Personal, Social and Health Education and Relationships and Sex Education
Onchan School's Curriculum for PSHE and RSE evolves each year and amalgamates many areas of learning including; citizenship, digital wellbeing, keeping safe, relationships, money matters, growing up and transitions. We also use the Island's Curricular Guidance for Relationships and Sex Education, which is a planned approach across school, from Reception to Year 6, to ensure that our children are receiving the same information as all the island children.
PSHE and RSE is taught in all classes across school on a Monday morning. Common themes are explored with your child's class teacher which are age and stage appropriate.
For more information please see the DESC website, which can be accessed here.
PSHE and RSE Parent Overview 2025-2026
Vision and Values
Our school vision and values play a key role in many of our discussions within PSHE. Across the year the children focus on each of our values to gain a deeper understanding of each of them. For more information about our school vision and values please click here.
Over the past couple of years we have been lucky enough to secure links with Isle Listen and their Primary School service. Throughout the school year all children, within Key Stage 2, receive eight classroom sessions from an Isle Listen Practitioner, covering a range of topics across 4 key areas; emotional literacy, self-esteem, positive relationships and coping skills. This year we have also secured five classroom sessions for our Key Stage 1 children.
Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 also receive three assemblies each year covering; An Introduction to Mental Health, Friendships and Changes.
Isle Listen School Service Guidance
RSE Curriculum
We have a systematic, planned approach to teaching RSE lessons from Reception to Year 6; including, our bodies, hygiene, families, consent, puberty and emotions. To avoid confusion and risks that come with parts of our bodies not being named correctly, please be aware that across school we will be using the correct terminology for these.