At the beginning of the 2020/21 academic year, Relationships Education and Health Education became statutory in all primary schools in England.
As a Catholic school, our mission is to support the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of all of our pupils, rooted in the wisdom and teaching of the Church. The education of children in human sexuality is an important, precious and privileged responsibility.
At St Mary’s we use the programme Ten:Ten, Live Life to the Full and a Journey in Love to deliver the RSHE and PSHE curriculums.
‘A Journey in Love’ is a resource that is the recommended programme of study by the diocese of Nottingham for Catholic Primary schools for Relationship and Sex Education. It has been written as a progressive scheme of work for all individual year groups that supports Religious Education, PSHE and the Science curriculum already taught within a primary school. The programme has, as its foundation, the belief that we are made in the image and likeness of God and as a consequence, gender and sexuality are God’s gift and reflect God’s beauty. Each stage of growth is delivered through a series of suggested, progressive and developmental tasks and activities. Reflections will focus on physical, social, emotional, intellectual and spiritual development. As children progress through school, they will discover more and more about themselves and the wider world.
Life to the Full has been approved by our diocese. Furthermore, Ten Ten have entered into a partnership with the Catholic Education Service and the Department for Education to provide training for teachers in Catholic schools on the subject of the new statutory curriculum. Therefore, we are confident that this programme is a very good fit for our school.
At Boston St Mary’s, Personal Social Health and Economics Education (PSHE) is at the core of what we do and enables our children to become independent, confident, healthy and responsible members of society, as well as developing the “whole child” intellectually, morally, socially and spiritually.
Through our whole-school approach to PSHE, it is our belief that excellence in these areas will lead to excellence across the curriculum and beyond in later life. Our PSHE curriculum is delivered through the Ten:Ten programme and it equips children with relevant and meaningful content, which is supported through a strong emphasis on emotional literacy, building resilience and nurturing mental and physical health. With an ever-changing society, we are able to provide our children with a strong understanding of the diverse world around them and support them in playing a positive role in contributing to the school and the wider community.
Pupils at Boston St Mary’s School are encouraged to take part in a wide range of activities and experiences across and beyond the curriculum, contributing fully to the life of their school and communities. We have a very strong and proactive school council, with representatives from all year groups; they are the ‘pupil voice’ within the school. From this, stems our ‘playground buddies’, who operate across the school, ensuring all children enjoy their break times. These initiatives are supported in assemblies and circle time. In doing so, they learn to recognise their own worth, work well with others and become increasingly responsible for their own learning. They reflect on their experiences and understand how they are developing personally and socially, tackling many of the spiritual, moral, social and cultural issues that are part of growing up.
Weaving through the heart of our PSHE teaching at Boston St Mary’s School, is a commitment to enhance and promote our core School Values: Love, Hope, Truth, Peace and Mercy.
Ten:Ten have provided an online Parent Consultation Tool. This is a simple-to-follow, short online course which:
In order to access the Parent Consultation Tool please follow the link below:
www.tentenresources.co.uk/parent-consultation-primary(opens in new tab)
The log in details will be provided in an RSHE letter that you will have received.
We would like to have your feedback on this, and particularly on the key decisions that we need to take regarding the teaching of certain topics. We have decided to open a consultation period during which we welcome your feedback.
Our up to to date RSHE policy can be found below by downloading it from our website. Below you will also find the link for a survey for parental responses regarding the new statutory curriculum.
https://forms.office.com/e/C7Qs2ixb9n
The deadline for your response is Wednesday 15th October 2025.
We will consider responses to the consultation.
Relationships Sex And Health Education At Saint Marys Oct 25
