This series of lesson plans aim to provide a specific but flexible pathway to enable children to consider ways to develop resilience, reducing risk-taking and considering safer options.

The current Ofsted framework (as from September 2015) expects the curriculum to contribute to pupils’ Personal Development, Behaviour & Welfare.

The Outstanding grade descriptors include:

• Pupils can explain accurately and confidently how to keep themselves healthy.
• They make informed choices about healthy eating, fitness and their emotional and mental well-being.

The following series of lessons can contribute strongly to this.

KS2 Lesson Plans

This resource pack includes:

• Introductory Lesson – Establishing ground rules; starting to consider ways to develop resilience and reduce risk-taking
• Lesson 1 – Helping children identify and discuss their emotions
• Lesson 2 – Understanding peer pressure; discussing strategies for addressing such situations
• Lesson 3 – Understanding ‘social norms’; learning how to give and receive constructive feedback, using the protocol of ‘two stars and a wish’
• Lesson 4 – Discussing ‘what makes for a good group presentation’; demonstrating a situation which might involve ‘risk’; giving and receiving constructive feedback
• Lesson 5 – Exploring media portrayals of alcohol as well as parental attitudes to resisting peer pressure
• Lesson 6 – Understanding the importance of assertiveness; presenting learning to parents / carers

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KS3 Lesson Plans

This resource pack includes:

• Lesson 1 – Helping children understand tobacco marketing over time
• Lesson 2 – Understanding the media’s influence on our perceptions of alcohol use
• Lesson 3 – Understanding New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) and practical strategies for building resilience and resisting pressure
• Lesson 4 – Developing skills to asses risky situations and manage potential risks
• Lesson 5 – Exploring ethical decisions on health made by individuals and governments; demonstrating effective communication and team working skills