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Relationships, Sex and health Education
Relationships, Sex and Health Education/My Happy Minds
Background
From September 2021, schools will have to teach Relationships and Health Education.
You can read about these changes in this DfE guide for parents here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-sex-and-health-education-guides-for-schools
Research shows that not delivering this vital education puts our children at greater risk of poor mental health. Current government Sex and Relationships Education (RSE) guidance states that children should learn about puberty before they experience it, but clearly this isn’t happening in some schools – one of the reasons why making this subject statutory in all schools is so important.
We also know that RSE has a protective factor when it comes to safeguarding children. The best way to safeguard children is to ensure that they receive information on naming parts of their body, knowing the difference between appropriate and inappropriate touch, and having the skills and confidence to find and talk to a trusted adult to report any abuse.
Research now shows that children with better health (including mental health) and wellbeing are likely to achieve better academically. By learning about positive relationships, respect for themselves and others, and behaving appropriately and safely online, they are better able to enjoy their friendships and therefore have better focus at school. We recognise that parents play a vital part in their child’s RSE, and we encourage you to discuss these themes with your child at home as well.
We have worked hard to make sure that our new curriculum with the PSHE Association reflects:
• Our values of equality, inclusion and respect for all children and communities;
• Our children’s age and maturity levels, as well as their cultural and religious backgrounds;
• Every child’s learning needs; and
• What children need to know to be healthy and safe in school, in their personal relationships and in the wider world
Inclusion of the myHappymind programme
myHappymind is a mental health and wellbeing programme to support children in learning habits to support their own mental health. myHappymind covers a significant amount of the PSHE and Early Years guidelines. This programme runs alongside Old Cleeve's PSHE thematic curriculum. This approach allows teachers to deepen children's understanding and learning about the world, themselves and others. It also provides cross-curricular opportunities which extends across key stages.
Parent and Carer Consultation
At Old Cleeve First School, we are committed to working in partnership with you and are holding an additional consultation period, as we have revised our policy and curriculum. As part of this, we would like you to take a look at the long-term plan, as well as the medium term plan and to read the Policy document. We would then like to invite you to complete the consultation document on the school website; we would really appreciate your comments and feedback. Click on the image below to access the survey:
My Happy Minds
We are proud to be part of the My Happy Mind family!
As a whole school programme grounded in Science and dedicated to building positive mental wellbeing, my Happymind helps children understand how their brains work and creates a culture that helps to build children's resilience, confidence, and self-esteem. my Happymind also teaches the children to self-regulate and manage their emotions in stressful times, allowing them to be their very best selves!
Learn more here: https://myhappymind.org/
As a school, we focus on 5 key modules within the myHappymind programme:
Programme Modules
Meet the Brain: Understanding how your brain works and how to ensure we look after it so that we can manage our emotions and be our best. Growth mindset is part of this too
Celebrate: Understanding your unique Character Strengths and learning to celebrate them. This is a fantastic module for building self -esteem.
Appreciate: Understanding why gratitude matters and how you can develop gratitude as a habit. Gratitude is key to well-being and resilience and we're all about making it a lifelong strategy.
Relate: Understanding why positive relationships matter and how to build them. We're focused on the building blocks of good relationships and friendships.
Engage: Understanding how to set meaningful goals that matter and how to stay resilient in times of challenge. This module is all about building self-esteem and resilience too.
myHappymind Parent App
As a school, parents can also log into the myHappyminds parent app at home. Please ask you child's class teacher for code that you will need.
Please see the introduction video below:
https://myhappymind.lpages.co/myhappymind-parent-app-introduction/