Management Information Sheet
Best practice provision of RSHE in your school to support good Ofsted judgements.
Statutory RSHE will make a difference in your school!
The Big Ask, the largest-ever survey of children in England conducted this year by the Children's Commissioner, told us how important relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) and broader personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education is to children in England. When asked, children are very clear about how highly they value being taught life skills, about finances, and about healthy relationships, in a way that is sensitive and age appropriate. Put simply, children want their education to prepare them for life.
Ofsted have recognised the positive impact high quality RSHE has had in Norfolk schools.
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"This is a warm, friendly school where everyone is welcome. Pupils know about healthy relationships, healthy lifestyles, and personal safety." Falcon Junior School, November 2022 |
"Pupils learn how to get on with each other and respect individual differences. They say that bullying is rare and trust staff to support them if they are worried… Personal, social and health education (PSHE) is a prominent theme that is threaded through daily school life." The Wherry School, June 2022 |
Our universal and bespoke programme of training, guidance and support has everything you need to embed an effective provision of RSHE that makes a measurable positive impact to your children, young people and whole-school improvement.
"Great examples of ways to deliver healthy relationships to young people and now knowing the best ways to explain and guide young people." 'Child Exploitation: The preventative role of RSHE' attendee |
The whole-school approach
The DfE RSHE statutory guidance tells us,
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"All of these subjects should be set in the context of a whole-school approach to supporting pupils to be safe, happy and prepared for life beyond school." |
To support a whole school approach we have created the RSHE Toolkit. The toolkit will take you on a journey, supporting an outstanding provision of RSHE. The toolkit has 12 modules. There is an introductory module, one linked to each area of the whole-school approach and an additional module that focuses on special educational needs and disabilities.
The DfE RSHE statutory guidance also highlights,
"Schools which demonstrate effective practice often ensure clear responsibility for these subjects by a senior teacher in leadership position with dedicated time to lead specialist provision, e.g., a subject lead or co-ordinator." |
Whole-staff training
This two-hour course can be delivered flexibly at a time convenient to you, including twilights or on an inset day, subject to availability.
RSHE for SLT - Meeting the guidance requirements with confidence
To support schools to confidently and positively engage with parents and families regarding the RSHE curriculum. Join this short school leader's webinar on how to effectively prevent and manage parent complaints.
RSHE for HLTAs, Tas and educational support staff
A workshop that will ensure you can upskill educational support staff to safely and effectively participate in your school's delivery of RSHE and in the children they support.
RSHE: Engaging and working with families
A workshop that will ensure you can confidently engage families to participate in your school's delivery of RSHE and in their children's RSHE learning.
Supporting curriculum leads - RSHE Bootcamps
Designed for curriculum leads, we offer a full day workshop, providing schools with everything they need to extend beyond statutory compliance, embedding best practice RSHE.
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"Brilliant training with supportive and knowledgeable instructor. I left feeling much more clued up (having only recently taken on the subjects of PSHE and RSHE within my school), confident, inspired, and motivated! It was such an engaging day." 'RSHE Bootcamp' attendee |
- 12/10/23 : RSHE Bootcamp: Primary (full day)
- 18/01/24 : RSHE Bootcamp: Secondary (full day)
- 18/04/23 : RSHE Bootcamp: Primary (full day)
RSHE Network
It is vital that we work together to improve practice across our Norfolk schools; access our fully funded RSHE network webinars and join a community of schools embedding effective RSHE across Norfolk.
These sessions will have a theme; linked to emerging needs in schools.
- 03/10/2023 : How to protect and respond to online misogyny and hate speech
- 09/01/2024 : RSHE to support GRT children and young people and their families
- 08/05/2024 : Guidance updates and consultation
Accompanying resources, including previous network meeting content, are available on RSHE Culture and Curriculum: welcome, safe, included (padlet.com)
Themed events - save the date!
Whilst it's important to always be aware of and support RSHE needs, the following themed days provide a valuable opportunity to increase awareness, confidence, and support around some key challenges for children, young people and their families. We will be providing content to help you celebrate these without lots of additional work!
- 20/09/2023: Black History Month
- 17/10/2023: Anti-Bullying Week
- 05/12/2023: Holocaust Memorial Day
- 23/01/2024: Safer Internet Day
- 18/03/2024: Para Sport
- 30/04/2024: Day of Welcome
- 21/05/2024: RSE Day & Norwich Schools Pride
If you want to book an INSET have any additional RSHE queries, or require some bespoke support for your school then please email inclusionandsend@norfolk.gov.uk.