At the Queenswell Schools, Relationship, Social, Health Education (RSHE) enables all our children to become healthy, independent and responsible members within our community. It equips them with an awareness of the moral, social and cultural issues that are a part of growing up. We provide our children with opportunities to learn about their rights and responsibilities and to appreciate what it means to be a member of a diverse Queenswell and British society.

Queenswell children come from a range of cultures and backgrounds, speaking over 40 different languages. We aim to create a happy community. Differences are celebrated and we promote links between different cultures and groups during events such as our annual International Evening.  

The curriculum reflects the needs of our children and is tailored through the use of differentiation and SEND support plans. Teachers use the RSHE programme to equip our children with an understanding of risk and with the knowledge and skills necessary to make safe and informed decisions. All staff will further develop the children’s knowledge of local, national, global and current events and issues.

There have been recent updates from the Department for Education (DfE) regarding Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE).

We will be following this updated guidance from September 2026. As a result of this update, we are in the process of updating our RSHE policy.

In response to emerging and/or local issues, we may need to introduce additional content into the RSHE curriculum (for example, topics such as the sharing of nude images). In all cases, we will ensure that parents are informed and supported to continue these conversations at home.

In EYFS: 

Provision is planned to ensure development in Physical, Social and Emotional Development (PSED). Children will explore the ideas of relationships, feelings and appropriate behaviours, self-confidence and self-awareness, rules and routines, empathy and restorative justice. This will be taught via the overarching Early Learning Goals of self-regulation, managing self and building relationships.

In Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2

Topics include: Feelings and Families, Healthy and Safe Friendships and Relationships, Media Literacy and Digital Resilience, Belonging to a community, Money and Aspirations, Keeping Safe, Healthy lifestyles and Mental Wellbeing and lastly, Growing and Changing.

A meaningful RSHE curriculum is key to children becoming confident, tolerant and well-rounded young adults who contribute positively to society. Children will leave Queenswell as respectful, inclusive, creative members of their community who are proud of their achievements and resilient to challenge.

RSE

Relationships education will be taught to all pupils in the last few weeks of the summer term. A meeting will be held in early June 2027 to enable parents/carers to review the resources and plans for these lessons. 

The HEP planning documents and overview of what will be taught this year can be found below.