13th September 2022

Letter to Parents

5th September 2022

Dear Parent/Carer,

I am writing to you regarding your child’s Personal Social Health and Economic (PSHE) Education this year. Due to the statutory guidance from the Department for Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education must be taught as part of our PSHE curriculum.

PSHE Education aims to equip young people with the ‘toolkit for life’, providing them with the knowledge and skills that they need to make informed decisions, which enable them to be healthy, happy, safe, and successful individuals both now and in the future.

As part of RSE, by the end of secondary school pupils will have covered content on:

Different families

Respectful relationships, including friendships

Online safety and media usage

Intimate and sexual relationships, including sexual health

As part of Health Education, by the end of secondary school pupils will have covered content on:

Mental well-being

Physical health and fitness

Healthy eating

Drugs, alcohol, and tobacco

Basic first aid and CPR

Changing adolescent body

On the back of this letter, you can see our Curriculum Overview for the 2022-23 academic year. This details the topics that each year group will cover and when. This can also be viewed on the PSHE pages of the school website, along with our updated RSE policy. You can also find other links and resources regarding our PSHE curriculum and the statutory requirements. Go to www.nusa.org.uk then select ‘Subjects’ followed by ‘PSHE’.

Health Education and the Relationships Education element of RSE are compulsory for all pupils, and they cannot be withdrawn from these lessons. You do have the right to request that your child is withdrawn from some or all of the sex education content delivered as part of statutory RSE. If you would like to discuss your child being withdrawn from the sex education content then please contact Miss Calladine on acalladine@nusa.org.uk or 01159291492.

Later this year we will be conducting a parent survey on our PSHE provision at NUSA, as we really value your feedback. If you have any comments or concerns in the meantime, however, please do not hesitate to get in touch on the methods provided above.

Yours sincerely,

Miss A. Calladine.
Head of PSHE Education.