Intent 

At St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, we want all of our children to be happy, healthy and safe. Our intention is to equip all pupils with the knowledge, understanding and emotions to be able to play an active, positive and successful role in today's diverse society. We deliver a fully-integrated and holistic programme in RSHE/PSHE that truly enables our children to ‘live life to the full’ through their personal and spiritual journey with Christ. We live, teach and learn through our God given gifts, talents, virtues and values which ensures and confirms our belief that we are all ‘Wonderfully Made’ (Psalm 139). We make links to Catholic Social Teaching and its 9 principles as well as to British Values and the protected characteristics of age, gender, disability, race and religion/belief, ensuring we are a fully inclusive school.

We want every child to learn to respect, believe and achieve and understand the importance of working hard while striving to be good citizens of their communities both in school, at home and in the wider world as they get older. We will respect and support one another, embrace diversity and celebrate each other's talents and successes through a curriculum which underpins and develops these core values.

Following the guidance of the Bishops Conference of England and Wales and in line with the DFE, R(S)HE will be firmly embedded in the PSHE framework as it is focused on nurturing human wholeness and is integral to the physical, spiritual, emotional, moral, social and intellectual development of pupils. It is centred on Christ’s vision of being human as ‘Good News’ because we always have Him by our side, to guard and guide us while navigating the challenges and risks involved in being human. This precept is to be taught, understood and appreciated by all pupils. All RHE/PSHE will be in accordance with the Church’s moral teaching. It will emphasise the central importance of marriage and the family whilst acknowledging that all pupils have a fundamental right to have their life respected whatever household they come from. It will also prepare pupils for life in modern Britain.

Children will be taught:  

• to know how to be healthy both emotionally and physically  
• how to manage their academic, personal and social lives in a positive way 
• what it means to be fully human living in right relationships with self and others 
• be enabled to make moral decisions in conscience. 
• understand the fundamental building blocks and characteristics of positive friendships, family relationships, and relationships with other children 
• understand families and the people of who care for them 
• have caring friendships, 
• have respectful relationships, 
• have the skills, knowledge and understanding to be safe members of their communities and society (including online safety)

Implementation 

We have adopted Life to the Full by Ten Ten Resources- an award-winning Catholic educational organisation that is well-respected and very experienced in this field of work. Life to the Full  has been approved by our diocese, school governing body and parents. 

Within each learning stage, there are three Modules which are based on the Model Catholic RSHE Curriculum: MODULE 1: Created and Loved by God

MODULE 2 :Created to Love Others

MODULE 3: Created to Live in Community

Each module is broken down into Units of Work which teachers will either teach in one stand-alone lesson every week or over a few shorter sessions depending on the unit of work and key stage-EYFS will be taught in a more thematic approach linked to all relevant areas of learning. 

We recognise the importance of working collaboratively alongside parents and carers in order to deliver this sensitive curriculum area. We see parents as the first educators of their children. Ten:Ten Resources are made with an understanding of the foundational role that parents have in educating and nurturing their children on relationship and health matters. Within the program, there is an Online Parental Portal to keep parents informed about what is being taught in school. This will also give them the opportunity to engage with their children in discussion, activity and prayer.

Impact 

The impact of RSHE/PSCH will ensure our children will:

• Have a ready willingness and ability to try new things, push themselves and persevere.
• Have a good understanding of how to stay safe (including online), healthy and develop good relationships.
• Build their self-efficacy 
• Be able to put their knowledge into practice as they develop the capacity to make sound decisions when facing risks, challenges and complex contexts 
• Develop resilience, to know how and when to ask for help, and to know where to access support 
• Have a deep understanding and uphold the Christian beliefs in the unique dignity of the human person made in the image and likeness of God 
• Reflect Gods beauty and understand they share in God’s divine creativity
• Have an appreciation of what it means to be a positive member of a diverse, multicultural society valuing every individual.
• Have a strong self-awareness, interlinked with compassion of others.

Early Years

 

Inclusion 

 

Adaption 

 

Skills Progression