Sexuality Education in Health

By TBHS | Posted: Thursday September 6, 2018

Sexuality education is a key area of learning in The Health and Physical Education Curriculum.

This means that it must be included in teaching programmes at both primary and secondary school levels, using the strands and achievement objectives outlined in the curriculum document.

Sexuality education in schools provides students with opportunities to develop:

· knowledge, understanding and skills relating to sexual development – physical, emotional, and social

· knowledge, understanding and skills to enhance their sexual and reproductive health, eg knowledge about the process of conception and the skills to make decisions that maintain and enhance their sexual health

· personal and interpersonal skills and related attitudes, including:

• the skills needed to examine people’s attitudes, values and beliefs and their rights and responsibilities
• attitudes of respect for themselves and other people
• attitudes of care and concern for themselves and other people
• effective communication skills, problem-solving and decision making skills
• understanding and skills to enhance relationships, e.g. in relation to friendship, love, families and parenting.

The Sexuality component of the Health curriculum is compulsory in Years 9 & 10. If you do not wish your son to be part of the programme when it is being covered then you must write a letter to the Rector explaining the circumstances.

Years 9 and 10 will commence the programme in late Term 3 and will continue into Term 4.