PSHE / RSHE
PSHE/RSE parent/carer consultation 2026-27
As part of your child's education at Stowupland High School, we promote personal wellbeing and development through a comprehensive Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education programme which we deliver through PSHE lessons, tutor times, drop down days and assemblies. PSHE education gives the young people in our community the knowledge, understanding, attitudes and practical skills to live safe, healthy and productive lives.
It is a statutory requirement that all schools in England and Wales teach relationships, sex (RSE) and health education as a fundamental part of the curriculum. You may also be aware that there will be some changes to the statutory guidance which will take effect from September 2026. As part of the implementation of this updated curriculum, schools must consult with children, parents, staff and governors to ensure there is a consensus on our approaches to policy and curriculum content.
Stowupland High School will be starting this consultation process on 8th July 2026 and the consultation will close on 5th August at 5pm.
As part of the consultation, parents, staff and governors will be asked to read through the following two documents and make comments on them.
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PSHE/RSE Policy (attached)
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Stowupland High School Curriculum overview (below)
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Parent consultation letter (attached)
You may also wish to read the statutory guidance from the government on RSE and health education: Relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education - GOV.UK
We thank you in advance for your feedback and for taking part in this consultation.
RSHE
The aim of Relationships Education, Sex Education and Health Education (RSHE)
is to equip children and young people with the information, skills and values to have safe, fulfilling and enjoyable relationships, to take responsibility for their sexual health and wellbeing and to respect the relationship choices of others. In addition to this, students will understand what a respectful and an appropriate relationship is, and the importance of consent and where the law stands on this. Students will learn about the impact of coercion, sexist and sexualised language/actions and how to report these to staff, or to the police as necessary. (These matters will then be dealt with confidentiality and through our behaviour policy.)
In delivering the RSHE curriculum, we want pupils to acquire factual knowledge that will enable them to make informed decisions about their wellbeing, health and relationships. We will direct them towards sources of information and support moving into adulthood.
PSHE
We are already moving towards the new September 2026 curriculum for PSHE which includes:
- a greater focus on online safety and wellbeing. For example, pupils will learn about online financial harms such as gaming, video game monetisation, scams and fraud – as well as the reasons for age restrictions on online content such as gambling websites and social media.
- helping pupils to critically engage with what they see online and recognise their rights – for example in relation to privacy, consent and personal data (with new learning around the importance of location settings for instance)
- ‘personal safety’ to the statutory content, with an emphasis on recognising and reducing risk, in the context of fire and travel safety — for example around water, roads and railways.
- Financial and careers education will also feature more highly due to the student voice of this school and across the nation.
This is in addition to the topics you can see on our curriculum plan:
