Relationships and Health Education (R.H.E.)

At the Hall, we teach Relationships and Health Education (RHE) using SCARF (Safety, Caring, Achievement, Resilience, Friendship)

SCARF's whole-school approach supports primary schools in promoting positive behaviour, mental health, wellbeing, resilience and achievement – the programme covers all of the new Relationships Education and Health Education statutory requirements. More than just a scheme of work, SCARF supports great learning every day. SCARF represents our values for children of Safety, Caring, Achievement, Resilience and Friendship.

Please contact the school if you would like more detailed information about our RHE curriculum. 

What Schools Are Expected To Teach

From September 2026, schools will be required to teach the 2025 revised guidance for Relationships and Health Education. The DfE also strongly encourages primary schools to deliver sex education in years 5 and/or 6 to help prepare children for their transition to secondary school. At The Hall, we teach this in year 6.  

This updated guidance gives a stronger focus on developing skills, as well as knowledge, particularly in navigating a complex, digital world safely and healthily. The guidance recognises there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach, and that flexibility will help schools to meet the needs of their pupils best. 

All schools should work closely with parents when planning and delivering these subjects. Schools should ensure that parents know what will be taught and when, and clearly communicate the fact that they have the right to request that their child be withdrawn from some or all of sex education delivered as part of statutory RSE. At the Hall School, this takes place in Y6 and we provide more detailed information about this at the time. Please use the document above that provides more information about our curriculum.

All maintained schools should continue teaching reproduction as part of the Science National Curriculum, and parents do not have the right to withdraw from this.

The DfE have produced a document to help you understand more about statutory Relationships Education and Health Education.