Health Focus for Term 3

Puberty and Sexuality

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Throughout the course of Term 3, your son will be covering the curriculum areas of relationships, pubertal change, and sexuality education [RSE]. The Kaupapa of this health stage is to inform and educate ākonga on healthy decisions and healthy behaviours associated within the subjects. The learning concepts and lessons have been developed in accordance with the Ministry of Education Te Tāhuhu O Te Mātauranga and the Tūturu NZ Health Association. This has included teacher training and development around the topics and intended learning outcomes, advice on cultural compliance and resource support.

This health focus is part of the school's Junior Kinesiology programme which covers a number of specific health directed topics and comes under school’s requirement to deliver through Education and Training Act (2020) and links to the RSE guidelines. It also reflects strongly to our school’s charter and teaching and learning values that encompass and educated heart and educated mind. This has been done with a strong consultation process involving the Board of Trustees (BOT), Senior Leadership Team (SLT), Leaders of Learning, teachers, parents, caregivers, whanau and wider community agencies. This will be delivered in a safe and comfortable environment with dignity, cultural awareness, empowerment, and inclusivity upheld. Our staff who will be teaching this have also attended the Catholic Education Office’s sexuality workshop.

If you have any questions about the programme of work, please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss further.

Warm Regards,

Chris Leader (Leader of Junior Health & Kinesiology)

cleader@stc.school.nz