JIGSAW
We have taught Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) in school for many years and have always followed the DfE guidelines. Relationship Education and Health Education are both statutory, this includes lessons on Puberty. These lessons are taught through our spiral, age appropriate scheme called Jigsaw. Your child receives a JIGSAW overview each half term so that you can see the lesson objectives, key vocabulary and so that you can support your child at home alongside the lessons being taught in school.
Within the policy, there is an overview table that highlights the areas of Relationship and Sex Education lessons that parents have the right to withdraw their child from (these are the sections highlighted in red only and are taught in Year 6).If parents wish to do so they are to discuss with the class teacher in the first instance and complete the withdraw form available in the appendix of the school policy so that this can be discussed with the headteacher inline with school policy. Please be aware that it is parent’s responsibility to complete and return the form within the consultation period so that the teacher is aware before the Sex Education lessons are taught.
If you do have any feedback please email comments or questions to headteacher@hendal.wakefield.sch.uk or rknowles@hendal.wakefield.sch.uk
To see the Jigsaw PSHE, Relationships and Sex Education policy please click the link below:
PSHE, Relationships and Sex Education Consultation 2025
Thank you to all parents, staff and stakeholders who contributed to our 2025 consultation period. Following the feedback from parent meetings, sharing of the policy/lessons and also staff and governor meetings we are happy to share with you our updated policy. This has also been sent to parents via ParentMail.
Please see the consultation parent letter below which contains outcomes of the consultation and further information:
Parent letter overview after consultation 2025
To see the ‘Including and Valuing ALL children- What does jigsaw teach about LGBT+ relationships?’ parent’s leaflet please click the link below:
What does Jigsaw teach about LGBT and relationships- parent-leaflet
Government Updates September 2026
New RSHE guidance for schools in England was published by the DfE in July 2025 for implementation by September 2026, our current 2025 RSHE policy will remain in place until the Spring Term in 2026 when it will be adapted to meet the new guidance.
If you would like to find out more information for parents that please use the link below:
New RSHE guidance: what parents need to know – The Education Hub
Helpful Links
Here are some links you can use if you would like further information on specific topics:
What does Jigsaw teach about LGBT and relationships- parent-leaflet