MEA Central believes Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) forms an essential part of students’ health and wellbeing and prepares students for adult life. It is an integral part of the curriculum and will be delivered through our CAP Curriculum lessons.
The stage of development and the experiences of any group of young people of the same age will be diverse and varied. The students in our school come from diverse backgrounds, expressing a spectrum of beliefs and values. We are committed to celebrating diversity and fostering an inclusive environment. This fact has clear implications for curriculum content, teaching approaches, and the creation of an appropriate learning environment based on the need to develop in young people respect for each other’s differences.
Relationships and Sex Education is lifelong learning about physical, sexual, moral and emotional development. It includes respect for all gender identities, sexual orientations, and family structures. It addresses and challenges stereotypes and biases. It is about understanding the importance of stable and loving relationships, respect, love and care for family life. It involves acquiring information, developing skills and forming positive beliefs, values and attitudes.
Our Relationships and Sex Education curriculum aims to equip students with skills to prepare students for an adult life in which they can: promote understanding and respect for different cultures, religions, and family structures; teach about consent, healthy relationships, and digital safety in a culturally sensitive manner.
The Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education (England) Regulations 2026, made under sections 34 and 35 of the Children and Social Work Act 2017, make relationships and sex education (RSE) compulsory for all pupils receiving secondary education. Parents have the right to request that their child be withdrawn from some or all of sex education delivered as part of statutory RSE.
A letter will be shared with Year 10 parents in the Spring term with details on how to request to withdraw your child.
If you wish to discuss RSE please contact the main school office.
You can find the government guidance on RSE here: Department for Education RSE Guidance
RSE is lifelong learning about physical, sexual, moral and emotional development. It is about understanding the importance of stable and loving relationships, respect, love and care for family life. It involves acquiring information, developing skills and forming positive beliefs, values and attitudes.
RSE will support children and young people in managing puberty and adolescence and prepare them for an adult life in which they can:
In Year 7 and 8 students will cover the following content in lessons from Summer Two.
In Year 9 and 10 students will cover the following content in lessons from Summer One.
Parents can request a copy of the curriculum materials by contacting the school office.
Year |
Relationships and Sex Education lesson content |
Year 7 |
L1 How can we form positive relationships? L2 What makes a good relationship and what are the signs of a bad relationship? L3 What is commitment and why do people commit? L4 Why do relationships come to an end? L5 How do I keep myself and others safe online? L6 What is menstruation? |
Year 8 |
L1 What does a healthy relationship look like? L2 How do we recognise a coercive relationship? L3 How do we show respect for different identities through kindness and tolerance? L4 What is puberty and reproduction? What are the responsibilities of parenthood? What are key parenting skills? L5 How can people adopt and foster? L6 How should we respond to misogynistic messaging? |
Year 9 |
L1 What is peer pressure and why is it so powerful? L2 What is the nature of addiction and the implication of drugs? L3 What is the nature and implication of risk? L4 What are gangs and what is exploitation? L5 What are the implication of knife crime? L6 What's the nature of the youth justice system? L7 What is female genital mutilation (FGM)? |
Year 10 |
L1 How can we give and recognise consent? What is the law surrounding sexual consent? L2 What are different types of contraception? What are the risks of not using contraception? L3 What is sexual health? L4 What are the laws around sharing images online? L5 What is relationship abuse? L6 How is sex portrayed in the media? L7 How to manage a breakup. L8 What is relationship abuse? L9 How to use social media safely (includes references to sexting). L10 What is forced marriage and honour-based violence? Resources can be found here: Y10 CAP |