The long awaited new statutory guidance on Relationships, Sex & Health Education has now been published. Because of the scale of the changes, the new guidance will not come into force until September 2026, but school leaders are expected to use this time to prepare for the significant changes.
This course aims to ensure delegates receive specialist support and guidance for a positive, whole school approach to implementing the new Relationships, Sex & Health Education (RSHE).
The course will focus on the statutory RSHE secondary curriculum and ensure that schools are able to deliver in line with statutory requirements, as well as considering additional topics that need to be covered as part of a broader PSHE programme.
We will explore practical ideas and strategies around working in partnership with parents, how to effectively deliver some of the more challenging RSHE topics and the opportunity to examine your RSE policy content to ensure it is up to date and hits the necessary requirements and best practice.
Delegates will also have a valuable opportunity to participate in an ‘open RSHE surgery’ to bring forward any challenges and questions relating to RSHE within their own setting.
The overall goal of this course is to ensure that delegates leave feeling they have the basic tools, confidence and understanding to effectively support their school community around the provision of high-quality RSHE.
This course will be interactive to ensure lots of delegate participation, discussion and learning!
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
RSHE leads who are new to the role, or existing leads who want a refresher and to keep up-to-date with the latest guidance.
KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Be prepared to implement the new statutory guidance published in July 2025
Update and discussion on the new statutory guidance for secondary schools
Examine how RSHE provision provides valuable opportunities to discharge statutory duties, such as safeguarding
Explore techniques and strategies to develop a strong parent partnership around RSHE
Opportunity to consider your RSE policy content to ensure compliance with new statutory duties and promote best practice in whole school RSHE provision
Understand the key principles of effective delivery and practice in RSHE, including creating a safe learning environments and tips for managing questions
An opportunity to ask questions and seek advice from specialist PSHE/RSHE consultants
FACILITATORS
Rebecca Jennings: Rebecca Jennings at RAISE has over 20 years’ experience delivering age and stage appropriate Relationship and Sex Education and training to Primary & Secondary Schools. Rebecca plans and delivers a range of workshops to pupils around topics such as puberty, sexual health, LGBTQ, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) , impact of Pornography, Consent and more.
Rebecca delivers staff training across the UK in schools to ensure staff feel confident to deliver some of the more sensitive topics set out in the RSHE (Relationships, Sex education & Health education) Curriculum. This includes working with parents and carers to ensure the primary care givers of children and young people feel supported to talk openly and honestly with their children in an appropriate manner.
Rebecca’s portfolio of work includes a contract with the Department of Education as a Subject Matter Expert to advise around the staff training element of Relationships, Health and Sex education (RSHE Curriculum) These topics included staff training with a focus on teaching sexual intimacy, FGM, being safe and friendships.
Russell Stanley: Health & Wellbeing in Schools Ltd was founded by Russell Stanley and specialises in providing Personal, Social, Health & Economic (PSHE) education consultancy, advice, training and support for schools, other learning providers and organisations, local authorities, charities and education-based businesses. Since abandoning a fairly boring but successful career in finance in 2006, Russell has built up a strong background of working in and with schools, firstly as a primary school teacher, and then in a variety of roles across Personal, Social, Health & Economic (PSHE) education within both Education and Public Health departments for a local authority, including managing a Healthy Schools team. His current consultancy role sees him working directly with schools and professionals on a regular basis. Russell has extensive experience of working with a range of different partners and community organisations and has also served as a Chair of Governors in a primary school and held other voluntary roles working to support positive outcomes for children and young people. Russell is incredibly passionate about PSHE education and the unique difference that this subject can make to the lives of children and young people, both now and in their futures.
