Killearn Primary School

Sexual Health and Relationships Education at Killearn Primary School

Programme Overview

First level – P2

Differences

To introduce children to Life Cycles
To explore the differences between male and female
To reflect on differences between male and female other than physical differences

How did I get here?

To explain that a baby develops inside its mother’s womb and that both male and female sex parts are needed to make a baby
To enable children to reflect on their development from babies
To inform the children about conception and the growth of a baby in the womb

First level – P3

Growing Up

To show that we grow and change, as do all living things.
To show that some changes are social, that we become more independent and able to think about others as well as ourselves.
To look at identity and self esteem, and reinforce the belief that we are all special.

First Level P4

Changes

To introduce children to the physical and emotional changes that occur during puberty.
To consider some of the changes over which we have no control and the choices we can make concerning those over which we do have control.

Second Level – P5

How Babies Are Made

To explore the idea of relationships, namely friendships.
To explore the idea of relationships, including parent-child, and family relationships and adult sexual relationships.
To explain how babies are made.

Second Level – P6

How Babies are Born

To explain how a baby develops
To explain how a baby develops in the womb during pregnancy.
To explain what happens at a birth

Second level – P7

Girl Talk

To consider the physical and emotional changes that take place as girls go through puberty.
To address the concerns and worries of young women.

Boy Talk

To consider the physical and emotional changes that take place as boys go through puberty.
To address the concerns and worries of young men.

Girl Talk and Boy Talk

To make boys more aware of the changes that occur as girls become young women.
To make girls more aware of the changes that occur as boys become young men.

Let’s Talk About Sex

To consider how sex is presented in the media.
To consider sexual stereotyping
To reassure pupils that their changing emotions are a normal aspect of puberty.