What this policy needs to do
When you're reading your school's RSE policy, make sure it:
- Sets out the content of the RSE curriculum – this might include details about schemes of work
- Sets out how RSE will be taught – this might include when each topic is taught, taking account of pupils' ages
- Explains who teaches the RSE curriculum
- Describes how RSE will be monitored and evaluated
- Confirms the date by which the policy will be reviewed
Define 'relationships education' – this should also clarify why parents and carers do not have a right to withdraw their child from this part of the curriculum Define any sex education your school/trust chooses to teach beyond that which is covered by the science curriculum – this should clarify that parents and carers do have the right to withdraw their child from this part of the curriculum, and give details on how they do so If you're in a primary