HRE (Health & relationship education)

"Relationships are like birds, if you hold tightly they die, if you hold loosely they fly, but if you hold with care they remain with you forever..."

Why do we teach ?

Health & Relationship Education (HRE) is a lifelong learning process of acquiring information, developing skills and forming positive beliefs and attitudes about sex, sexuality, relationships and feelings. Parents/carers have a major responsibility to help children cope with the physical and emotional aspects of growing up, however, the intent of the school is to support parents in this task. We believe effective HRE could make a significant contribution to the development of the personal skills needed by pupils if they are to establish and maintain healthy relationships. It also enables young people to make responsible and informed decisions about their health and well-being. Consistent with the Church School ethos, we base the teaching of HRE on the premise that all life is from God and we are created in the image of God.  We are called to love, as God is love.

What do we teach?

Currently our HRE curriculum is weaved into our Body, Mind and Spirit Curriculum... see overview