Making sense of relationships (NSPCC/PSHE Association)

The NSPCC and the PSHE Association have worked together to produce teacher resources for key stages 2-4 on personal safety and healthy relationships.

There is a teachers' guide to help create a safe learning environment for the lessons, what to do if they receive a disclosure and where to signpost young people for help. The guide also includes a template letter to parents to inform them about the content and purpose of the lessons.

The topics include:

• transition to secondary school
• online safety and online friendships
• consent
• sexualised behaviour
• unhealthy relationships and
• sharing sexual images

At this time of year, there are three particularly useful lessons for Year 6 pupils as they move on to secondary schools. Their friendships and relationships change, bringing about many new and sometimes difficult challenges.

Find the resources here: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/safeguarding/schools-protecting-children-abuse-neglect/making-sense-of-relationships/download-pshe-resources

Source: Andrew Hall
Specialist Safeguarding Consultant