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Engaging parents and governors

Practical advice for engaging with parents and governors on PSHE, including statutory requirements.

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PSHE education should be a partnership between parents and schools.

It’s also key to have governors on board with what you’re doing. Our handy guides will help you to communicate with parents and governors about the subject’s content, and value.

Engage with parents about Relationships Education/RSE

Use our guides to communicate with parents about statutory Relationships Education (KS1-2) and Relationships and Sex Education (KS3-4). We include practical advice — including a template letter and parent workshop plan — on how to explain the statutory requirements and right of withdrawal from sex education.

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Engaging with parents about Relationships Education (primary)

Engaging with parents about Relationships and Sex Education (secondary)

Engage with governing boards to support and influence PSHE education

This guidance – written in partnership with the National Governance Association – highlights the crucial link between PSHE education and safeguarding, health and wellbeing in schools. We also give best practice advice for meeting statutory RSHE requirements and outline the importance of a supportive governing board. 

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Guidance for governing boards

 

Looking for help explaining PSHE to parents and governors?
Get clarity on what the PSHE education curriculum covers and why it works, and help explain the rationale behind the subject to parents, colleagues and others.
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Looking for more information on statutory RSE?
Check out our advice and guidance on how to engage pupils and staff in the curriculum and implement statutory changes effectively.
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Training and events

  • KS3-4

    Online CPD: Engaging with parents: working together for effective PSHE education (secondary)

    27 Nov
    £195 per person
    Do you want help engaging and communicating with parents about your PSHE education curriculum? Do you need practical support on responding to parent concerns about PSHE/RSHE? Then our new online course is exactly what you need.
  • KS1-2

    Online CPD: Engaging with parents: working together for effective PSHE education (primary)

    19 Nov
    £195 per person
    Do you want help engaging and communicating with parents about your PSHE education curriculum? Do you need practical support on responding to parent concerns about PSHE/RSHE? Are you looking for confidence in managing parental requests to withdraw pupils from elements of the curriculum? Then our new online course is exactly what you need. You will also explore schools' statutory duties to consult with parents, understand best practice when it comes to sharing resources, and gain tools and strategies that work for you and your parent community. The best PSHE education is a partnership between parents and schools. This lively, interactive CPD will ensure this partnership is as effective as it can be.
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