Sex Education aims to help children understand their own bodies, how they are growing and changing, and how they will change in the future. It aims to enhance the emotional and social development of children, helping them to understand the benefits of caring relationships and to be aware of pressures and possible dangers.
Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 will be taught different topics centered on the ‘Respect Yourself Primary Programme’, an award winning publication developed by Shropshire schools, their pupils and parents.
All resources are age appropriate and written on behalf of the Shropshire Council Health Development Team.
Overview:
| Year Group |
RSE Topics – Changes |
Content overview |
| 3 |
Growing up |
To prepare for and understand some of the changes which occur as we grow up
To recognise physical and emotional changes |
| Knowing our bodies |
Identify current levels of knowledge and understanding our bodies |
| Fact or Fiction |
Build on work covered in KS1 and introduce puberty as part of growing up |
| 4 |
Life cycles |
To study different life cycle from conception to birth
To understand some basic facts about pregnancy |
| Knowing our bodies |
To understand that during puberty the body changes for a child to an adult.
To develop skills of recognising physical and emotional change.
To understand that each person will experience puberty at different times. |
| Periods |
To understand that changes generally happen in girls before boys and discuss some basic facts about those changes |
| 5 |
Puberty |
To understand the physical and emotional changes that take place during puberty
To understand why these changes happen and how to manage emotional change
To learn about personal hygiene |
| Menstruation |
To discuss in more periods in more detail |
| Reproduction |
To understand the life processes common to humans including reproduction
To know and understand the main stages of the human life cycle |
| Pregnancy and birth |
To learn some of the basic facts about how a baby is born |
| 6
(Transition unit for year 7) |
Valuing ourselves |
Relationships and further understanding of life processes |
| Changes |
Further develop understanding for how body |
| Puberty |
Further develop understanding of physical and emotional changes during puberty |
| Knowing our bodies |
Learn the correct names for body parts and their functions |