1. Echline Primary School 23rd January 2018
Living and Growing
Echline Primary School
23rd January 2018

2. Echline has a commitment to work in partnership with parents:
“sex education starts informally at an early stage with parents and carers, and continues through to adulthood both within the home and at all stages of school life”.
The report of the working group on Sex Education in Scottish Schools, June 2000

3. Why is Sexual Health a Priority?
The sexual health of young people in Scotland is poor
High teenage pregnancy rates
Sexually transmitted infections rising
Worst in areas of deprivation
Unwanted sex and regret
Links to alcohol
Sexual Health and Relationship Education can change attitudes in a positive way

4. E.P.S. Health Education Curriculum
First and foremost it is about relationships
Respect and caring for self and others – building self-esteem
Respect for individual differences
Ways to express and deal with feelings and emotions
Ways to keeps safe – building self assertiveness skills
Positive and supportive relationships

5. Primary 6 and Primary 7 Primary 6 The Cycle of Life at
Edinburgh Zoo
Living and Growing in class
Keeping Myself Safe
Primary 7 Risk Factory
Drug Awareness
Relationships
Keeping Myself Safe

6. Health Education within the Curriculum for Excellence
Health and Wellbeing Second Level Learning Outcomes:
I recognise that how my body changes can affect how I feel about myself and how I may behave.
I can describe the physical changes during puberty, understand why they are taking place and the importance of personal hygiene.

7. Second level Health and Wellbeing continued
I am able to describe how human life begins and how a baby is born.
I can describe the role of a parent and the skills, commitment and qualities that role requires.

8. The Cycle of life Edinburgh Zoo
Primary th January

9. Outline of the ‘Living and Growing’ Programme
Relationships
Changes
Puberty
Reproduction
Birth

10. Living and Growing Topic P6
Guideline for lesson format:
‘Changes’ – explores the physical and emotional changes that take place at the onset of puberty, and how we feel about ourselves.
‘Girl Talk/Boy Talk’ – reviews the physical and emotional changes that take place for girls/boys at the onset of puberty, e.g. menstruation/periods, hormones, the importance of personal hygiene, etc. Our school nurse, Jackie, will come into school to lead sessions for girls only then boys only linked to these class lessons.

11. ‘How Babies Are Made’ – examines the whole process of life cycles and reproduction, rites of passage, friendships and feelings.
‘Let’s Talk About Sex’ – examines the development of relationships, the images of sex created by the media and popular culture, and marriage.
‘How Babies Are Born’ – Reviews relationships and feelings, and investigates roles and responsibilities.

12. Safety Fence School Home Relationships Differences Changes
Reproduction & Birth
School
Home

13. Question Box
Questions that fall within the fence will be answered at discussion sessions
If a question isn’t answered it is outside the fence and can be asked at home, with parents deciding if it is appropriate to their child’s stage of development.

14. Sex Education in Scottish Schools a Guide for Parents and Carers
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