PSHE & RSE

At St Augustine’s Catholic College, we recognise the importance of preparing students to navigate an increasingly complex world with integrity, confidence, and compassion. Our Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education, including statutory Relationships and Sex Education (RSE), plays a vital role in equipping students for life in modern Britain, underpinned by our Catholic vision of the human person as created with dignity, purpose, and the capacity to love.

Our bespoke PSHE and RSE curriculum has been carefully developed to meet the requirements of the Department for Education, the Catholic Education Service, and the Diocese of Clifton, while being responsive to the real needs of our students. It is delivered through a spiral model in weekly KS3 or fortnightly KS4 timetabled lessons across all year groups.

Curriculum Overview

Our curriculum is structured around three key strands, which students revisit and build upon over time:

• Relationships: including friendships, families, consent, healthy relationships, marriage, and tackling discrimination and stereotypes.

• Health and Wellbeing: covering mental health, personal hygiene, substance awareness, online safety, and emotional literacy.

• Living in the Wider World: focusing on careers, digital literacy, economic understanding, civic responsibility, and British values.

RSE is taught within this wider context and promotes the dignity of each person, with themes explored through a moral, faith-based lens in line with Church teaching. 

Delivery and Assessment

PSHE lessons provide students with regular opportunities for reflection, discussion, and student voice. As a non-examined subject, we use a qualitative approach to assessment that includes scenario tasks, self-assessment, and pupil reflection. This allows us to gauge understanding and impact.

Why PSHE Matters

Through PSHE, students develop the skills and character needed to form healthy relationships, challenge prejudice, build resilience, and make safe, informed choices. The curriculum also supports the safeguarding culture of our school and contributes to the Catholic life and mission.

For more information, including our curriculum map and policy documents, please see the links below or contact our PSHE/RSE Coordinator, Miss Tutin, via the College office.

 PSHE & RSE Curriculum map 2025/26

TenTen Parent Portal

To support our delivery of RSE we draw upon selected elements of the TenTen "Life to the Full" programme.

Lessons are carefully reviewed and adapted to ensure they meet the needs of our student community and reflect our safeguarding responsibilities. Alternative and supplementary resources are also used where appropriate in line with our school's RSE policy.

There is a parent portal to the TenTen resources which you can access using the link below.

The username and password will have been shared with you via letter.

TenTen Parent Portal