St John's Catholic Primary School

Relationships, Sex Health Education (RSHE)

'At the heart of Christian faith is love, St John say that God is love (1 John 4:8) and the whole purpose of Christianity is to live it as fully as possible in and through love. This means we have to link every aspect of our being, from birth to death, with love.' 

 

At St John's Catholic Primary School, we recognise that as parents, you are the first educators of your children, and in doing so have primary responsibility in teaching your children how to build healthy, loving relationships. 

Our Catholic school also plays a vital part in supporting you in doing this. The Governors of St John's have adopted the 'Journey in Love' programme to support Relationships and Sex Education throughout the school (EYFS to Year 6). This is a programme of study authentic to the teaching of the Catholic Church.

A Journey in Love programme content:
An aspect of the mystery of love is taught in each year group; children are encouraged to marvel at the wonder and beauty of God’s creative love. This is reflected through a series of progressive and developmental tasks, activities and reflections which focus on physical, social, emotional, intellectual and spiritual development.

The following themes are studied in each year group:

Nursery- Wonder at God's Love 

Reception- God loves each of us in our uniqueness

Year 1- We meet God's love in our family

Year 2-  We meet God's love in the community

Year 3- How we live in love 

Year 4 - God loves us in our differences

Year 5- God loves me in my changing and development 

Year 6- The wonder of God's love in creating new life new life 

As part of our commitment to you, we will hold a meeting annually for the parents and carers of children across the school to discuss the programme.As parents, you have the right to withdraw your child from this aspect of the curriculum in Year 6 however, this is not to be confused with curriculum Science and/or Personal Development which is statutory as defined by the Department for Education 2020.  

 If you require any further clarification regarding this aspect of the curriculum please contact school.