The aims of PSHE and RSE at Water Orton Primary School are to:

• Promote the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of all pupils.
• Prepare pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life.
• Encourage pupils to value themselves and others.
• Allow pupils to acknowledge and appreciate difference and diversity.
• Teach pupils how to make informed choices.
• Prepare pupils to be positive and active members of a democratic society.
• Teach pupils to understand what constitutes a safe and healthy lifestyle.
• Provide a framework in which sensitive discussions can take place.
• Promote safety in forming and maintaining relationships.
• Provide pupils with a toolkit for understanding and managing their emotions.
• Provide pupils with the opportunities to consider issues which may affect their own lives and/or the lives of others. Help pupils to identify the characteristics of healthy relationships, how relationships may affect mental and physical health; and how to stay safe online.
• Prepare pupils for puberty, and give them an understanding of sexual development and the importance of health and hygiene.
• Help pupils develop feelings of self-respect, confidence and empathy.
• Create a positive culture around issues of sexuality and relationships.
• Teach pupils the correct vocabulary to describe themselves and their bodies.

In this section you will find further information for parents and a link to the survey (now reopened) that you can use to share your views with us.