PSHE – Year 5

Autumn 1- Physical health and wellbeing: In the media

• that messages given on food adverts can be misleading
• about role models
• about how the media can manipulate images and that these images may not reflect reality

Autumn 2- Identity, society and equality: Stereotypes, discrimination and prejudice (including tackling homophobia)

• about stereotyping, including gender stereotyping
• workshop from Diversity Role Models or Equaliteach
• about prejudice and discrimination and how this can make people feel

Spring 1- Keeping safe and managing risk: When things go wrong

• about keeping safe online 
• that violence within relationships is not acceptable
• about problems that can occur when someone goes missing from home

Spring 2- Mental health and emotional wellbeing: Dealing with feelings

• about a wide range of emotions and feelings and how these are experienced in the body
• about times of change and how this can make people feel
• about the feelings associated with loss, grief and bereavement

Summer 1- Drug, alcohol and tobacco education: Different influences

• about the risks associated with smoking drugs, including cigarettes, e-cigarettes, shisha and cannabis 
• about different influences on drug use – alcohol, tobacco and nicotine products
• strategies to resist pressure from others about whether to use drugs – smoking drugs and alcohol  

Summer 2- Careers, financial capability and economic wellbeing: Borrowing and earning money

• that money can be borrowed but there are risks associated with this
• about enterprise
• what influences people’s decisions about careers