RSE

At Lidget Green Primary School Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) helps children learn how to build positive relationships, understand their bodies, make safe and informed choices, and seek help when they need it.

Intent

We teach RSE through The Story Project, which uses high-quality children’s books to explore friendships, families, safety, feelings and growing up in an age-appropriate and supportive way.


Our RSE curriculum helps children to:

  • Build healthy, respectful relationships
  • Understand their bodies and how they change
  • Recognise their rights to safety, respect and support
  • Learn how to seek help from trusted adults
  • Communicate clearly and kindly
  • Develop empathy, resilience, confidence and inclusion

RSE at Lidget Green Primary School reflects all statutory duties including:

  • Relationships Education (statutory)Health Education (statutory)
  • Science Curriculum (statutory)
  • Equality Act 2010
  • RSHE Statutory Guidance 2025

We ensure all teaching is inclusive, reflects diverse families and identities, and supports pupils with SEND through adapted resources and approaches.

Implementation

RSE is taught through The Story Project’s carefully sequenced, story-led curriculum, which helps children learn in a safe and emotionally supported way.
Lessons cover:

  • Families and friendships
  • Respect and equality
  • Boundaries, consent and body autonomy
  • Staying safe online and offline
  • Bullying, including online bullying
  • Puberty and body changes
  • Mental wellbeing and help-seeking

Teachers use the Story Project lesson structure (Settle, Training, Objective, Read, You) to build confidence, emotional safety and consistency. All teaching is age- appropriate and inclusive of all families, faiths and identities. We use stories to provide emotional distance, helping children explore sensitive themes without needing to share personal information. Assessment is through discussion, activities and observation to help teachers plan
next steps. We never assess pupils’ personal experiences or beliefs.

 

Impact

Through our RSE programme, pupils will:

  • Know and understand positive, healthy relationships and their bodies.
  • Know how to seek support
  • Understand they have a responsibility to treat others with empathy and
    respect.
  • Develop the skills of communication, empathy, critical thinking, and decision-
    making.
  • Develop the attributes of confidence, resilience, respect, and inclusivity.