As a Catholic school, we are very proud of our Catholic tradition.

Our purpose is to share the Church’s teaching on matters relating to building loving relationships and to educate the whole child (spiritual, intellectual, moral, social, cultural, emotional) and we believe that RSE is an integral part of this education. As a consequence of the Christian belief that we are made in the image and likeness of God, gender and sexuality are seen as God’s gift, reflect God’s beauty, and share in the divine creativity. RSE therefore, will be placed firmly within the context of relationships as it is there that we learn to love, and sexuality grows and develops. We very much want to develop a partnership between home, school, and Parish as it is through working together in an atmosphere of mutual respect and support that we can provide what is best for our children, in order that they may be happy, enriched and fulfil their potential in all of their relationships.

High quality RSE is fundamental in creating a safe school environment where learners grow and develop positive, healthy relationships for life, fostering positive attitudes towards gender diversity, equality and respectful relationships. This policy supports our approach to preventing violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence (VAWDASV). We acknowledge the increasing prevalence of peer-on-peer sexual harassment and adopt a whole-school preventative and proactive approach to addressing it. At our school, we believe all learners have the right to receive high-quality, holistic, and inclusive education about relationships and sexuality.

At our school, we are inspired by Jesus to be the very best we can be. We look after one another and show respect and love through our relationships with one another. Jesus is invited into our lives. In the Beatitudes, Jesus invites us to lead a full life with him by explaining what makes people blessed or happy. This is about understanding how loving our neighbour enables us to be fulfilled too. Therefore, having a good relationship with ourselves and the other people in our lives makes us grow and flourish and we respect that everyone is a unique and beautiful part of God’s creation. We are all children of God, called to grow in love for him through the person of Jesus Christ and to spread the Good News through the action of the Holy Spirit.