PSHE and RSE

RSHE within PSHE

Although some parts of PSHE are non-statutory, all schools should teach it. The subject supports pupils' personal development and wellbeing, which is recognised as a distinct criterion within the 2025 Ofsted inspection framework. School leaders can use the State Funded Inspection toolkit to self-evaluate their personal development and wellbeing provision to drive continuous development.

The Department for Education published revised statutory guidance on Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education in July 2025, to be implemented from September 2026. Wandsworth Council, in partnership with Richmond and Kingston Councils have created a toolkit, ‘RSHE Guidelines 2026 Updated and Unpacked’ to guide schools in their implementation of the revised statutory guidance. The toolkit strengthens collective duty to safeguard and empower pupils. High quality, developmentally appropriate RSHE is a core component of an effective, modern curriculum that supports pupils to navigate real life challenges safely and responsibly.

The PSHE Association

The PSHE Association is the national body for PSHE education. It offers its members a wide range of CPD training and resources, including SEND-specific resources, lesson plans and assessment tools to help schools to develop their high-quality PSHE education.

Resources are also available for the following topics:

RSE
Physical health
Mental health
Drug, alcohol and tobacco
Growing and changing
Personal safety
Bullying and discrimination
Media and digital literacy
Money and work
Community and responsibility
Engaging parents and Governors about RSE for primary and secondary schools

For more information email info@pshe-association.org.uk.

Resources

An overview of available resources.

PSHE Association

The Department for Education and Wandsworth Council recommend that schools use PSHE Association resources. These include curriculum models for PSHE education in primary and secondary schools, as well as lesson plans and templates to help develop or support your school’s RSHE or PSHE policy.

Coram Life Education - SCARF

SCARF provides primary and secondary schools with fully resourced, progressive PSHE scheme. It covers relationships, health, wellbeing and drugs education. Schools can sign up for a free six week trial of SCARF resources or workshops, including an online tour so that they can see how SCARF can meet the RSHE and PSHE requirements for their school.

Jigsaw

Jigsaw offers a comprehensive set of resources to help teach PSHE and health and wellbeing to pupils aged 3 to 16 years old.

Life to the Full (Ten:Ten)

This is a fully resourced scheme of work in Relationships and Health Education (RHE) for Catholic primary and secondary schools.

Christopher Winter Project

The Christopher Winter Project (CWP) offers a whole-school scheme of work covering RSE and Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco Education for primary schools

1decision

1decision provided carefully sequenced programme that builds pupils’ knowledge and skills in RSHE, PSHE, British Values and protected characteristics and citizenship.

Better Health - Every Mind Matters

The Every Mind Matters resource page was developed by Public Health England. It contains PSHE, relationships and health education (RHE) and RSE resources, including lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations and videos directed at KS2, KS3 and KS4 students.

Topics covered by the resources include:

Relationships
Positive friendships
Bullying
Cyberbullying
Self-care, physical and mental wellbeing
Worry
Social media
Sleep
Alcohol
Exam stress
Body image in a digital world

Getting it on

Getting it on offers information and services for 13 to 19 year olds on sexual and mental health issues, drug and alcohol and relationship problems. It is a safe informative website where secondary school teachers can signpost students covering six south west London boroughs.

Teachers can introduce this website to students using the GIO Lesson Plan and also share the information with parents through school news letters or individual contacts with parents.

NSPCC PANTS

NSPCC PANTS has provided resources for teachers to help children to keep safe from sexual abuse.

Schools can also share resources for parents by signposting them to Talk PANTS. Wandsworth Public Health provides early years settings and schools in the borough with access to a life-sized Pantosaurus costume to support safeguarding initiatives. To enquire, email publichealth@wandsworth.gov.uk.

Loudmouth education and training

Commissioned by Wandsworth Public health, Loudmouth offers subsidised programmes that enrich schools RSHE curriculum and safeguarding. The following subsidised programmes are aimed at secondary and special schools, contact emma@loudmouth.co.uk or call 0121 446 4880.

Working For Marcus, a programme on child exploitation, county lines and knife crime, is recommended for Year 8 upwards
Calling It Out on sexual harassment and abuse, recommended for Year 9 upwards

Primary and special schools’ programmes include:

Helping Hands, a programme uses age-appropriate drama and a trauma-informed approach to help children feel safe and confident. It builds on what schools already teach, bringing lessons to life through real-world issues like domestic abuse, sexual abuse, knife crime and child exploitation
Screen time for 10-13 year old programme addresses Mis and Disinformation which is a part of the new RSHE curriculum. It comes with a whole-school approach option, ensuring consistent and age-appropriate learning across Key Stage 1 and 2

Brook

Brook provides free RSE resources for schools and professionals.

Sex Education Forum

The Sex Education Forum offers RSE teaching resources and guidelines including the Whole School RSE audit tool.

Diversity Role Models

Diversity Role Models is a charity working with schools to end LGBTQ+ bullying by harnessing the power of storytelling to build empathy and celebrate difference. They offer student workshops for primary and secondary schools, staff training and parent and care workshops.

Stonewall

Stonewall is an organisation that is passionate about the rights of the LGBTQ+ community. They provide resources, primary and secondary school toolkits and guidance for schools to create a supportive, inclusive environment for all.

Children's Commissioner

‘A lot of it is actually just abuse’ – Young people and pornography is a report by the Children's Commissioner. It highlights the harm pornography can have on children and young people's future relationships.

Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)

The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), jointly with Tender, developed The Ending Gender-Based Violence toolkit for teachers to tackle the attitudes which perpetuate gender-based violence and to support safeguarding and the PSHE curriculum.

Real Direction

The Real Direction platform is a subscription-based educational safeguarding resource. It offers engaging video content featuring real lived experiences, which can be used during PSHE lessons. The platform also provides ready-made discussion questions and activities that are designed to encourage meaningful and impactful conversations, all within a safe learning environment.

Period Positive

Period Positive campaign which offers a framework and Menstruation Education Programme of Study is an evidence-based, pupil- teacher- and healthcare professional-led recommended progression of comprehensive skills, knowledge and understanding about menstrual literacy across the menarche-menopause span, aimed at Key Stages 1-4+

RSE guides for parents

The government have produced some useful guides for parents. of primary and secondary age pupils that schools can use to communicate with them about teaching relationships and health education.

Exploitation support pack for parents and carers

We have developed a support pack for local parents and carers who are concerned that their child is, or could be, experiencing exploitation.

View the parents and carers support pack.

The pack is primarily for parents whose children have experienced exploitation either by their peers or adults. It is designed to help parents and carers reduce the risk of further exploitation, help understand what is happening if it does and provides tips, helpful information, and guidance to protect and support their child going forwards.

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Updated: 12/06/2026