At The Compass Academy, high quality Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) lessons are provided for all pupils. The delivery of these lessons became a statutory requirement from 2020; therefore, all schools across the country have an obligation to ensure pupils receive a high quality provision that supports their development and wellbeing.
Parents do have the right to withdraw pupils from Relationships, Sex and Health Education lessons: if you wish to do this, please make an appointment with the {Staff name / role here} in school. The Compass Academy does not support selective withdrawal from RSHE. Our school has a duty to supervise pupils withdrawn from RSHE, though not to provide additional teaching or to incur extra cost. Where the pupil has been withdrawn, alternative arrangements will be made for RSHE of the kind the parents/guardians want the pupil to receive.
Link: Curriculum documents?
This useful leaflet has been produced for parents and carers, particularly those who may have worries about Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) at school and those who want to find out more.
All schools are required to consult with parents when developing and reviewing their policies for Relationships and Sex Education which will help inform decisions on when and how certain content is covered.
Effective engagement gives the space and time for parents to input, ask questions and share concerns thus allowing the school to decide the way forward. We will listen to parent/carers’ views and then make a reasonable decision as to how we wish to proceed. When and how content is taught is ultimately a decision for the school, and consultation does not provide a parental veto on curriculum content.
You can contribute to the RSHE consultation here.
You can find further details about the introduction of compulsory relationships education as well as answers to many other frequently asked questions on the DFE Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education guidance and their FAQs.
You can view our current Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) on Our Policies page.
