RSHE/PSHE
Intent Vision - Reach for the Stars – Living Life in all its fullness Thriving on diversity and underpinned by Christian values, Christ Church is an inclusive school where everyone is welcome and valued. Our vision is to shepherd each other in a safe, loving environment, whilst building a solid foundation to encourage and inspire us to reach for our own star.
Values As a church school our foundations for living and learning are the life and teaching of Jesus Christ. The message of God’s love for all and the Christian values of respect, friendship, love, forgiveness, trust, and perseverance are at the heart of all school life. At Christ Church, we believe that the RSHE policy and programme of study supports our school vision and values and has a role to play in delivering our mission.
Our school mission is to:
develop independent learners with active and creative minds whilst providing opportunities to reflect and ask some of the “big questions “of life;
put the wellbeing and spiritual development of our children first, enabling them all to flourish and be the best they can be;
help children to become confident and successful learners by discovering their gifts and talents. We appreciate hard work, encourage perseverance and resilience and celebrate achievement.
seek to engender the joy and wonder of learning;
promote moral development, aspiration and hope.
develop social growth and an understanding and compassion for others. Through the practice of forgiveness and reconciliation we encourage good mental health to enable all to live well together.
create a school environment that embraces difference where all children are equal. We cherish ourselves and each other and form healthy relationships offering respect, kindness and dignity.
Implementation -
At Christ Church, RSHE is taught:
• through the school’s Christian values and inclusive ethos;
• within the personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education curriculum;
• biological and health aspects within the science curriculum;
• in religious education (RE);
• by providing a creative and challenging curriculum using the local community and beyond which makes learning vivid, real, enjoyable and fun;
• through opportunities for our children to engage in social action and be courageous advocates for change in our local, national and global communities;
• through team work , listening to children, considering their views and their parents and involving them in decisions that affect them;
• through partnerships with governors, parents, our local parish community and the diocese. We promote partnerships locally, nationally and globally in order to become active citizens, global champions and responsible stewards of our world.
The school is committed to making reasonable adjustments wherever possible to promote accessibility and inclusivity of the curriculum. The school understands that pupils with SEND or other needs (such as those with social, emotional or mental health needs) are entitled to learn about relationships, sex and health education and the programme will be designed to be inclusive of all pupils.
IMPACT
A successful Relationships, Sex and Health Education programme (RSHE) will ensure that:
• children flourish and become the best they can be;
• children and their families and the whole school community feel valued, respected and safe; • healthy relationships are formed offering respect, friendship, kindness and dignity; • there is a positive culture around issues of sexuality and relationships;
• children have an understanding and compassion for others;
• through the practice of forgiveness and reconciliation they have good mental health and all live well together;
• children become independent learners with active and creative minds whilst providing opportunities to reflect and ask some of the “big questions “of life;
• children know the importance of physical health, fitness, a healthy diet and life-style, and know how to achieve it;
• children are prepared for puberty, and have an understanding of sexual development and the importance of health and hygiene;
• they can use the correct vocabulary to describe themselves and their bodies;
• children know how to keep themselves safe including online.