Relationship & Sexuality Education (R.S.E)
Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) encourages children and young people to reflect on the relationships in their lives and to learn how to develop relationships which are based on mutual respect.
RSE in the school aims to support the work of parents, who are the primary educators of their children in this area.
RSE Curriculum
As you may be are aware, we have updated our SPHE calendar this year. As part of this change, Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) and the Stay Safe programme will now be taught on a biennial (every second year) basis, in line with curriculum guidance and to ensure age-appropriate progression.
Please see the table below (also attached for ease of reference):
Class Groupings
Classes | JI, 1st, 3rd, 5th | SI, 2nd, 4th | 6th class | Special Classes | Everyone |
January / February | Growing and Changing: Myself | Safety and Protection: Myself | Growing and Changing: Myself Safety and Protection: Myself | Stay Safe & RSE – differentiated class level lessons to be covered every year | YCDI – Getting Along |
Programme | RSE: Sensitive topics | Stay Safe – Full programme | RSE: Sensitive topics – 6th class programme Stay Safe – 6th class programme |
We are aware that many parents/guardians have questions about RSE curriculum content. To support this:
- We have linked below the full RSE programme for your review
- We have also attached a summary of the “language grid”, highlighting the language used by class teachers
- Also attached is RSE In the Primary School, Tips for Parents
Parent Information Meeting – RSE
Parents/guardians are warmly invited to attend a Parent Information Meeting on RSE if you would like to discuss the curriculum content or have any questions about the topics being taught.
📅 Tuesday 13th January
⏰ 12:00 noon
📍 School Hall
Further Information
Further information on the SPHE and RSE curriculum is available at:
https://www.curriculumonline.ie/primary/curriculum-areas/social-personal-and-health-education/sphe-rse-toolkit/
As always, home–school links will be shared in advance of lessons, and parents/guardians are welcome to contact the school or their child’s class teacher with any queries.
Further information on Stay Safe programme is available at https://www.staysafe.ie/parents.htm
Thank you for your continued support and engagement.
Kind regards,
Helena Trench
Home School Curriculum Links
To ensure our parents are well informed of the content of RSE lessons, teachers will provide a copy of home-school links in relation to each new topic.
Class teachers will send these letters home via the school app (Aladdin). If you have any difficult accessing these documents please contact the office on 01 8272018 or email your child’s class teacher directly.
RSE Curriculum Toolkit
Please find below the exact lesson plans taught by your child’s class teacher. Only topics detailed in these lesson plans are taught. Only the worksheets in these books are given to your child by the class teacher.
| RSE for Junior Infants | RSE for 1st class |
RSE: “Language Used”
Parents/Guardians often have queries about the language used by staff while teaching RSE. Language used is detailed in the summary HERE. This can also be accessed via the RSE books for further details or you can speak directly to your child’s class teacher.
RSE in the Primary School Tips for Parents
Please find this helpful document HERE
Some further resources for parents from HSE
Talking to your young child about relationships, sexuality and growing up |
RSE Booklet for parents
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Resources for Communicating with Parent/Guardians
Talking to your young child about relationships, sexuality and growing up (HSE) This resource kit aims to support parents to talk to their young children about relationships and sexuality in a gradual and age-appropriate way Talking to your young child about relationships, sexuality and growing up |
Making the ‘Big Talk’ many small talks (HSE) A resource to support parents have conversations with their children aged 8 to 12 about relationships and healthy sexuality development. Making the ‘Big Talk’ many small talks
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Busy Bodies (HSE) The Busy Bodies resource was updated in 2020 with a new booklet. The resource provides useful and supportive information about the physical and emotional changes that children will experience during puberty, the basics of reproduction, and how young people can look after themselves as they grow up. Teachers can use the booklet to support preparation for teaching and learning while the resource can be shared with parents/guardians as a support and source of information for themselves and their child during puberty.
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National Parents Council – Primary NPCp exists to ensure that all parents are supported and empowered to become effective partners in their children’s education. NPCp runs workshops for parents on talking to your child about relationships and sex. Call 01 8874475 or 01 8874481 for more information. They also have a helpline number: 01 887 4477. You can visit their website here
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