At Abbeymead Primary School, we teach Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) in line with the DfE’s updated statutory guidance (2025), compulsory from September 2026. Our curriculum is age‑appropriate, inclusive and designed to support children’s wellbeing, safety and personal development.
Our RSHE and PSHE Curriculum
Our core PSHE curriculum is delivered through the SCARF Programme and GHLL resources, ensuring structured, high‑quality coverage of all statutory RSHE content. Learning is enriched through visits and workshops from external specialists, including the NSPCC, PCSOs, cyber and water safety teams, and Skills Zone. We also use local pupil wellbeing data to shape our curriculum so it remains relevant, responsive and reflective of our children’s needs.
What Children Learn by the End of Primary School (Statutory 2026)
Relationships Education
By the end of Year 6, pupils learn to:
- Understand different types of families and know that all families can provide love, care and stability.
- Build and maintain caring friendships, including resolving conflict and recognising when friendships feel unsafe.
- Develop respectful, kind relationships, including understanding boundaries, consent, stereotypes and equality.
- Stay safe online and communicate respectfully in digital spaces.
- Recognise unsafe situations and know how to seek help from trusted adults.
Health Education
By the end of Year 6, pupils learn to:
- Understand mental wellbeing, including how feelings change and how to seek support.
- Use the internet safely, including recognising risks such as misinformation, pressure and harmful content.
- Make healthy choices about activity, sleep and screen time.
- Understand healthy eating and the impact of diet on health.
- Know the risks of drugs, alcohol, tobacco and vaping, including nicotine addiction and harmful substances.
- Understand puberty and body changes, including correct scientific vocabulary.
- Perform basic first aid and know how to call emergency services.
- Prevent illness through hygiene, sun safety, sleep and vaccinations.
- Stay safe in the community, including road, rail and water safety.
Working With Parents
We value strong partnerships with parents and carers. We share curriculum information in advance, offer opportunities to view resources, and provide a short parent survey as part of our consultation process.
Parent Consultation
Video - RSHE Updated Information Video
Policy
Planning - below are all the lessons from reception to year 6
Whole School Relationships and Sex Education Planning.pdf
Resources
Year 1 lesson 1 Starter Activity
Year 1 lesson 2 Starter Activity
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