1. EPR – Education for Personal Relationships

2. Whilst it is not compulsory for
primary schools to teach Relationship
and Sex Education, the policy of the
Diocese is that schools do teach this
subject. The fundamental vocation of
every human being is to love. John
Paul II wrote:
“Humans cannot live without love.
They remain a being that is
incomprehensible for themselves, their

3. EPR Policy Equal opportunities:
At St. Joseph’s School, we are committed to racial equality and equality of opportunities in all aspects of school life. Education in Personal Relationships will be delivered in line with the School’s
Equal Opportunities and Racial Equality Policies and within an atmosphere of mutual respect.
Resources selected to support the programme will be free from cultural bias whenever possible and avoid gender stereotyping. Education in Personal Relationships will be available to all pupils
regardless of race, gender, culture or disability.

4. Implementation
Education in Personal Relationships will be taught in the context of marriage. Topics and themes may be repeated from year to year in greater depth, taking account of pupils’ development and
our RE Scheme of Work – God Matters. At St. Joseph’s we follow the Education in Personal Relationships scheme recommended by Clifton Diocese.

5. Journey In Love – Sr Jude Groden
Vision Statement
To be made in the image of God means to be a person in relationship. It is in this context that our sexuality grows and develops from the moment of our conception.

6. Journey In Love
A Journey in Love has as it foundational premise the belief that we are made in the image and likeness of God and, as a consequence, gender and sexuality are God’s gift, reflect God’s beauty and share in the divine creativity.

7. How am I changing?
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8. Think of all the people who take care of you
Prayer
Think of all the people who take care of you
and help you.
Generous God,
bless and care for them.
Amen.
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9. SOCIAL How do I help others to make and keep friends?
How do I keep myself safe?
How do I take care of others?
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10. The Loner 10 A Journey in Love - Year 3
He leans against the playground wall,
Smacks his hands against the bricks
And other boredom-beating tricks,
Traces patterns with his feet,
Scuffs to make the tarmac squeak,
Back against the wall he stays
And never plays.
The playground’s quick with life,
The beat is strong.
Through sharp as a knife
Strife doesn’t last long.
There is shouting, laughter, song,
And a place at the wall
For who won’t belong.
We pass him running, skipping, walking,
In slow huddled groups, low talking,
Each in our familiar clique
We pass him by and never speak,
His loneness is his shell and shield
And neither he nor we will yield.
He wasn’t there at the wall today,
Someone said he’d moved away
To another school and place
And on the wall where he used to lean
Someone had chalked
“Watch this space.”
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11. Bless our friends and help me to be a better friend.
Prayer
Bless our friends and help me to be a better friend.
Amen.
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12. EMOTIONAL How do you feel when a friend is not there for you?
How do your friends feel when you are not there
for them?
How can you be a more supportive friend?
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13. We will change more before we are grown
boy…
…to man
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14. Physical changes in boys
Testosterone in the bloodstream triggers changes
Muscles and bones develop
Voice deepens
Some boys get uneven breast development in early puberty
Waist thickens
Limbs lengthen in proportion to body
Shoulders broaden
Wet dreams and erections
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15. Physical changes in boys continued
Penis and scrotum enlarge
Production of sperm and discharge of seminal fluid during ejaculation
Adam’s apple enlarges
Hair can grow on face, chest and back as well as underarms and pubic area
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16. girl…
…to woman
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17. Physical changes in girls
Breasts develop: they come in all shapes and sizes
Hips broaden and waist slims
Ovaries produce oestrogen
Hormonal activity
Menstruation begins (about 12 months after breasts begin to develop)
Uterus enlarges
Usually start to grow hair on underarm, pubic area and legs
Vaginal lining thickens
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