Our intent across KS3, 4 and 5 is to deliver a high-standard curriculum focusing on consistency of delivery in order to safeguard our students. We aim to expose and educate our students about the wider world whilst incorporating topics of significance to our school. We will do this by recognising the rural setting of our school and facilitating opportunities for students to learn about matters that may not seem as relevant to them at this time but could be in the future. RSHE at Dene Magna is based on the GHLL curriculum and we aim to achieve a spiral curriculum, building on student knowledge each year. The Scheme of Work is flexible by reacting to events in our school and the local community. We intend to foster pupil wellbeing and enable students to develop resilience that we know is fundamental to pupils being happy, successful and productive members of society, especially in reaction to COVID-19 and the impact this has had on student well-being. Well-being is prioritised as a theme throughout various topics covered in this curriculum. We incorporate Careers sessions via Unifrog to encourage aspirations in our pupils.

RSHE at Dene Magna is implemented in twice-weekly RSHE lessons during RFL. We have taken a collaborative approach in that tutor's created the lessons which were quality assured by the RSHE coordinator and shared amongst the year group. This is to enable consistency for pupils. All tutors adapt the lessons for their tutor group. There is flexibility in the RSHE scheme of work for tutors to deliver one-off topics to address topics of significance to our school. The Scheme of Work is adapted yearly to reflect on Student Voice. The use of outside agencies such as School Beat Officers, STREET and performances like ‘Chelsea’s Story’ enhance our curriculum.

Student understanding is assessed and recorded through each students ‘RSHE Progress Record’ where responses are given to plenary questions. They also give a RAG rating for their understanding. The tutor will react to the RAG results and use other RSHE lesson to further pupils’ understanding. The results of the tutor evaluations alongside a termly evaluation, through the use of Google Forms, of the themes ‘Healthy Living’,  ‘Living in the Wider World’ and ‘Healthy relationships’ will also inform next year's curriculum. The RSHE report will also involve feedback from parents/carers and the local community. The RSHE coordinator completes learning walks to provide feedback on the delivery of RSHE and support staff when required. 

Please see the RSHE Policy for further information.