Health and wellbeing · KS3 & KS4
RSHE (PSHE)
This curriculum, aligned to the September 2026 statutory guidance, aims to equip pupils with the knowledge and skills to make informed decisions about their wellbeing, health and relationships. It lets pupils build knowledge over time and gives them chances to learn, question and evaluate a broad range of experiences.
2026/27 at a glance
Each year is split into Autumn, Spring and Summer. Scroll sideways on small screens, or use the year-by-year detail below.
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Year by year
Year 7 Key Stage 3
Autumn
- Communities: how can we better understand and respect people with disabilities? Understanding and respecting people with disabilities.
- Healthy relationships: how can I build good relationships? What healthy friendships look like and how to make new friends.
- Power in relationships: how can we create positive relationships? Positive relationships and their benefits.
Spring
- Media influence: how can I evaluate the truth online? Critically evaluating online content.
- Our online lives: how do I report and find support for things I see online? Recognising harmful content, reporting concerns and finding support.
- Physical health: why have a healthy diet? Why a healthy, balanced diet matters.
Summer
- Mental health: how can I talk about my feelings? Emotional literacy and talking about feelings.
- Risky substances: what do I need to know about tobacco and vaping? The health risks of smoking, vaping and nicotine.
- Our changing bodies: what do I need to know about menstruation? Essential information about menstrual health.
Year 8 Key Stage 3
Autumn
- Communities: how do we respect people of different faiths? The role of faith in communities and culture in modern Britain.
- Healthy relationships: why should we prevent bullying? Types of bullying and their impact.
- Power in relationships: what do we need to know about the law? The law on harmful sexual behaviour, harassment and image-based abuse.
Spring
- Our online lives: how can I stay safe? Online bullying, its impact, and how to respond.
- Physical health: why stay active? Why physical activity matters for health and wellbeing.
- Mental health: how can I support my mental health? Strategies for supporting mental health.
Summer
- Risky substances: what do I need to know about alcohol? Alcohol laws, health effects and staying safe.
- Our changing bodies: how will my body change through puberty? Physical and emotional changes in puberty.
- Staying safe and healthy: forced marriage, FGM, hymenoplasty and virginity testing Violence against women and girls, in line with the 2026 guidance.
Year 9 Key Stage 3
Autumn
- Communities: how can we understand and respect different types of relationships? The Equality Act 2010, LGBT experiences in modern Britain and marriage equality.
- Healthy relationships: how do relationships change? Committed relationships, including marriage and civil partnership.
- Power in relationships: how can we keep safe? Power, consent and safety in relationships.
Spring
- Healthy intimate relationships: how can sex be safe? Consent, contraception and sexual health.
- Media influence: how can I look after myself? Protecting personal information, online harms, addiction, gambling and harassment.
- Risky substances: what do I need to know about illegal and prescription drugs? The law and effects of drugs, links to mental health, and staying safe.
Summer
- Staying safe and healthy: what do I need to know about basic first aid? Essential first aid for injuries and emergencies.
- Our changing bodies: when might I need to seek support? Normal changes in puberty and when to ask for help.
- Staying safe: what do I need to know about knife crime? Knife crime and the law on weapons.
Year 10 Key Stage 4
Autumn
- Communities: why is respect, understanding and compassion important? Respect, compassion and understanding in communities.
- Healthy relationships: how do separation and change affect relationships? Managing separation, change and loss.
- Power in relationships: what does a healthy relationship feel like? Healthy relationships and recognising abuse.
Spring
- Healthy intimate relationships: what influences risky sexual behaviour? Factors that influence risky behaviour.
- Media influence: is the internet a good influence in our lives? The internet's impact on wellbeing, relationships and opportunities.
- Our online lives: how can being online impact my life? Social media's impact on mental health and relationships.
Summer
- Physical health: how can physical health affect others? Different aspects of physical health.
- What are common types of mental health conditions? Stress, anxiety and depression.
- Staying safe and healthy: how can I check my body is healthy? Self-checks and health awareness.
Year 11 Key Stage 4
Autumn
- Healthy relationships: what is good parenting? Parenting and child development.
- Healthy intimate relationships: what are my choices in pregnancy? Reproductive health and pregnancy.
Spring
- Our online lives: how can I stay in control online? Staying in control online.
- Mental health: how might my mental health change? How mental health changes across life.
Summer
- Staying safe and healthy: how do I use the health care system? Navigating the health care system as a young adult.