to view the material in an open manner. If you are concerned to talk to Mr Neale, or Ms Palmer our excellent creator of this policy who has consulted widely before its introduction. Now our policy and approach.
Beatrix Potter School Relationships Policy
Relationships education is “lifelong learning about physical, moral and emotional development. It is about the understanding of the importance of marriage for family life, stable and loving relationships, respect, love and care. It is about the teaching of sex, sexuality and sexual health.” Department for Education
At Beatrix Potter, Relationships Education will be taught within the framework of PSHE and Citizenship, SEAL and the National Curriculum for science.
At Beatrix Potter School, we aim for pupils to:
- Learn to respect themselves and others and move with confidence from childhood through adolescence into adulthood.
- Gain knowledge about the human body so that they can understand and feel comfortable with their own bodies and sexual nature.
- Gain knowledge and understanding about the physical and emotional changes that take place during puberty.
- Learn how to manage friendships and relationships confidently and sensitively and to recognise and avoid exploitation and abuse.
- Reflect on their 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.
It is our policy as a staff to satisfy the non-statutory guidelines of the National Curriculum Order for PSHE and Citizenship, the National Curriculum for Science, the Education Act 1996 section 351 and the Learning and Skills Act 2000 and to provide opportunities for all pupils to learn and achieve, to promote children’s spiritual, moral social and cultural development and prepare all pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life.
The Foundation Stage guidance underpins all future learning in the Foundation Stage by supporting, fostering, promoting and developing children’s personal, social and emotional well-being. It prepares children for future schooling and to help transfer to the next stage without stress. It provides for all children to succeed at their own level in an atmosphere of care and of feeling valued.
Key Stage 1
During Key Stage 1, pupils learn:
- That animals and humans can produce offspring and these grow into adults.
- That both babies and pets have needs and why families are special for caring and sharing.
- How to stay healthy and keep clean.
- The agreed names for the sexual parts of the body.
- The similarities and differences between themselves and others and to treat others with sensitivity.
- To recognise when they feel safe and unsafe and are aware of the need to talk to someone they trust when they are worried.
- To recognise and name the basic feelings and to experience sharing feelings with others.
- That they have control over their actions and bodies and why teasing can be hurtful.
Key Stage 2
During Key Stage 2, pupils learn:
- The physical and emotional changes that take place at puberty, why they happen and how to manage them.
- About the main stages of the human life-cycle and the life processes common to humans and adults including reproduction.
- The basic facts about the processes of conception, pregnancy and birth.
- That a family is important to children growing up, about different family arrangements, including the place of marriage, and to accept there is a wide range of different family arrangements.
- That safe routines can lessen the spread of viruses including HIV.
- To recognise their changing emotions with friends and family and to express their feelings and opinions.
- To listen to and support their friends and 