PSHE (Personal Social and Health Education) and Sex & Relationship Education

PSHE and Citizenship is a core area of the curriculum at Brookfields School as it is an important subject for all pupils. It allows them to acquire and develop necessary life skills at a level appropriate to their needs and learning style.  

For pupils in the Early Years, Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 5, the emphasis is upon developing skills though a cross-curricular approach in all areas of school life. This approach is also used in Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4, but pupils here will have increased access to discrete timetabled PSHE lessons, including Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) and Citizenship and Careers Education.

PSHE encourages our pupils to develop individual independence skills at a level appropriate to their individual needs. This includes town training and working with others. All pupils have individual targets related to PSHE that are worked on continuously and are reviewed annually.  

Sex and Relationship Education at Brookfields aims to do the following:

• Present information in a sensitive, balanced and objective manner
• Allow students access to individual sex education as and when their physical, emotional and social development dictates
• Promote and develop self esteem
• Encourage the development of appropriate behaviour in their family and community
• Empower pupils by teaching and supporting them how to make informed choices and decisions
• Enable pupils to protect themselves
• Give opportunity for discussion in a safe environment