PSHE and Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE)

At Hensingham Primary School, we are committed to supporting every child to become happy, healthy and confident individuals who are ready for the opportunities and challenges of life. Our vision, “Be the Best You Can Be,” is at the heart of everything we do, alongside our core values of Respect, Responsibility and Resilience.

From September 2026, we will be introducing a new PSHE and Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) curriculum using the Kapow Primary scheme of work. This change ensures that our curriculum continues to meet the latest statutory requirements and guidance from the Department for Education, while providing pupils with a high-quality, progressive programme of learning that reflects the needs of children growing up in today’s world.

Kapow Primary provides a carefully sequenced curriculum that supports children’s personal development and wellbeing from Reception through to Year 6. The curriculum builds knowledge and skills year on year, helping children to develop confidence, resilience and the ability to make informed, responsible decisions.

Throughout their time at Hensingham Primary School, pupils will learn about:

• Building positive friendships and healthy relationships
• Physical and mental health, including emotional wellbeing
• Keeping themselves safe, both online and offline
• Respecting diversity and understanding equality
• Personal safety, boundaries and identifying trusted adults
• Citizenship and contributing positively to their community
• Economic wellbeing and financial awareness
• Growing up, including changing bodies and puberty, with age-appropriate Relationships, Health and Sex Education delivered in line with statutory guidance

Our PSHE and RSHE curriculum reflects our school values of Respect, Responsibility and Resilience, encouraging children to care for themselves and others, make positive choices and develop the confidence to overcome challenges. Through engaging and inclusive lessons, pupils are supported to become kind, respectful and responsible members of society, enabling them to Be the Best You Can Be.

We recognise that parents and carers are children’s first educators and value the important role they play in supporting learning. As part of the introduction of our new curriculum, we have consulted with parents and carers and welcomed their feedback. Please find our Parent Consultation Letter and Long-Term Curriculum Overview below, which provide further information about the curriculum and the topics covered in each year group.

If you have any questions about our PSHE and RSHE curriculum, please contact the school. We look forward to working in partnership with families to ensure every child receives a broad, balanced and supportive education that prepares them for life now and in the future.

Pol-Ed Year 5 and Year 6

Pol-Ed supports schools in delivering expertly planned lessons designed to develop a deep awareness of risks, citizenship, and the law. The Pol-Ed team have focussed the coverage of the materials to address priority areas of policing, such as sexual violence and harassment; child on child abuse; and the perception that young people have of the police.

Our resources are built around developing a range of values, skills and attributes which will allow our pupils to apply the knowledge they learn to situations making well-balanced and positive decisions. So why Pol-Ed?

1. Pol- Ed offers schools a range of lessons, assemblies and assessment resources that are mapped out against the PSHE Association’s Programs of Study.

2. The resources are completely FREE for all schools to register and within a purchasing Police Force area.

3. Our lessons have been created by subject matter experts and are quality assured by Police Officers in specialist departments to ensure all legalities are correct.

1. Timesaving for teachers – all lessons and supporting resources are planned and ready to use and deliver and requires no additional workload for teachers.

2. As well as meeting statutory requirements of the RSHE (Relationship, Sex, Health Education), Pol-Ed covers subjects that may otherwise not be covered in other PSHE schemes but are vital children understand.

3. Pol-Ed provides eight Passports, which are based around key values and form a foundation for assessment of pupil’s development which can be used throughout their time in education.