AROE Curriculum

Our school’s AROE ethos underpins the work we do and the type of person we want our students to become. We have developed the AROE curriculum to cover 3 main areas:

Statutory Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSE & HE)
A careers program
Financial education

At KS4 we also include:

Religious Education (as part of the British Values)
Aspects of Citizenship (at both Key Stage 3 and 4)

Our AROE curriculum gives young people the knowledge, understanding, attitudes and practical skills to live safe, healthy, productive lives and meet their full potential. We aim to make our students more resilient and give them the correct skills to cope with setbacks in life.

By teaching our careers modules when we do, the aim is to encourage more aspirational choices that students are supported with in order to take their next steps.

Relationships, Sex and Health education is a statutory requirement for schools to teach and we agree that students needed to be supported and encouraged to make responsible choices and be in control of their actions.

The AROE curriculum is an excellent opportunity to provide the transferable skills that all students will need later in life, it is the opportunity to support the student's growth and steps into the wider world.

Pupils who are emotionally healthy do better at school. AROE education helps children and young people to achieve their potential by supporting their wellbeing and tackling issues that can affect their ability to learn, such as anxiety and unhealthy relationships.

Our AROE curriculum is just one way in which we support the development and growth of our pupils Cultural Capital.

KS3 Topics

Living in the wider world:

Developing skills and aspirations
Community and careers
Financial decision making
Digital literacy

Relationships:

Diversity
Discrimination
Building relationships
Identity and relationships

Health and wellbeing:

Transition and safety
Health and puberty
Drugs and alcohol
Emotional wellbeing

KS4 Topics

Living in the wider world:

Peer influence, substance use and gangs
Mental health
Building for the future
Healthy lifestyle
Exploring influence
Independence

Relationships:

Respectful relationships
Healthy relationships
Communication in relationships
Intimate relationships
Peer influence, substance use and gangs
Families

Health and wellbeing:

Setting goals
Financial decision making
Next steps
Employability skills
Work experience

*At both key stages the topics covered are mapped against the statutory RSE & HE requirements; please click here to view these.

Across both key stages, and as part of the British Values, we also develop knowledge around some aspects of Religions and Citizenship:

In KS4 pupils gain knowledge of religions and alternatives –such as humanism
Explore freedoms to choose beliefs and how it is protected by law
Acceptance and tolerance of other cultures and faiths
Understanding how to identify and combat discrimination and prejudice
Celebrate diversity and individual liberty.
UK political system and democracy
The UK political system and its relationship with Europe and other parts of the world
Human Rights

For our Relationships, Sex and Health Education Policy, please visit our Policies page under the Key Information tab

Please click here for the RSE Parental Right to Withdraw form

Please click here for the RE Parental Right to Withdraw form

Please click here for the RSE and HE Policy Review Parent Presentation 2025