PSHE / RSE

Welcome to the PSHE / RSE department

Teachers

Mrs Feltham

Mrs Hassett

Miss C Stainer

PSHE Personal, Social and Health Education / RSE – Relationships and Sex Education

The personal and social development of our students is very important to us at The Bay CE School. We challenge every student to strive for the highest standards, not only academically, but also in their personal and social development.

In our Personal, Social, Health Education lesson, our students are provided with many opportunities to develop essential skills, knowledge and understanding, and to address attitudes and values, all of which are necessary to help students make sense of their life experiences and feel confident and informed now and in the future.

This programme includes Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education.

Our objectives are such that each student is encouraged:

To develop self-esteem, confidence, independence and responsibility and to make the most of their abilities;
To play an active role as future citizens and members of society;
To develop a healthy lifestyle and keep themselves and others safe;
To develop effective and fulfilling relationships and learn to respect the difference between people.

All students follow a course in PSHE delivered by teaching staff and specialists and there are many other opportunities where students are able to develop and practise their personal and social skills. These include:

During assemblies;
Being aware of the decision making processes through Student Voice;
Curriculum Enrichment opportunities, theme days, outside speakers;
Student Leadership, House reps and Captains, helping on reception duty;
Extra-curricular activities like sports clubs.

We are committed to Personal, Social, Health Education because we know that the way students feel about themselves can have a significant impact upon their achievement, and by engaging our students in learning vital life skills we will equip them for their future away from The Bay CE School.

Click here to view some example lessons.

RSE Consultation and Policy – March 2026

The teaching of RSE and health education in secondary schools officially became compulsory from September 2020. Whilst we, alongside all schools, have been teaching this for many years, we do have the freedom to deliver the content within the context of our own school.

The consultation is now open for feedback - please click here to take part. If you wish to speak to someone from the secondary phase about the new RSE policy there is an opportunity to come and ask questions on Monday 16th March at 3.30pm. The current RSE Policy can be found here.

Current PSHE/RSE Programme for each Year Group

Year 7

Relationships	Health	Health and Wellbeing
Building and sustaining positive friendships	Tobacco and vaping	First Aid – Calling 999 & dealing with bleeding
Bullying, peer pressure and what to do if a relationship is toxic.	Illegal Substances and the law	First Aid – Asthma
What can a family be and what should it be like?	Mental Health (How to manage/signs of issues/who to talk to).	Puberty
What does a healthy lifestyle look like? Where to get help with this.	Dentist	Personal Hygiene (including germs, bacteria and viruses)
Exercise & Body shapes	Legal substances & energy drinks

Year 8

Living in the wider world	Health and wellbeing	Health & Relationships
Individual, family and community identity	Cancer, adolescent cancers & how we can help those who have cancer.	First Aid 1 Head Injuries
Gender Identity	Allergies, immunisation and vaccination	First Aid 2 What to do if someone is unconscious
Racial and cultural identity including stereotyping	Medications (a look at things the students might take or be prescribed)	Choices - Staying safe, privacy and reporting feeling unsafe
Volunteering and service-based activity	Legal drugs - Caffeine	Consent and permission seeking
Mental wellbeing and developing resilience.	Illegal drugs and the law	Sexting/Sharing inappropriate images,
Being neurodivergent	Cannabis case study – Should it be legal

Year 9

Living in the wider world and health	Health and wellbeing	Relationships
Gambling (including online) and borrowing	Alcohol (this will include warnings about nuts in some alcohol)	Media and unrealistic expectations about sex and relationships.
Anti-Social Behaviour including vandalism.	Illegal drugs (psychoactive substances and nitrous oxide)	Sharing images
Hate Crimes	First Aid – Muscle and joint injuries	Transphobia, Homophobia and Biphobia
Radicalisation	Contraception & putting on condoms. Includes consent reminders	Misogynistic language
Body Image and mental health	STIs	Abusive and exploitive relationships, consent reminders and rape

Year 10

Living in the wider world and health	Health and wellbeing	Relationships
When you break the law - Anti-Social behaviour, shoplifting and theft	Consequences of substance abuse on your health	Negative relationships - Forced marriages, the law and honour-based killing
Extremism and cult recognition	Risks in cosmetic procedures	Domestic Abuse (Red flags and how to identify)
Money for illegal activities (reselling duty free, country lines, money mules, selling drugs)	Being health aware	Recognising the impact of drugs and alcohol on choices and sexual behaviour.
Facts and perception of mental health	First Aid – Chest pain/CPR and Defibrillator use	Sex myths/unrealistic imagery including discussing pornography
In depth look at a mental health issue	Positive relationships and their loss - The impact of separation, divorce and bereavement on families	Conception, Pregnancy and Birth
Dealing with stress/anxiety

Year 11

Living in the wider world and health	Relationships
Rights and responsibilities at work (include health and safety procedures & who to go to if an issue, business structures)	Respecting others' faith and cultural expectations concerning relationships & sexual activity and a look at Orgasms/Pleasure. Consent/informed consent. Impact of drugs including alcohol on consent
How responsible are you? Media and your future - sharing online now costing later	FGM
Resilience/Positive mental health and having a positive mindset, helping others and yourself with stress.	Fertility levels/treatments and options (adoption and fostering)
The impact of lifestyle choices (including the developing foetus, STIs and HIV/Aids)	Pro life and Pro choice
Vaping/smoking, Laughing Gas and Monkey Dust	Marriage
Personal safety and protection. Reducing risk in different settings (In the sun/at festivals/when travelling)