Talk Relationships supports all UK secondary schools to confidently deliver inclusive sex and relationships education.
NSPCC want all young people across the UK to understand healthy behaviours in relationships and recognise their right to be safe, heard and respected. And they want them to know how to get help from a trusted adult if they need it.
A series of lesson plans have been created by sex and relationships education experts from the PSHE Association and the NSPCC.
Ages 11-12
The three Talk Relationships lessons for 11 and 12-year-olds cover how to deal with changes to friendships, what healthy relationships look like and how to respond to hurtful behaviour.
| Topic | Description |
Lesson Plan PDFs |
| Changing Friendships | Looks at the nature of friendships and how they change as young people go through transitions. It enables young people to see the benefits and opportunities of forming new friendships, and to manage these changes in a safe and healthy way. | |
| Healthy Online Friendships | Covers the differences between online and offline friendships, and ways to manage healthy friendships online. Explores some of the potential risks and benefits of communicating with others online, including as part of online forums and groups. | |
| Hurtful Behaviour | Explores the right everyone has to be treated with respect, the nature of gender-based hurtful behaviour and what is acceptable and unacceptable. Considers how young people can respond and challenge hurtful behaviours and where to get support if needed. |
Accompanying Teaching Guidances Notes
