Wilson's School

PSHE & RSE

Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education

What is PSHE?
Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education is a planned, developmental programme of learning designed to help learners develop the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to manage their lives, now and in the future in modern Britain.

It deals with real life issues which affect children and young people, their families and their communities, and engages with the social and economic realities of their lives, experiences and attitudes. Wilson’s School is committed to excellence in PSHE education and have signed up to the PSHE Association school charter for PSHE education. To find out more, please follow the link to the PSHE Association web page.

Relationships and Sex Education

What is Relationships and Sex Education?
The aim of RSE is to give young people the information they need to help them develop healthy, nurturing relationships of all kinds, not just intimate relationships. It should enable them to know what a healthy relationship looks like and what makes a good friend, a good colleague and a successful marriage or other type of committed relationship.

t should also cover contraception, developing intimate relationships and resisting pressure to have sex (and not applying pressure). It should teach what is acceptable and unacceptable behaviour in relationships. This will help pupils understand the positive effects that good relationships have on their mental wellbeing, identify when relationships are not right and understand how such situations can be managed.

You can view the presentation from the latest RSE Information Evening here.

Subject Content

Pupils are taught the facts and the law about sex, sexuality, sexual health and gender identity in an age-appropriate and inclusive way. All pupils should feel that the content is relevant to them and their developing sexuality. Sexual orientation and gender identity are explored at a timely point and in a clear, sensitive and respectful manner.

Pupils are informed about a full range of perspectives and, within the law, will be well equipped to make decisions for themselves about how to live their own lives, whilst respecting the right of others to make their own decisions and hold their own beliefs. Key aspects of the law relating to sex which are taught include the age of consent, what consent is and is not, the definitions and recognition of rape, sexual assault and harassment, and choices permitted by the law around pregnancy.

Grooming, sexual exploitation and domestic abuse, including coercive and controlling behaviour, are also addressed sensitively and clearly. Pupils are taught about the physical and emotional damage caused by female genital mutilation (FGM). As well as addressing this in the context of the law, pupils are also taught every year to recognise when relationships (including family relationships) are unhealthy or abusive (including the unacceptability of neglect, emotional, sexual and physical abuse and violence, including honour-based violence and forced marriage) and strategies to manage this or access support for themselves or others at risk.

Internet safety is also addressed in all Key Stages. Pupils are taught the rules and principles for keeping safe online. This includes how to recognise risks, harmful content and contact, and how and to whom to report issues. Pupils will be taught to have a strong understanding of how data is generated, collected, shared and used online, for example, how personal data is captured on social media.

THE DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION introduced compulsory Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education for all secondary pupils in September 2020. Wilson’s is an ‘Early Adopter’ school and we revised our PSHE curriculum to take account of the new guidance from September 2019.

A guide for parents (DfE)

Our Staff

Pupils in all year groups will be taught by PSHE in a dedicated lesson once a fortnight. RSE will be taught predominantly as part of PSHE and Science (by teachers allocated to teach PSHE, Key Stage 3 Science, and Key Stage 4 Biology) but also as part of the curriculum in Religious Education. Pupils may also be taught about aspects of RSE by other qualified personnel including the school nurse and carefully selected visitors from other outside agencies.

Sex education will be taught in context, suitable to the age and development of the students according to the schemes of work that have been planned to ensure progression across Key Stages.

The Head of PSHE will continue to consider how pupil voice will be used in the on-going evaluation of PSHE and RSE in particular. Parents are welcome to contact the school at any time to ask further questions about how RSE is taught, contribute their views towards the on-going review of the school's policy and curriculum, and to see the resources that are used.

Year 7

Families

  • That there are different types of committed, stable relationships.

Respectful relationships, including friendships

  • The characteristics of positive and healthy friendships (in all contexts, including online) including: trust, respect, honesty, kindness, generosity, boundaries, privacy, consent and the management of conflict, reconciliation and ending relationships. This includes different (non-sexual) types of relationship.
  • How stereotypes, in particular stereotypes based on sex, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or disability, can cause damage (e.g. how they might normalise non-consensual behaviour or encourage prejudice).
  • That in school and in wider society they can expect to be treated with respect by others, and that in turn they should show due respect to others, including people in positions of authority and due tolerance of other people’s beliefs.
  • That some types of behaviour within relationships are criminal, including violent behaviour and coercive control.
  • About different types of bullying (including cyberbullying), the impact of bullying, responsibilities of bystanders to report bullying and how and where to get help.
  • The legal rights and responsibilities regarding equality (particularly with reference to the protected characteristics as defined in the Equality Act 2010) and that everyone is unique and equal.

Online Media

  • Their rights, responsibilities and opportunities online, including that the same expectations of behaviour apply in all contexts, including online.
  • About online risks, including that any material someone provides to another has the potential to be shared online and the difficulty of removing potentially compromising material placed online.
  • Not to provide material to others that they would not want shared further and not to share personal material which is sent to them.
  • That specifically sexually explicit material e.g. pornography presents a distorted picture of sexual behaviours, can damage the way people see themselves in relation to others and negatively affect how they behave towards sexual partners.
  • That sharing and viewing indecent images of children (including those created by children) is a criminal offence which carries severe penalties including jail.
  • How information and data is generated, collected, shared and used online.

Being Safe

  • The concepts of, and laws relating to, sexual consent, sexual exploitation, abuse, grooming, coercion, harassment, rape, domestic abuse, forced marriage, honour-based violence and FGM, and how these can affect current and future relationships.
  • The concepts of, and laws relating to, sexual consent, sexual exploitation, abuse, grooming, coercion, harassment, rape, domestic abuse, forced marriage, honour-based violence and FGM, and how these can affect current and future relationships.

Intimate and sexual relationships, including sexual health

  • The facts about reproductive health, including fertility, and the potential impact of lifestyle on fertility for men and women and menopause.
  • The facts around pregnancy including miscarriage.
  • How the different sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDs, are transmitted, how risk can be reduced through safer sex (including through condom use) and the importance of and facts about testing.
  • About the prevalence of some STIs, the impact they can have on those who contract them and key facts about treatment.
  • How to get further advice, including how and where to access confidential sexual and reproductive health advice and treatment.

PSHE Themes

  • Transition to Wilson’s
  • Valuing and respecting diversity — including bullying
  • Managing online and offline friendships — including CEOP
  • Our changing bodies – managing puberty including FGM
  • Making health choices – diet and exercise
  • The risks of alcohol, tobacco and other substances
  • Dealing with a dangerous situation

Year 8

Families

  • That there are different types of committed, stable relationships.
  • How these relationships might contribute to human happiness and their importance for bringing up children.
  • Why marriage is an important relationship choice for many couples and why it must be freely entered into.

Respectful relationships, including friendships

  • The characteristics of positive and healthy friendships (in all contexts, including online) including: trust, respect, honesty, kindness, generosity, boundaries, privacy, consent and the management of conflict, reconciliation and ending relationships. This includes different (non-sexual) types of relationship.
  • How stereotypes, in particular stereotypes based on sex, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or disability, can cause damage (e.g. how they might normalise non-consensual behaviour or encourage prejudice).
  • About different types of bullying (including cyberbullying), the impact of bullying, responsibilities of bystanders to report bullying and how and where to get help.
  • The legal rights and responsibilities regarding equality (particularly with reference to the protected characteristics as defined in the Equality Act 2010) and that everyone is unique and equal.

Online Media

  • About online risks, including that any material someone provides to another has the potential to be shared online and the difficulty of removing potentially compromising material placed online.
  • Not to provide material to others that they would not want shared further and not to share personal material which is sent to them.
  • That specifically sexually explicit material e.g. pornography presents a distorted picture of sexual behaviours, can damage the way people see themselves in relation to others and negatively affect how they behave towards sexual partners.
  • That sharing and viewing indecent images of children (including those created by children) is a criminal offence which carries severe penalties including jail.

Being Safe

  • The concepts of, and laws relating to, sexual consent, sexual exploitation, abuse, grooming, coercion, harassment, rape, domestic abuse, forced marriage, honour-based violence and FGM, and how these can affect current and future relationships.
  • The concepts of, and laws relating to, sexual consent, sexual exploitation, abuse, grooming, coercion, harassment, rape, domestic abuse, forced marriage, honour-based violence and FGM, and how these can affect current and future relationships.

Intimate and sexual relationships, including sexual health

  • How to recognise the characteristics and positive aspects of healthy one-to-one intimate relationships, which include mutual respect, consent, loyalty, trust, shared interests and outlook, sex and friendship.
  • That all aspects of health can be affected by choices they make in sex and relationships, positively or negatively, e.g. physical, emotional, mental, sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing.
  • The facts about reproductive health, including fertility, and the potential impact of lifestyle on fertility for men and women and menopause.
  • The facts about the full range of contraceptive choices, efficacy and options available.
  • The facts around pregnancy including miscarriage.
  • How the different sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDs, are transmitted, how risk can be reduced through safer sex (including through condom use) and the importance of and facts about testing.
  • About the prevalence of some STIs, the impact they can have on those who contract them and key facts about treatment.
  • How the use of alcohol and drugs can lead to risky sexual behaviour.
  • How to get further advice, including how and where to access confidential sexual and reproductive health advice and treatment.

PSHE Themes

  • Sexuality and consent – including contraception
  • Mental health and wellbeing, including body image
  • Tackling discrimination and promoting human rights
  • Online safety and digital literacy
  • Alcohol and drugs and managing peer influence
  • Understanding careers and future aspirations – GCSE options
  • Knife crime and gangs
  • First aid

Year 9

Families

  • Why marriage is an important relationship choice for many couples and why it must be freely entered into.

Respectful relationships, including friendships

  • The characteristics of positive and healthy friendships (in all contexts, including online) including: trust, respect, honesty, kindness, generosity, boundaries, privacy, consent and the management of conflict, reconciliation and ending relationships. This includes different (non-sexual) types of relationship.
  • How stereotypes, in particular stereotypes based on sex, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or disability, can cause damage (e.g. how they might normalise non-consensual behaviour or encourage prejudice).
  • That some types of behaviour within relationships are criminal, including violent behaviour and coercive control.
  • About different types of bullying (including cyberbullying), the impact of bullying, responsibilities of bystanders to report bullying and how and where to get help.

Online Media

  • Their rights, responsibilities and opportunities online, including that the same expectations of behaviour apply in all contexts, including online.
  • About online risks, including that any material someone provides to another has the potential to be shared online and the difficulty of removing potentially compromising material placed online.
  • What to do and where to get support to report material or manage issues online; the impact of viewing harmful content.
  • That specifically sexually explicit material e.g. pornography presents a distorted picture of sexual behaviours, can damage the way people see themselves in relation to others and negatively affect how they behave towards sexual partners.
  • That sharing and viewing indecent images of children (including those created by children) is a criminal offence which carries severe penalties including jail.
  • How information and data is generated, collected, shared and used online.

Being Safe

  • The concepts of, and laws relating to, sexual consent, sexual exploitation, abuse, grooming, coercion, harassment, rape, domestic abuse, forced marriage, honour-based violence and FGM, and how these can affect current and future relationships.
  • The concepts of, and laws relating to, sexual consent, sexual exploitation, abuse, grooming, coercion, harassment, rape, domestic abuse, forced marriage, honour-based violence and FGM, and how these can affect current and future relationships.

Intimate and sexual relationships, including sexual health

  • How to recognise the characteristics and positive aspects of healthy one-to-one intimate relationships, which include mutual respect, consent, loyalty, trust, shared interests and outlook, sex and friendship.
  • The facts about reproductive health, including fertility, and the potential impact of lifestyle on fertility for men and women and menopause.
  • That there are a range of strategies for identifying and managing sexual pressure, including understanding peer pressure, resisting pressure and not pressurising others.
  • That they have a choice to delay sex or to enjoy intimacy without sex.
  • That there are choices in relation to pregnancy (with medically and legally accurate, impartial information on all options, including keeping the baby, adoption, abortion and where to get further help).
  • How the different sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDs, are transmitted, how risk can be reduced through safer sex (including through condom use) and the importance of and facts about testing.
  • About the prevalence of some STIs, the impact they can have on those who contract them and key facts about treatment.
  • How the use of alcohol and drugs can lead to risky sexual behaviour.
  • How to get further advice, including how and where to access confidential sexual and reproductive health advice and treatment.

PSHE Themes

  • Tackling homophobia, transphobia and sexism
  • Online safety and digital literacy
  • Healthy eating and exercise – including lifestyle balance and unhealthy coping strategies
  • Managing peer pressure, assertiveness and risky behaviour
  • Healthy relationships and consent
  • STI’s, sexting and pornography
  • The risks of physical dependency — drug and alcohol abuse and addiction
  • The Elizabethan
  • County lines
  • Decision making

Year 10

Families

  • That there are different types of committed, stable relationships.
  • What marriage is, including their legal status e.g. that marriage carries legal rights and protections not available to couples who are cohabiting or who have married, for example, in an unregistered religious ceremony.
  • Why marriage is an important relationship choice for many couples and why it must be freely entered into.

Respectful relationships, including friendships

  • How stereotypes, in particular stereotypes based on sex, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or disability, can cause damage (e.g. how they might normalise non-consensual behaviour or encourage prejudice).
  • That some types of behaviour within relationships are criminal, including violent behaviour and coercive control.
  • That in school and in wider society they can expect to be treated with respect by others, and that in turn they should show due respect to others, including people in positions of authority and due tolerance of other people’s beliefs.
  • What constitutes sexual harassment and sexual violence and why these are always unacceptable.
  • About different types of bullying (including cyberbullying), the impact of bullying, responsibilities of bystanders to report bullying and how and where to get help.

Online Media

  • About online risks, including that any material someone provides to another has the potential to be shared online and the difficulty of removing potentially compromising material placed online.
  • Not to provide material to others that they would not want shared further and not to share personal material which is sent to them.
  • What to do and where to get support to report material or manage issues online; the impact of viewing harmful content.
  • That specifically sexually explicit material e.g. pornography presents a distorted picture of sexual behaviours, can damage the way people see themselves in relation to others and negatively affect how they behave towards sexual partners.
  • That sharing and viewing indecent images of children (including those created by children) is a criminal offence which carries severe penalties including jail.

Being Safe

  • The concepts of, and laws relating to, sexual consent, sexual exploitation, abuse, grooming, coercion, harassment, rape, domestic abuse, forced marriage, honour-based violence and FGM, and how these can affect current and future relationships.
  • The concepts of, and laws relating to, sexual consent, sexual exploitation, abuse, grooming, coercion, harassment, rape, domestic abuse, forced marriage, honour-based violence and FGM, and how these can affect current and future relationships.

Intimate and sexual relationships, including sexual health

  • How to recognise the characteristics and positive aspects of healthy one-to-one intimate relationships, which include mutual respect, consent, loyalty, trust, shared interests and outlook, sex and friendship.
  • That all aspects of health can be affected by choices they make in sex and relationships, positively or negatively, e.g. physical, emotional, mental, sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing.
  • The facts about reproductive health, including fertility, and the potential impact of lifestyle on fertility for men and women and menopause.
  • The facts about the full range of contraceptive choices, efficacy and options available.
  • The facts around pregnancy including miscarriage.
  • How the different sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDs, are transmitted, how risk can be reduced through safer sex (including through condom use) and the importance of and facts about testing.
  • How to get further advice, including how and where to access confidential sexual and reproductive health advice and treatment.

PSHE Themes

  • The risks of psychological dependency — gambling and gaming addiction
  • Managing positive romantic relationships
  • Mental health and tackling stigma
  • Understanding different families
  • Managing change, grief and bereavement
  • British values, human rights and community cohesion
  • Challenging extremism and radicalisation
  • Knife crime and gangs
  • First Aid

Year 11

Families

  • How these relationships might contribute to human happiness and their importance for bringing up children.
  • Why marriage is an important relationship choice for many couples and why it must be freely entered into.

Respectful relationships, including friendships

  • The characteristics of positive and healthy friendships (in all contexts, including online) including: trust, respect, honesty, kindness, generosity, boundaries, privacy, consent and the management of conflict, reconciliation and ending relationships. This includes different (non-sexual) types of relationship.
  • How stereotypes, in particular stereotypes based on sex, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or disability, can cause damage (e.g. how they might normalise non-consensual behaviour or encourage prejudice).
  • About different types of bullying (including cyberbullying), the impact of bullying, responsibilities of bystanders to report bullying and how and where to get help.
  • That some types of behaviour within relationships are criminal, including violent behaviour and coercive control.
  • That in school and in wider society they can expect to be treated with respect by others, and that in turn they should show due respect to others, including people in positions of authority and due tolerance of other people’s beliefs.
  • What constitutes sexual harassment and sexual violence and why these are always unacceptable.
  • The legal rights and responsibilities regarding equality (particularly with reference to the protected characteristics as defined in the Equality Act 2010) and that everyone is unique and equal.

Online Media

  • Their rights, responsibilities and opportunities online, including that the same expectations of behaviour apply in all contexts, including online.
  • About online risks, including that any material someone provides to another has the potential to be shared online and the difficulty of removing potentially compromising material placed online.
  • Not to provide material to others that they would not want shared further and not to share personal material which is sent to them.
  • What to do and where to get support to report material or manage issues online; the impact of viewing harmful content.
  • That specifically sexually explicit material e.g. pornography presents a distorted picture of sexual behaviours, can damage the way people see themselves in relation to others and negatively affect how they behave towards sexual partners.
  • That sharing and viewing indecent images of children (including those created by children) is a criminal offence which carries severe penalties including jail.
  • How information and data is generated, collected, shared and used online.

Being Safe

  • The concepts of, and laws relating to, sexual consent, sexual exploitation, abuse, grooming, coercion, harassment, rape, domestic abuse, forced marriage, honour-based violence and FGM, and how these can affect current and future relationships.
  • The concepts of, and laws relating to, sexual consent, sexual exploitation, abuse, grooming, coercion, harassment, rape, domestic abuse, forced marriage, honour-based violence and FGM, and how these can affect current and future relationships.

Intimate and sexual relationships, including sexual health

  • How to recognise the characteristics and positive aspects of healthy one-to-one intimate relationships, which include mutual respect, consent, loyalty, trust, shared interests and outlook, sex and friendship.
  • That there are a range of strategies for identifying and managing sexual pressure, including understanding peer pressure, resisting pressure and not pressurising others.
  • That they have a choice to delay sex or to enjoy intimacy without sex.
  • The facts about the full range of contraceptive choices, efficacy and options available.
  • About the prevalence of some STIs, the impact they can have on those who contract them and key facts about treatment.
  • How the different sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDs, are transmitted, how risk can be reduced through safer sex (including through condom use) and the importance of and facts about testing.
  • How to get further advice, including how and where to access confidential sexual and reproductive health advice and treatment.

PSHE Themes

  • Personal values and assertive communication in relationships
  • Tackling domestic abuse and forced marriage
  • Taking responsibility for health choices
  • Evaluating the social and emotional risks of drug use
  • Understanding the causes and effects of debt
  • Promoting self-esteem and coping with stress – including exams
  • Mindfulness

Year 12

Families

  • How relationships might contribute to human happiness and their importance for bringing up children.

Respectful relationships, including friendships

  • The characteristics of positive and healthy friendships (in all contexts, including online) including: trust, respect, honesty, kindness, generosity, boundaries, privacy, consent and the management of conflict, reconciliation and ending relationships. This includes different (non-sexual) types of relationship.
  • How stereotypes, in particular stereotypes based on sex, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or disability, can cause damage (e.g. how they might normalise non-consensual behaviour or encourage prejudice).
  • About different types of bullying (including cyberbullying), the impact of bullying, responsibilities of bystanders to report bullying and how and where to get help.
  • That some types of behaviour within relationships are criminal, including violent behaviour and coercive control.
  • That in school and in wider society they can expect to be treated with respect by others, and that in turn they should show due respect to others, including people in positions of authority and due tolerance of other people’s beliefs.
  • What constitutes sexual harassment and sexual violence and why these are always unacceptable.
  • The legal rights and responsibilities regarding equality (particularly with reference to the protected characteristics as defined in the Equality Act 2010) and that everyone is unique and equal.

Online Media

  • Their rights, responsibilities and opportunities online, including that the same expectations of behaviour apply in all contexts, including online.
  • About online risks, including that any material someone provides to another has the potential to be shared online and the difficulty of removing potentially compromising material placed online.
  • Not to provide material to others that they would not want shared further and not to share personal material which is sent to them.
  • That sharing and viewing indecent images of children (including those created by children) is a criminal offence which carries severe penalties including jail.
  • How information and data is generated, collected, shared and used online.

Being Safe

  • The concepts of, and laws relating to, sexual consent, sexual exploitation, abuse, grooming, coercion, harassment, rape, domestic abuse, forced marriage, honour-based violence and FGM, and how these can affect current and future relationships.
  • The concepts of, and laws relating to, sexual consent, sexual exploitation, abuse, grooming, coercion, harassment, rape, domestic abuse, forced marriage, honour-based violence and FGM, and how these can affect current and future relationships

Intimate and sexual relationships, including sexual health

  • How to recognise the characteristics and positive aspects of healthy one-to-one intimate relationships, which include mutual respect, consent, loyalty, trust, shared interests and outlook, sex and friendship.
  • That there are a range of strategies for identifying and managing sexual pressure, including understanding peer pressure, resisting pressure and not pressurising others.
  • That they have a choice to delay sex or to enjoy intimacy without sex.
  • The facts about the full range of contraceptive choices, efficacy and options available.
  • The facts about pregnancy including miscarriage.
  • About the prevalence of some STIs, the impact they can have on those who contract them and key facts about treatment.
  • How the different sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDs, are transmitted, how risk can be reduced through safer sex (including through condom use) and the importance of and facts about testing.
  • How to get further advice, including how and where to access confidential sexual and reproductive health advice and treatment.
  • How the use of alcohol and drugs can lead to risky sexual behaviour.

PSHE Themes

  • A-level mindset
  • Study Skills
  • Healthy Lifestyles
  • Managing Anxiety and Stress
  • Bereavement
  • Body Image and Eating Disorders
  • Gratitude and Greed
  • Empathy
  • Inequality and Social Justice
  • Sexuality
  • Gender
  • Families
  • Sexism and Misogyny
  • Racism
  • Radicalisation
  • Disability Awareness
  • Harmless Drugs
  • Social and Emotional Impacts of Drug Use
  • Exploitation
  • FGM
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Critical Thinking and Fake News
  • Living more sustainably

Year 13

Families

  • How relationships might contribute to human happiness and their importance for bringing up children.
  • What marriage is, including their legal status e.g. that marriage carries legal rights and protections not available to couples who are cohabiting or who have married, for example, in an unregistered religious ceremony.

Respectful relationships, including friendships

  • The characteristics of positive and healthy friendships (in all contexts, including online) including: trust, respect, honesty, kindness, generosity, boundaries, privacy, consent and the management of conflict, reconciliation and ending relationships. This includes different (non-sexual) types of relationship.
  • How stereotypes, in particular stereotypes based on sex, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or disability, can cause damage (e.g. how they might normalise non-consensual behaviour or encourage prejudice).
  • About different types of bullying (including cyberbullying), the impact of bullying, responsibilities of bystanders to report bullying and how and where to get help.
  • That some types of behaviour within relationships are criminal, including violent behaviour and coercive control.
  • That in school and in wider society they can expect to be treated with respect by others, and that in turn they should show due respect to others, including people in positions of authority and due tolerance of other people’s beliefs.
  • What constitutes sexual harassment and sexual violence and why these are always unacceptable.
  • The legal rights and responsibilities regarding equality (particularly with reference to the protected characteristics as defined in the Equality Act 2010) and that everyone is unique and equal.

Online Media

  • About online risks, including that any material someone provides to another has the potential to be shared online and the difficulty of removing potentially compromising material placed online.
  • That specifically sexually explicit material e.g. pornography presents a distorted picture of sexual behaviours, can damage the way people see themselves in relation to others and negatively affect how they behave towards sexual partners.
  • That sharing and viewing indecent images of children (including those created by children) is a criminal offence which carries severe penalties including jail.

Being Safe

  • The concepts of, and laws relating to, sexual consent, sexual exploitation, abuse, grooming, coercion, harassment, rape, domestic abuse, forced marriage, honour-based violence and FGM, and how these can affect current and future relationships.
  • The concepts of, and laws relating to, sexual consent, sexual exploitation, abuse, grooming, coercion, harassment, rape, domestic abuse, forced marriage, honour-based violence and FGM, and how these can affect current and future relationships.

Intimate and sexual relationships, including sexual health

  • How to recognise the characteristics and positive aspects of healthy one-to-one intimate relationships, which include mutual respect, consent, loyalty, trust, shared interests and outlook, sex and friendship.
  • That all aspects of health can be affected by choices they make in sex and relationships, positively or negatively, e.g. physical, emotional, mental, sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing.
  • That there are a range of strategies for identifying and managing sexual pressure, including understanding peer pressure, resisting pressure and not pressurising others.
  • That they have a choice to delay sex or to enjoy intimacy without sex.
  • The facts about the full range of contraceptive choices, efficacy and options available.
  • About the prevalence of some STIs, the impact they can have on those who contract them and key facts about treatment.
  • How the different sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDs, are transmitted, how risk can be reduced through safer sex (including through condom use) and the importance of and facts about testing.
  • How to get further advice, including how and where to access confidential sexual and reproductive health advice and treatment.
  • How the use of alcohol and drugs can lead to risky sexual behaviour.

PSHE Themes

  • Study Skills
  • Expectations of Sex
  • Budgeting
  • Sexual Consent
  • First Aid
  • Sexual Health
  • Preparing Food
  • Women’s Health
  • Small Talk
  • Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships
  • Housekeeping and Organisation
  • Dealing with Rejection
  • Anxiety and Depression
  • Self-Care
  • Dangers of Recreational Drug Use
  • Difficult Conversations
  • Acceptance of Difference
  • Careers and expectations of University
  • Life Online
  • Living with Others
  • Accessing Support at University
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