We have based our school’s sex education policy on the DfE guidance document Relationship Education Guidance and Sex (ref DfE 0116/2000). Sex education is part of the personal, social and health education curriculum in our school. This policy links closely with our PSHCE, Anti-bullying, Child protection and Confidentiality policies.
At Ribbon Academy, we aim to provide a holistic education for all children, regardless of ethnicity, language, faith, gender or sexual orientation.
We aim to support children in their emotional, cultural and social, as well as academic development.
We believe that RSE, as part of our comprehensive PSHE curriculum, has a vital role to play in:
- Teaching about and modelling healthy relationships
- Challenging discrimination in all its forms
- Promoting the emotional health and well being of all pupils
- Fostering respect for self and others and therefore contributing to community cohesion
- Encouraging children to take responsibility for their personal safety
- Normalising the physical and emotional changes which occur at puberty
- Encouraging children to seek support if they are feeling unhappy
- Raising awareness, where appropriate, of health issues like Female Genital Mutilation
We aim to work in partnership with parents to encourage a culture of openness, and with other agencies to ensure that children receive accurate, factual and age appropriate information.
We aim to raise the aspirations of all of our children to enable them to reach their full potential and reduce the likelihood of them being affected by teenage pregnancy, mental ill health and other health inequalities