How to teach RSE ‘Christianly’
by Steve Beegoo, Christian Concern:
As Relationships Education (primary), and Relationships and Sex Education (secondary) commences in many schools this autumn, many have asked what resources are available which underpin traditional values and do not promote inappropriate content. We have been excited to see the development of a number of initiatives including the RSE authentic and Get it Right, and now a superbly produced and extremely teacher-friendly resource from our friends at Lovewise.
This excellent and free resource can be used with the primary school planner which we produced earlier this year to provide a well-rounded, compliant, appropriate and simple strategy for delivering the required RSE in primary schools.
The Lovewise content entitled, ‘Relationships Matter’, has 25 lessons across the 5 units: Families and people who care for me, Caring friendships, Respectful relationships, Online relationships, and Being safe. Section 403 of the Education Act 1996 states that pupils should ‘learn the nature of marriage and its importance for family life’, and these resources skilfully support teachers who wish to do this from a Christian Worldview perspective. The slide shows are extremely easy to use, with excellent notes for the teachers and activities for children.
Consulting with schools
Those of us who have children at primary school should all consider communicating with our child’s school immediately to ask about what will be being provided through the planned RSE curriculum. You may even be able to find this on a school’s website. Our article and letter templates can support you in making requests to schools.
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