RSE Parent Consultation
RSE Parent Consultation
As a part of your child’s educational experience at Harrington Hill Primary School, we aim to promote personal wellbeing and development through a comprehensive taught programme of Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education that gives children and young people the knowledge, understanding, attitudes and practical skills to live healthy, safe, productive and fulfilled lives, both now and in the future.
In 2025, the DfE launched updated statutory RSHE (relationships, sex and health education) guidance which replaces the current, 2019 guidance. Schools have until September 2026 to adapt their curriculum to reflect these updated requirements.
This is a positive opportunity to bring our curriculum content up to date in a changing world, whilst maintaining our age-appropriate focus on the core knowledge and essential skills that children need to navigate different aspects of their lives with confidence both in and beyond primary school.
At Harrington Hill Primary we use Jigsaw, the mindful approach to PSHE, as our comprehensive scheme of work. The programme consists of six half-term units (Puzzles): Being Me in My World, Celebrating Difference, Dreams and Goals, Healthy Me, Relationships and Changing Me. Each Puzzle contains lessons that build progressively through the school, developing children’s emotional literacy, self-esteem, resilience and understanding of how to build positive, healthy relationships.
The updated guidance enhances the Jigsaw programme we already know and trust, rather than requiring radical changes. The strong foundations remain the same – we continue to focus on building the fundamental skills and knowledge children need – whilst ensuring our content reflects the world they are growing up in. As part of our review, we are also considering how we adapt the programme content to best suit the needs and context of our school community.
Your views matter
As part of our review process, we warmly invite parents/carers to attend a consultation session on 6th May 2026 at 9am where you will have the opportunity to:
- Learn about the Jigsaw PSHE programme and how it is taught across all year groups
- Understand how we adapt the content to meet the needs of our school community
- See examples of the materials and resources we use
- Understand how our curriculum meets statutory requirements for Relationships and Health Education
- Ask questions about any aspect of our PSHE provision
- Share your views and feedback to help inform our curriculum decisions
- Understand your right to request withdrawal from specific non-statutory Sex Education lessons
In addition to the PSHE Curriculum Review consultation, we would encourage you to read the following documents below:
Jigsaw Information Leaflet for Parents and Carers 2026
PSHE and RSHE Policy DRAFT March 2026
RSE consultation letter to parents Summer 2026
Parent/Carer survey RSHE parent/carer views Summer 2026 – Fill in form
Please use the following QR code for RSHE parent/carer survey
