PSHE

At Laurus schools, we take pride in helping all of our students’ personal development. Beliefs and Values follows a curriculum that explores students’ personal, social, health and economic needs throughout their time with us. Our PSHE curriculum covers the main Relationships, Sex and Health Education as set out by the Government, and has three main areas:

  • Relationships
  • Health
  • Living in the Wider World

For more information, please click here to visit GOV.UK.

Relationships

Relevant policies can be found on our policy page:

  • Equality Policy
  • Curriculum
  • Teaching and Learning
  • Relationship & Sex Education Policy

 

LGBTQ+

We work to ensure that our school is an inclusive environment for all. In PSHE lessons, students learn about different relationships to foster an understanding and respectful environment, we also cover relevant laws to this end, for example The Equality Act 2010.

The Rainbow Flag Award – support for LGBT+ students

Here at LCH we are committed to improving the lives of all the young people that we work with, including those who are LGBT+ or are from LGBT+ families, and LGBT+ staff members. We want more than anything for our school to be a safe and inclusive place that celebrates diversity and makes all people visible. Click here for full information about the support available for young LGBT+ people at LCH, as well as links to local and national support for LGBT+ young people and their families.

 

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Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)

As part of the 2020 Statutory Guidance, and to ensure our students are confident and empowered, our school delivers RSE to all year groups.

We ensure that all material is age appropriate, which means basing our lessons on national, local and school data as well as training from organisation such as PSHE Association.

The topic covered are based on the following key principles for relationships on and offline:

  • My Body, My Business – everyone should be in control of their body and what happens to it
  • Respect – for themselves and others
  • Consent – permission is needed for any part of a relationships
  • Empowerment – to be able to communicate what they want out of any relationship
  • Upstanders –students understand what behaviour needs calling out and reporting

Students explore different types of relationships (e.g. friendships, romantic and intimate), relevant laws around relationships (e.g. on consent for intimate relationships), what a healthy relationship includes and how to spot signs of an unhealthy relationship (and how to deal with this). 

We also learn about Harmful Sexual Behaviours towards peers and strangers, by understanding the laws and identifying what is acceptable and what is not.

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Physical Health

As well as supporting the mental health and wellbeing of our students, it is important that they understand how to keep themselves physically healthy. 

Often, these two are intrinsically linked, and we explore how all areas of PSHE can impact on our mental wellbeing.

To encourage a healthy lifestyle, we explore what could impact us positively (e.g. diet, exercise, dental hygiene, etc.) and what would have a negative impact (e.g. smoking, alcohol and drugs).

We also explore how our habits affect our health, e.g. the amount of time we spend online or gaming, the impact of social media and positive sleep habits.

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