RSE (Relationships and Sex Education) and Health Education

At the Acorns, we teach RSE and PSHE using Kapow's scheme of work.  This reflects all of the changes highlighted in the revised RSE guidance from DfE and provides a comprehensive, progressive programme that supports pupils' personal development, wellbeing, safety and understanding of healthy relationships.  There is a greater emphasis on safeguarding, including personal safety, consent, online safety and recognising inappropriate behaviours.  

Through the Kapow RSE scheme, children learn facts about human reproduction and birth; personal boundaries, privacy and consent; healthy and respectful relationships and how to seek help and support if they are worried or unsafe. Sex education is taught sensitively and in a factual age-appropriate way within the contexts of family life, safety, respect and healthy relationships.

Kapow aligns with our Science and Computing curriculums and is further enhanced by: My Happy Mind, Project Evolve, Rights Respecting and No Outsiders ethos which are all interwoven through all aspects of school life, RE lessons and assemblies. Through the Kapow scheme, pupils learn about medicines, substances, alcohol, tobacco and drugs in an age-appropriate way, including how to keep themselves safe, assess risks, make safe decisions, resist pressure and seek help and advice where needed.  Our RSE and PSHE curriculum is built on a bedrock of discussion and reflection, thus facilitating more purposeful oracy opportunities, along with critical thinking, which helps our pupils to make informed and safe choices.  Lessons on Digital Citizenship also co-ordinate with our Project Evolve work.

Parents and carers are welcome to view all of our curriculum materials at any time by contacting Mr Painter, and are welcome to discuss any aspects with us prior to the delivery of this learning.