Dear Parent/Guardian,

As part of our Wellbeing curriculum, Year 10 will be looking at the topic of STIs and Contraception. These lessons will
be taught by your child’s Welsh Baccalaureate teacher. Miss C Merriott, Miss Z Goharmejad, Miss O Ennis, Mr S Clarke
and Mr J Sage teach Year 10 Welsh Baccalaureate. These lessons are taught by a specialist team from the Health and
Wellbeing area and we would address these topics in a careful age appropriate manner.
Relationship and Sexuality Education (RSE) is a statutory requirement in the new Curriculum for Wales framework and is
mandatory for all learners from ages 3 to 16.
The RSE Code is issued in legislation under Section 8 of the Curriculum and Assessments (Wales) Act 2021, and clearly
states the legal mandatory requirements for RSE which schools and education provisions have to deliver. Key points are:
● RSE is mandatory for all learners from ages 3 to 16 in Wales.
● Parents/carers will no longer be able to withdraw their child/young person from RSE in line with the roll out of the
new curriculum.
● The RSE Curriculum must be developmentally appropriate for learners.
Year 10 will be taught about STIs and Contraception on the following dates:
10cd side – Tuesday 7th July
10ab side – Friday 10th July
If you wish to see the resources before the lesson, please contact Mr Taylor (Deputy Head), Miss Merriott (Area Leader
Health and Wellbeing) or Mr Sage (Raising Standards Leader Health and Wellbeing).

Yours sincerely,

Mr J Taylor
Deputy Head
Miss C Merriott
AL Health and Wellbeing
Mr J Sage
RSL Health and Wellbeing