At Step by Step school, we teach Relationships, Health and Sex Education in line with statutory guidance (Department for Education, 2021).

Pupils begin learning about themselves, their relationships with others and the world around them as part of Health and Relationships Education in Primary group teaching. These concepts are built upon and differentiated as pupils move through the school, into our Secondary and Sixth Form Provision.

In Secondary and Sixth Form, the addition of Sex Education aims to support pupils in developing and practicing their personal and social skills, and exploring their own values and ideas, as well as those of others.
RSHE teaching at Step By Step aims to introduce topics in a timely manner, in a way that is suitably tailored for pupils’ individual needs. We provide RSHE teaching in small group lessons, as well as 1:1 teaching as part of pupils’ Individualised Education Plans.

Through RSHE we teach pupils of all ages about equality and diversity. By teaching about individual differences in school, we are then able to help pupils to access a wide variety of community activities and celebrations. 

Relationships Education: Relationships Education has been a compulsory part of the curriculum for all Primary and Secondary schools from September 2020. The aim is to embed into the curriculum the fundamental building blocks and characteristics of positive relationships with particular reference to friendships, family relationships and relationships with other peers and adults.

Relationships and Sex Education: Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) is a compulsory part of the curriculum for all Secondary schools.

The aim of including RSE in all secondary school curriculums is to teach pupils about the emotional, social and physical aspects of growing up, relationships, sex, human sexuality and sexual health. Some aspects are taught in science, and others are taught as part of PSHE.  

The term ‘Relationships’ in ‘Relationships and Sex Education’ stresses that the approach goes beyond provision of biological information to also focus on clarifying attitudes and values, and aims to develop self-esteem and the skills to manage relationships.