As the Catholic Education Service states, Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) is part of a Catholic school’s mission to educate the whole person.  It seeks to inform as well as form pupils in preparation for adult life.

At St Clare’s we teach RSE through the “Life to the Full” programme from TenTen, in addition to the “Meet in My Name” RE curriculum, the National Curriculum for science and computing, our Catholic Life teachings, national initiatives, such as Internet Safety Day and Anti-Bullying Week and the Early Years Framework.

RSE Policy: Policies

RSE Whole School Overview: Life to the Full

Our curriculum is shaped by our parents as first educators of their children.

In 2020, Relationships Education and Health Education became statutory for all primary schools in England. Then in July 2025 the Department for Education published new Guidance for teaching RSHE, implemented from September 2026.

As a Catholic school, our mission is to support the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of all of our pupils, rooted in the wisdom and teaching of the Church. The education of children in human sexuality is an important, precious and privileged responsibility. The Church teaches us that this is very much a partnership with parents, in which parents are the ‘first educators’ of their children on these matters; ultimately, you confer on us the right to co-educate your children with you.

We have been researching various programmes that are available and have decided to continue to adopt Life to the Full by Ten Ten Resources. Ten Ten Resources is an award-winning Catholic educational organisation that is well-respected and very experienced in this field of work.

Life to the Full has been approved by our diocese. Furthermore, Ten Ten Resources have entered into a partnership with the Catholic Education Service and the Department for Education to provide training for teachers in Catholic schools on the subject of the RSHE statutory curriculum. Therefore, we are confident that this programme is a very good fit for our school.

Through their programme, Ten Ten Resources understand the foundational role that parents have in educating and nurturing their children on these matters. Within the programme, they have built in resources which will not only keep you informed about what is being taught in school, but will also give you the opportunity to engage your children in discussion, activity and prayer.

We would like to have your feedback on our approach, and particularly on the key decisions that we need to take regarding the teaching of certain topics. To this end, we have opened a consultation period during which we welcome your feedback.

Ten Ten Resources have provided an online Parent Consultation Course. This is a simple-to-follow, short online course which:

● Outlines the statutory changes that have taken place in England
● Articulates a vision for Catholic Relationships and Health Education.
● Explains how Life to the Full aims to help us fulfil the statutory curriculum with a Catholic ethos.
● Provides some information about key decisions we need to make, in consultation with parents.
● Answers some Frequently Asked Questions.

Please see Class Dojo for details of accessing the consultation documents for St Clare’s.