Relationship, Heath and Sex Education (RSHE and Life Skills)

At Dereham Junior, our RSHE and Life Skills curriculum is designed to give the children the tools to successfully navigate the journey from childhood through to adult life. We will achieve this through a bespoke programme of lessons built upon the foundations of mutual respect and trust.

Our RSHE and Life Skills curriculum is designed to enable our pupils to have the courage to face challenges and changes appropriately, and realise their aspirations to be a good citizen both in school and the wider community.

We encourage the children to contribute their honest thoughts and feelings in a safe, informed and mutually respectful environment. We want our pupils to respond to each other with kindness and appreciate the creative contributions of others even if they may not agree.

We all go through many changes in life and face numerous experiences that can be challenging; we want our pupils to embrace these and reflect with awe and wonder at how well they negotiate them.

All of our RSHE and Life Skills curriculum is delivered through discrete weekly lessons.

RSHE & LS	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Year 3	Click here to see an overview of the Y3 RSHE and Life Skills curriculum.
Year 4	Click here to see an overview of the Y4 RSHE and Life Skills curriculum.
Year 5	Click here to see an overview of the Y5 RSHE and Life Skills curriculum.
Year 6	Click here to see an overview of the Y6 RSHE and Life Skills curriculum.
Taught discretely, in weekly lessons. Our RSHE and Life Skills permeate numerous elements of school life from our behaviour and relationships policy to collective worship and anything in between.

Videos used in RSHE and Life Skills lessons

Withdrawing your children from lessons

As the subject is statutory (compulsory), children will not be allowed to be withdrawn from any lessons. If a child misses a key lesson or lessons due to illness or holiday, these lessons will be delivered at another appropriate time. Children can, however, be withdrawn from sex education (reproduction) after a discussion with the Headteacher. They cannot be withdrawn from lessons on reproduction from a scientific viewpoint, puberty or lessons concerned with relationships.