PSHE and SMSC

  • Demonstrating the impact of personal development
    How do you measure the intangible? Dave Boden provides suggestions for finding and sharing the impact of your school's SMSC, character and wellbeing initiatives
  • Relationships and social media: a glossary of slang
    When communicating via social media, how do your pupils describe their relationships? Download this list of words you might encounter in an RSE lesson
  • RSE in a faith school: a case study
    Faith schools can provide appropriate relationships and sex education without compromising their core values. Suzanne O'Connell finds out what one academy offers and why
  • Challenging gender stereotypes: an example lesson plan
    At Key Stage 2, pupils should be able to recognize and challenge gender stereotypes. Gemma Curtis provides an example lesson plan for embedding inclusive values
  • Teaching the value of healthy lifestyles
    Teachers are uniquely placed to help young people make informed lifestyle choices. Joanna Feast offers some tips for embedding healthier mindsets
  • Helping children to overcome trauma
    How do you help children who have lived through severe trauma? Masa Al-kurdi offers her insight on teaching trauma recovery techniques to children through her experiences with Syrian refugees
  • How to respond to awkward and embarrassing questions
    RSE is an important topic for young people to study, but one which can often be loaded with awkwardness and embarrassment for pupils and teachers alike. Vicky Fenlon suggests some responses and rules to follow
  • Sexting: get your facts straight
    Sharing images online is a natural part of most children and young people’s lives, but sexting has legal consequences. Understand how the law applies, and how you can get the message across
  • Pornography lesson toolkit
    For young people, online pornography is easily accessible and often hard to avoid. This lesson plan toolkit is useful for encouraging pupils at Key Stages 3 and 4 to think critically about porn and its impact; how does it differ from real-life intimacy?
  • Understanding consent: a toolkit
    Are your pupils clear on the law around sexual activity and consent? Rebecca Jennings provides a toolkit including a quiz and scenarios for discussion

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