We are all unique and we celebrated this by wearing something that makes us feel good.
RSE ConsultationÂ
As you may be aware, The Department for Education have announced changes to Relationships and Sex Education (RSE). We are therefore obliged to comply with the updated requirements which come into force in September 2026. This means, that alongside everything else, we have been in the process of reviewing our RSE curriculum and policy, so we can be sure our provision meets the Government criteria and is appropriate for our children based on:
- Age
- Physical and emotional maturity
- Religious and cultural backgrounds
- Special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
- What pupils need to know to be healthy and safe in school, in their personal relationships and in the wider world
At Biddick Hall Junior School we value the education provided by the RSE and PSHE curriculum in preparing our children for the wider world, their place in it and to be respectful, tolerant and accepting of all. We would very much welcome your support and comments, so we would like to share with you a parent and carer consultation document.
We need your feedback to help us do this. Here is how you can help:
We would be very grateful if you could take a few minutes to read the draft policy below and then share any of your views via the parents response form at the bottom of this page. Or, you can come into school and look at the policies in person.
CLICK HERE TO READ OUR DRAFT POLICY
PLEASE COMPLETE OUR PARENT CONSULTATION FORM
Please complete the form by Friday 3rd July and we will be in touch to answer any questions you have.
Thank you for your time and continued cooperation.
As part of comic relief we encouraged the children to come to school with crazy hair!
We attended a RAP event which was about reducing accidents at play. Within this afternoon there were workshops about electricity safety (Northern Power grid), water safety (RNLI), travelling safely on the metro (Nexus), Anti-social behaviour (Northumbria police) and fire safety (south Tyneside Brigade). We learned a lot and had great fun.
The children across the school enjoyed collected recyclable materials to create an outfit for their classmate to wear. Mrs Collinson judged all costumes to the best and awarded a certificate to every class and every class enjoyed an extra 15 minutes playtime. Well done to all!
For ‘Children in Need,’ pupils came to school in non-uniform and donated £1 for this worthy cause. They enjoyed completing various activities.
Great news, we’ve done it again!
Biddick Hall Juniors has topped the Autumn 2024 WOW Top Ten leaderboard for South Tyneside  Congratulations and well done to you all pupils who logged their trips to school on Travel Tracker, and everyone who travelled actively to school, during October. They have all contributed to Biddick Hall Junior School reaching the top of the local leaderboard. We also finished in 45th place on the national leaderboard for England – 30 places higher than last term! That’s out of more than 650 schools – what an amazing achievement!!
As part of this session we discussed healthy and unhealthy friendships, how friendships can change and how easy it is to became part of a group where power is not equal. We talked about how it is often difficult to pull away from a friendship or situation and say no. We discussed about how to identify if something is not right and how often we just get a feeling and that we should trust our gut instincts. We found out that it is against the law to carry a weapon of any kind (knives, pepper spray etc.) even if your intention is not to use it. Being with a group that is committing a crime makes us accountable – it is called ‘joint enterprise’ and comes with will result in you having a criminal record. The man also told us that if we have a knife we are much more likely to become hurt than if we did not as the person attacking us can use it against us or react in a more threatening manner because they assume we were planning to attack them. He told us how important it is to know who our trusted adult is and to always tell them if we feel or are involved in anything that we don’t think is right.
To celebrate Comic Relief, we came into school in non-uniform and paid £1. Some people had t-shirts, some people had red noses and others had red accessories and throughout the day the children got to design their own red nose! In assembly, the teachers all told one of their favourite jokes and we all enjoyed hearing them. Which is your favourite?
We have recently passed the following sections in our journey to be awarded the Rainbow Flag: Student Voice, Pastoral Support and Inclusive Curriculum sections
This now means that we have completed the process and can proudly say that we are a Rainbow Flag Award holder! A very big well done to Mrs Rennie, the children and staff and you – our Biddick Hall Junior School community.
Many congratulations, we have been thrilled to have been on this journey with you.
