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Life to The Full

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Life to the Full is intended to be a partnership between home, school and church. We know that Catholic schools already do fantastic partnership work with parents and their local parish, see below how this programme is intended to fit in with and support those partnerships.

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Parent Communication Policy

Life to the Full is intended to be a partnership between home, school and church. We know that Catholic schools already do fantastic partnership work with parents and their local Church, so this programme is intended to fit in with and support those partnerships.

Knowing that the English and Welsh government have statutory requirements for Relationships, Sex and Health Education (schools in England) and Relationships and Sexuality Education (schools in Wales), but that faith schools are able to teach RSHE/RSE in line with their faith’s beliefs can sometimes feel a bit confusing and overwhelming, especially when schools want to communicate clearly with parents.

What is covered by statutory RSHE/RSE and what does this mean in terms of what schools can and should teach, and what right do parents have to withdraw their children from lessons?

Schools in Wales

In primary and secondary schools in Wales, Relationships and Sexuality Education is statutory and therefore, parents do not have a legal right to withdraw their children from statutory sexuality education. It is, of course, good practice for all schools in Wales to share with parents about the resources you intend to use for Relationships and Sexuality Education to build confidence and trust through transparency.

What does the Catholic Church say about engaging parents?

The Catechism of the Catholic Church perfectly sums up the core principle that the Church gives us with regard to engaging parents when teaching their children about RSHE:

Parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children.

CCC 2223

The Catholic Church further expands on this by saying that God has given each family its own specific and unique mission, and that the role of the school is to complement the educational responsibilities that have been bestowed upon parents.

According to the Congregation for Catholic Education in Rome:

‘Catholic tradition teaches that God has bestowed on the family its own specific and unique educational mission… The educational task of the family and that of the school complement one another in many concrete areas.’

So, parents are the first educators of their children. It is their right and responsibility to inform and educate their children in matters relating to human growth and development, particularly sexual development. Therefore, schools should always seek to work in partnership with parents and carers. The teaching offered by schools should complement and not replace their primary role. In doing so, we are fulfilling the mission of the Church and enacting the Home-Parish-School triangle: supporting the Church in its duty to educate on these matters, and assisting parents in their duties.

How does Ten Ten Resources enable schools to support parents?

As part of Life to the Full, we have created an Online Parent Portal. This section of our website is available to all parents whose child’s school uses Life to the Full. The Online Parent Portal provides a summary of each lesson, links to specific content and suggestions for further engagement at home. Every school is given a unique username and password which they can distribute to parents to provide all-year-round access to the portal.

Since September 2021, Ten Ten has been running online training courses for teachers, governors and parents. These training courses provide opportunities for further engagement and understanding on matters related to Relationships, Sex and Health Education.

View our CPD courses

Occasionally, we receive requests from parents (via their schools) for full access to the programme as part of the consultation process. Since April 2022, we have been able to provide online access to the full programme of resources, for a limited period, so parents can actively engage in the consultation process. All requests for full access must be made via the school, not directly with Ten Ten Resources. If there is a parent/carer in your school requesting access, then please complete the online form found on the Parent Access section of this website.

Living Life to the Full

Speak Out Stay Safe

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Dear Parent/Carer,

The NSPCC’s Speak out. Stay safe. programme  make sures our pupils have the knowledge and understanding they need to stay safe from abuse. I’m pleased to tell you that we will be working with the NSPCC. This is a nationwide programme for every primary-school-aged child in the UK and Channel Islands. With the help of their friendly mascot Buddy, they’ll be presenting an assembly to the children in our school as well as a workshop.“NSPCC has helped me to build the confidence to tell people about my worries and problems.” Child’s feedback.

What is the Speak out. Stay safe. programme? Through child-friendly, interactive assemblies and workshops their specially trained staff  will give our children information about how to keep themselves safe from harm and how to get help if they have any worries, sensitively discussing issues, without using scary words or adult language. We have studied the content of the materials and heard from other schools who have participated and are extremely confident that they are appropriate for foundationl-aged children. By the end of their visit, children will feel empowered – knowing how they can speak out and stay safe.“My daughter thought the volunteers were fantastic, really real people, very warm and friendly.” Sally, Prestatyn If you would like any more information about the Speak out. Stay safe. You can come in to speak to me or visit the NSPCC website nspcc.org.uk/speakout

Talking PANTS with your children The NSPCC’s work in schools will help encourage conversations about staying safe – and they have a number of child-friendly materials to help you carry on the conversation afterwards. The guide uses the rules of PANTS to teach children that their body belongs to them and them alone. You can find out more and download the free resources at nspcc.org.uk/pants. If you’d like to know more about the NSPCC’s work, or take a look at the wide range of information and advice which is available for parents and carers, please visit their website nspcc.org.uk/parents

Yours sincerely,

Ms. Beaumont

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First Century Biblical Meal

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In class we have been discussing what it must have been like when Jesus lived on earth. What did the homes look like? What clothing did the people wear? What kinds of food did they eat?
After researching these questions we re-created our own first century biblical meal. Jesus told many parables during meal times, this was a wonderful opportunity to re-visit the parable of the Lost Sheep.

Ground Force Day – Our School Learning Environment

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Going Green! Ground Force Day!

Our Missio group have carried out a school walk to think about how we can improve our learning environment.

On Tuesday 18th June we would like to invite all children to wear old clothes, bring gardening gloves and a scented plant such as lavender or rosemary.

After a garden tidy up, flowerbed weed, we will be planting the plants around the school. We will be caring for our school environment. If you have any spare plant pots or plants that would enhance our learning areas, please contact Ms Beaumont. If you have a few spare hours on Tuesday and could help out, please contact Ms Beaumont. Your help would be greatly appreciated.

New guidance from Curriculum for Wales on Effective environment highlight exploration of the environment is a key driver for development of a sense of belonging and an appreciation of the world around them.

Important Information for Tuesday 18th June.

Children should

  • Wear old clothes
  • Bring a scented plant eg. lavender? Please make sure that plants do not have thorns and are safe for children to be around.
  • Bring gardening gloves and a trowel
  • Do you have plant pots etc that we might reuse?

Could you spare an hour to help? If so contact Ms Beaumont

Many thanks, Ms Beaumont