Policies

Branksome Heath Procedures

SRE Policy

Sex and Relationship Education is essential if young people are to make responsible and well-informed decisions about their lives. The aim of Branksome Heath's SRE programme is to support young people through their physical, emotional and moral development whilst helping them to respect themselves and others in order to move with confidence from childhood through adolescence into adulthood.

Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education (PSHCE)

PSHCE is a subject area in which children can learn to develop good relationships and respect the differences between people; prepare to play an active role as citizens and develop healthy, safer lifestyles. It helps to promote confidence and a sense of responsibility in our pupils and encourage them to make the most of their abilities.

The importance of this subject is to emphasise and develop knowledge, skills and understanding of personal, social, health and citizenship education.

Collective worship Policy

The aim of the collective worship policy is to provide the opportunity for pupils to:

Worship God
Reflect on values that are of a broadly Christian nature and on their own beliefs
Develop a community spirit, a common ethos and shared values
Consider spiritual and moral issues
Respond to the worship offered.

Sun Awareness Policy

In acknowledgement of the increasing danger of skin cancer which children face, and in acknowledgement of the role which this school can play in protecting children from the danger, the following policy has been adopted: