Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) and Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Education

Why work with HFL Education on RSHE and PSHE provision?

We can offer bespoke support to help you implement an effective RSHE and PSHE curriculum. This can include a comprehensive audit of your current provision, working collaboratively with leaders to identify areas for improvement that best serve your pupils and community. Our focus is on embedding a curriculum that not only aligns with statutory guidance but also addresses the unique needs of your school community.

Our expert Wellbeing team have a proven track record in supporting schools with policy review and development, as well as effective assessment and monitoring of your RSHE provision.

We also provide comprehensive guidance to schools and trusts on all aspects of statutory RSHE and PSHE. This includes tailored training opportunities for subject leads, core teaching teams, and the wider school community. Our recent initiatives have covered topics such as confident leadership, the effective teaching of puberty in sex education, creating an LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum and complaint and withdrawal request management. We also provide support for equalities, anti-racism and anti-bullying strategies.

How does HFL tailor its support to schools delivering RSHE and PSHE?

Because we recognise that all school settings are different and some pupils have very individual needs around this area of the statutory curriculum, we don’t believe in providing off-the-shelf support.

Instead, we are able to tailor the work we do to provide wellbeing support that enables you to provide high quality PSHE provision that resonates with all stakeholders and meets statutory RSHE requirements. Support can focus on:

Policy review and development
Parent/carer consultation
Equalities and inclusion
Assessment and monitoring
The subject leader role
RSHE within the Personal Development judgement
The governor's role

Guidance on quality resources to meet your needs
Delivering effective sex education
Teaching about the body, consent, and puberty/adolescence
Maximising pupil voice
Teaching the law
Teaching safeguarding and anti-abuse on and offline
Support with parent/carer withdrawal requests and/or complaints

If you believe your school or setting might benefit from an enhanced enquiry into your PSHE/RSHE provision, we can offer a full day visit and follow up report that highlights existing strengths and potential areas for development, together with recommendations on next steps.

Need immediate advice on statutory RSHE?

We are also available to provide telephone and remote digital support for any schools, academy trusts or other settings who need advice or guidance in the event of concerns over statutory RSHE.

What are the benefits of working with HFL to improve PSHE/RSHE teaching in your school or setting?

Our comprehensive training and guidance will ensure your pupils and staff are well-versed in statutory RSHE and aligned with the DfE guidance for RSHE.

The training our expert advisers offer ensures consistent, well-informed messaging at all times, leading to improved confidence among pupils and those teaching them. Providing tools and support to aid your young people to make responsible decisions that are right for them and their future prospects.

An effective RSHE curriculum is preventative, informative, inclusive, factual and tailored to your school's unique needs. By equipping your young people with the knowledge and skills they need to navigate today's complex world, you're building on the ethos of your school and fostering a culture of resilience, compassion, and empathy.

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Resources

Sexual Abuse Toolkit

The Sexual Abuse Toolkit is aimed at schools and is available to all staff, students and governors.

The toolkit is designed to assist schools in facilitating discussion about healthy and abusive relationships. This aids in creating a safe and respectful culture for all, educating young people to prevent harassment and abuse and supporting victims of sexual abuse.

It provides age-appropriate guidance and support for school leaders and staff around preventing harassment, violence and abuse in young people’s relationships and includes resources and materials to support the design of an impactful RSHE curriculum, with signposts to organisations, agencies and training providers.

The toolkit is available on the Hertfordshire Grid website

RSHE Audit Toolkit

The RSHE audit toolkit was commissioned by Hertfordshire County Council to support the enhancement of RSHE provision in Hertfordshire schools and settings. This toolkit has been curated to signpost schools to additional information and resources to enhance coverage of RSHE in the curriculum.