Additional vulnerabilities that may from a physical disability should be considered with regard to individual teaching and care plans for each child. As with all arrangements for intimate care needs, agreements between the child, their parents and the organisation must be negotiated, agreed and recorded. 26. Curriculum Many areas of the curriculum can include or raise This that staff should: subject matter which is sexually explicit, or of an otherwise sensitive nature. Care should be taken have clear written lesson plans. to ensure that resource materials cannot be misinterpreted and clearly relate to the learning This means that staff should not: outcomes identified by the lesson plan. This plan should highlight particular areas of risk and enter into or encourage inappropriate or sensitivity. offensive discussion about sexual activity. The curriculum can sometimes include or lead to unplanned discussion about subject matter of a sexually explicit or otherwise sensitive nature. Responding to pupils' questions can require careful judgement and staff may wish to take guidance in these circumstances from a senior member of staff. Care should also be taken to abide by the governing body's required policy on sex and relationships education and the wishes of parents. Parents have the right to withdraw their children from all or part of any sex education provided (but not from the biological aspects of human growth and reproduction necessary under the science curriculum). 27. Photography, Videos and other Creative Arts Many school activities involve recording images. This means that staff should: These may be undertaken as part of the curriculum, out of school activities, for publicity, be clear about the purpose of the activity and or to celebrate achievement. about what will happen to the photographs when the lesson/activity is concluded Staff need to be aware of the potential for these ensure that a senior member of is aware aspects of teaching to be misused for that the photography/image equipment is pornographic or 'grooming' purposes. Careful being used and for what purpose. consideration should be given as to how these ensure that all images are available for activities are organised and undertaken. scrutiny in order to screen for acceptability be able to justify images of children in their
Additional vulnerabilities that may from a physical disability should be considered with regard to individual teaching and care plans for each child. As with all arrangements for intimate care needs, agreements between the child, their parents and the organisation must be negotiated, agreed and recorded. 26. Curriculum Many areas of the curriculum can include or raise subject matter which is sexually explicit, or of an otherwise sensitive nature. Care should be taken to ensure that resource materials cannot be misinterpreted and clearly relate to the learning outcomes identified by the lesson plan. This plan should highlight particular areas of risk and sensitivity. The curriculum can sometimes include or lead to unplanned discussion about subject matter of a sexually explicit or otherwise sensitive nature. Responding to pupils' questions can require careful judgement and staff may wish to take guidance in these circumstances from a senior member of staff. Care should also be taken to abide by the governing body's required policy on sex and relationships education and the wishes of parents. Parents have the right to withdraw their children from all or part of any sex education provided (but not from the biological aspects of human growth and reproduction necessary under the science curriculum). This that staff should: have clear written lesson plans. This means that staff should not: enter into or encourage inappropriate or offensive discussion about sexual activity. 27. Photography, Videos and other Creative Arts Many school activities involve recording images. These may be undertaken as part of the curriculum, out of school activities, for publicity, or to celebrate achievement. Staff need to be aware of the potential for these aspects of teaching to be misused for pornographic or 'grooming' purposes. Careful consideration should be given as to how these activities are organised and undertaken. This means that staff should: be clear about the purpose of the activity and about what will happen to the photographs when the lesson/activity is concluded ensure that a senior member of is aware that the photography/image equipment is being used and for what purpose. ensure that all images are available for scrutiny in order to screen for acceptability be able to justify images of children in their
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