Primary Intent
At Ark Globe Academy Primary, we follow a school-built scheme in our RHE lessons. We believe that our RHE scheme will support our students’ personal development in a structured and developmentally appropriate way, which will not only improve their capacity to learn (across the curriculum) but will ultimately improve their life chances.
Our RHE curriculum starts by building positive self-image, a sense of identity and a healthy relationship with self, and from that starting point helps children grow healthy relationships with others.
Health Education embraces not only physical health but has a strong focus on mental health and emotional literacy throughout, and empowers children to be aware of their own thoughts and feelings and know how to manage and regulate these by using mindfulness techniques such as Calm Me.
There are six key focuses designed to progress in sequence from the beginning of each academic year:
- Being Me in My World
- Celebrating Difference (including anti-bullying)
- Dreams and Goals
- Healthy Me
- Relationships
- Changing Me
Additionally, each focus has two learning intentions: one is based on specific RHE learning (purple) and the other based on emotional literacy and social skills development (green).
The whole school works on the same focus at the same time, meaning that each focus can be launched with a whole-school assembly and learning can be celebrated by the whole school in a meaningful way.
Furthermore, the Ark Globe Culture Pyramid is referred to in all RHE lessons. Our RHE lessons are both discussion-based and activity-based so that our students may practise using habits of discussion to improve their speaking and listening skills as well as how to interact positively with their peers.
Our RHE curriculum prepares our students for university and to be leaders in their community by:
- Developing young people to be aware of the world around them as well as the key issues that affect our wider community
- Developing young people who are knowledgeable about the challenges and opportunities that being an adolescent in the 21st Century brings
- Developing young people who are confident in expressing their opinions and able to listen and respect the opinions of others
So that students are confident participants in an ever-changing world.
Secondary Intent
As we prepare students for university and to be leaders in their community, we work to promote personal wellbeing and development through a comprehensive PSHE [Personal, Social & Health Education] curriculum. This gives young people the knowledge, understanding, attitudes and practical skills to live safe, healthy and productive lives where they can make informed decisions.
In 2019, The Department for Education announced that it is a statutory requirement that all schools in England and Wales are teaching Relationship and Health Education (RHE) & Sex and Relationship Education (SRE) as a fundamental part of the curriculum. Due to the pandemic, the date for its inclusion was postponed but it is now expected to be part of the education that all schools provide to young people.
At Ark Globe Academy, PSHE has always been part of our curriculum. As such we have been able to deliver many aspects of the new statutory content and meet the needs of our students. However, as part of reviewing our existing provision and implementing a new Relationship and Health Education (RHE) Policy & Sex and Relationship Education [RSE] Policy, we want to consult with parent and carers to ensure there is a consensus on our approaches to policy and the curriculum content.
The consultation period is now closed.
You may find the links below useful for further information and answers to questions you may have:
Department of Education Common Questions
Reception
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Being me in My World | Celebrating Differences |
Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Dreams and Goals | Healthy Me |
Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Relationships | Changing Me |
All Reception subjects Next Reception Subject - Religious Education
Year 1
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Being me in My World | Celebrating Differences |
Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Dreams and Goals | Healthy Me |
Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Relationships | Changing Me |
All Year 1 subjects Next Year 1 Subject - Religious Education
Year 2
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Being me in My World | Celebrating Differences |
Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Dreams and Goals | Healthy Me |
Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Relationships | Changing Me |
All Year 2 subjects Next Year 2 Subject - Religious Education
Year 3
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Being me in My World | Celebrating Differences |
Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Dreams and Goals | Healthy Me |
Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Relationships | Changing Me |
All Year 3 subjects Next Year 3 Subject - Religious Education
Year 4
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Being me in My World | Celebrating Differences |
Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Dreams and Goals | Healthy Me |
Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Relationships | Changing Me |
All Year 4 subjects Next Year 4 Subject - Religious Education
Year 5
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Being me in My World | Celebrating Differences |
Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Dreams and Goals | Healthy Me |
Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Relationships | Changing Me |
All Year 5 subjects Next Year 5 Subject - Religious Education
Year 6
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Being me in My World | Celebrating Differences |
Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Dreams and Goals | Healthy Me |
Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Relationships | Changing Me |
All Year 6 subjects Next Year 6 Subject - Religious Education