NHS Fife initiative Staff Training Consistency for Secondary Education Curriculum for Excellence Teachers responsibility Breadth, progression, coherence, depth and relevance

To explain why our school approach to ‘Relationship, Sexual Health and Parenthood Education’ has changed To look at progression within our school To give you an insight into the experiences your child will have To look at the resources we will use in school To give you an opportunity to ask questions

Nursery Families and Friendships Lifecycles of plants, animals and insects Real life experiences e.g. new babies being brought in to visit Naming main parts of the body Primary 1 Families and Friendships Lifecycles of plants, animals and insects Real life experiences – tadpoles, caterpillars etc The importance of toilet privacy Know how to look after my body Primary 2 Families and Friendships Lifecycles of plants, animals and insects Highlighting that some body parts are private Awareness of the tasks required to look after a baby Primary 3 Families and Friendships Lifecycles of plants, animals and insects How life begins – baby animals and animal births Introduction to ‘growing up’ e.g. height, walking, talking etc. - Progression is highlighted in colours

Primary 4 Families and Friendships Know how human life begins Identify names for all body parts Explore differences between boys and girls Look at physical differences between boys and girls bodies Introduction to how your body changes as you grow Primary 5 Different kinds of relationships Introduction to emotional and physical changes that happen to our bodies during puberty Re-visit names of all body parts Introduction to periods Primary 6 Different kinds of relationships Girl Talk – emotional and physical changes Boy Talk – emotional and physical changes Puberty Changing emotions Primary 7 Different kinds of relationships Re-visit Puberty Personal hygiene How Babies are made and born The role of a parent/carer Forms of abuse – drugs, alcohol, emotional, physical and sexual Consider how sex is portrayed in the media Sexually Transmitted Diseases Contraception

First contact - LeafletSecond contact - Letter (extract from Primary 4 letter) Know how human life begins – Pupils will look at myths and stories that people say about where babies come from. Pupils will then be made aware of the need for a male sperm and a female egg to make a baby. They will be introduced to the vocabulary fertilisation and will also learn that it takes 9 months for a baby to develop. Identify names for all body parts (including sexual organs which are referred to as sex parts) Introduction to how your body changes as you grow – Pupils will learn through discussion some of the changes that will happen to their body as they grow into adulthood.

Watching ‘Living and Growing’ DVD Using ‘Cool in School’ Programme – P1, P4 and P6 Question and answer sessions with teacher or outside agency Worry/question box Discussions with their teacher/friends Group activities Worksheets/Homework tasks

Living and GrowingCool in School