20th September 2024

Weekly Newsletter 20.09.2024

16th September 2024

Dear Parent/Carer,

I am writing to inform you about your child’s Personal, Social, Health, and Economic (PSHE) Education for this academic year. In line with statutory guidance from the Department for Education, both Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education are required components of the PSHE curriculum.

The aim of PSHE Education is to provide students with a ‘toolkit for life,’ equipping them with the knowledge and skills they need to make informed decisions that will enable them to lead healthy, happy, and safe lives, both now and in the future.

As part of the RSE curriculum, by the end of secondary school, students will have covered the following content:

Different families

Respectful relationships, including friendships

Online safety and media usage

Intimate and sexual relationships, including sexual health

In the Health Education curriculum, students will have covered topics such as:

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 will find a Curriculum Overview for the 2024-25 academic year, outlining the topics each year group will cover and when. This information, along with our updated RSE policy, can also be accessed on the PSHE pages of the school website. To view these resources, please visit www.nusa.org.uk, select ‘Curriculum,’ and then ‘PSHE.’

It is important to note that both Health Education and the Relationships Education components of RSE are compulsory for all students, and you cannot withdraw your child from these lessons. However, you do have the right to request that your child be withdrawn from some or all of the sex education content within statutory RSE. Should you wish to discuss withdrawing your child from the sex education portion of the curriculum, please contact me at acalladine@nusa.org.uk or on 0115 9291492.

We greatly value your feedback at NUSA. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to get in touch using the contact details provided above.

Yours sincerely,

Miss A. Calladine

 

For more information on the PSHE curriculum - please see the PDF version of this document.

 

SEND Drop in’s 

We offer a number of ‘SEND drop ins’ throughout the year for parents/cares. These are open to any parent/carer who may want to discuss their child’s SEND needs further or parents/carer’s who have concerns that their children may have SEND needs that are yet to be diagnosed. If you wish to book an appointment in one of the slots below, please contact reception. 

Wednesday Drop In Sessions 

02/10/2024

06/11/2024

04/12/2024

Parking
Please be reminded that parking at the front of school is restricted where there are yellow or zigzag lines – there should be no vehicles parked on these markings at any point during the school day. 

Have a great weekend!

Many thanks,

NUSA