My Body, My Rights

Why – Purpose and Rationale
My Body, My Rights teaches students about themselves, their safety, and their right to dignity and respect. This Area of Learning is key to Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE), safeguarding and SEMH development.

What – Core Content

• Emotional literacy and regulation

• Personal safety and consent

• Hygiene and puberty

• Public/private behaviours

• Relationships and trust

• Self-advocacy and rights

How – Teaching and Learning Approaches

• Engagement: trusted relationships, emotional co-regulation

• Environments: calm, consistent spaces

• Experiences: role play, emotional check-ins, real-life scenarios
  Examples:

• P1: responding to sensory stories about care, naming feelings

• P2: emotional recognition, safe adults, boundaries

• P3: online safety, body changes, appropriate relationships
  Zones of Regulation is used across the school.

How Well – Assessment and Progress

• Fox Hollies My Body, My Rights Progression Framework

• EHCP outcomes (SEMH, self-care, communication)

• Evidence for Learning – observations, reflections
  Supports statutory RSHE, UNICEF Rights Respecting, wellbeing, and protective behaviours.