St Mary's PSHE and Relationships Education
“I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
John 10:10
St Mary’s has adopted the ‘Life to the Full plus’ scheme of work produced by Ten:Ten resources. It is based on ‘A Model Catholic RSE Curriculum’ by the Catholic Education Service which was highlighted as a work of good practice by the Department of Education. It is intended to be a partnership between home, school and church, working together to give every child the opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge to thrive in the current stage in life and prepare them for the future.
Life to the Full is a fully resourced Scheme of Work for Catholic primary schools which embraces and fulfils the new statutory curriculum. Taught with a spiral approach to learning, in which pupils will revisit the same topics at an age-appropriate stage through their school life, the programme includes teaching about personal health, physical and emotional wellbeing, strong emotions, private parts of the body, personal relationships, family structures, trusted adults, growing bodies, puberty, periods, life cycles, the dangers of social media, where babies come from, an understanding of the Common Good and living in the wider world. The entire teaching is underpinned with a religious understanding that our deepest identity is as a child of God – created chosen and loved by God. The programme is fully inclusive of all pupils and their families.
pshe and relationship education policy.pdf
