Personal Development Curriculum including Relationships and Sex Education

The Personal Development Curriculum is delivered during Discovery Hour (Monday, Week A, Period 3). It incorporates the teaching of Citizenship, Financial Education, Fundamental British Values and Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) in an age-appropriate manner. The curriculum ensures that the statutory obligations, stipulated by the Department for Education are fulfilled.

According to the 2019 Statutory guidance on relationships education, relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education parents are entitled to withdraw their child from the Sex Education content*, but not relationship education. Parents are entitled to make this request up until 3 terms before the child’s 16th Birthday, after which children are free to make their own decisions.
*unless there are exceptional circumstances

Any parent wishing to withdraw their child from Sex Education should make a written request to Jade Hawthorne, Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for Personal Development.

Click here to view our RSE Policy.

Any queries relating to the teaching of Personal Development should be directed to Jade Hawthorne, Assistant Headteacher.

The structure of the PD Curriculum is determined by your child’s year group.