We welcome the decision to make Citizenship education compulsory at KS1&2 from 2028 - including emphasis on financial education and media literacy that will complement what’s covered in PSHE/RSHE pshe-association.org.uk/news/financi...

Schools will have to follow the new statutory RSHE requirements from September 2026, so it's important to use the time to prepare wisely. Take a look at some of the updated/new tools and guidance you can already access, with much more on the way 👇 hubs.la/Q03NgYHk0

In our latest frontline interview, we catch up with Heidi Andrews, PSHE lead at Malvern College, about how she ensured a smooth and positive inspection experience after attending our online CPD course. Listen now 🎧 pshe-association.org.uk/frontline-in...

Some of the statutory guidance has stayed the same, some points have been amended, and there is some completely new content. Carrying out an audit of your current provision against the new guidance will help you plan for September 2026 👉 pshe-association.org.uk/guidance/ks1...

If it’s PSHE education lesson plans you’re after, we’ve got you covered. From working with leading experts, to testing the lesson plans in real classrooms - we don’t put our name to anything that doesn’t meet our rigorous standards 👇 pshe-association.org.uk/what-makes-o...

Welcome back to all our #PSHEheroes! We're here to help you back into the saddle and will be supporting your implementation of new 2025 RSHE requirements over the coming year — schools have until September 2026 to update their curriculum, and we've got your back every step of the way.

Updated RSHE guidance now includes online financial harms – including the impact of gambling on wellbeing, and how gambling-like content can be contained in online games. Read more: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/687a3d... #ChildFinancialHarms

Here's to a well-earned break for our #PSHEheroes! Before you head off, watch our video on what new 2025 RSHE requirements will mean for you: 🌱 New and emerging issues 🛡️ A focus on safe, positive practice 👩‍🏫 Next steps and how to make the most of next year to prepare www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z1N...

Read our initial response to the new statutory RSHE requirements: pshe-association.org.uk/news/final-u... Our CEO Jono said that on balance it "seems a real step forward" with "increased emphasis on safeguarding content that reflects the complexity and reality of the online world" #PSHE #RSHE

We welcome the new relationships and sex education guidance for schools launched today, which includes a new focus on positive male role models, challenging gender myths and misogyny spread online, and sexual ethics and behaviour in the digital age 🧵

Read our initial response to the new statutory RSHE requirements: pshe-association.org.uk/news/final-u... Our CEO Jono said that on balance it "seems a real step forward" with "increased emphasis on safeguarding content that reflects the complexity and reality of the online world" #PSHE #RSHE

It's being widely reported this morning that DfE will publish the final version of its updated statutory RSHE guidance later today. We'll be back in touch with our initial thoughts later once it's live pshe-association.org.uk/news/final-u... #RSHE #PSHE (1/3)

We’re excited to launch updated versions of our dental health lesson plans for KS1-3 🦷 Learning about dental health is an essential part of a well-rounded PSHE education curriculum. Our lessons focus on strategies and behaviours that pupils can implement independently to promote good dental health.

📢 Calling all secondary teachers! We're partnering with @england.nhs.uk and ‪@ipsosintheuk.bsky.social‬ on the Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Young People survey 2025. The first lesson plan, on participating in research, explains the concept of informed consent and how it protects people.

New! free-to-access #PSHE lesson plans + on-demand training to help protect children from online financial harms, ranging from scams to fraud, exploitation to extortion. Content for primary, secondary, post-16 and pupils with SEND pshe-association.org.uk/online-finan...

Want to get ahead with planning your PSHE provision for primary before September? Join our live online CPD on 8 July for practical tools, guidance and resources designed to help you plan an effective, pupil-centred PSHE curriculum. Book your place 👉 pshe-association.org.uk/training-and...

📢 Just launched: free support for schools to protect children suffering the costs of going online. Lesson plans and on-demand training produced as part of the #onlinefinancialharms programme, a Parent Zone led and @nominet.uk funded initiative 👇 pshe-association.org.uk/online-finan...

When adverts, news, entertainment, and opinion all appear in one social media feed, how can children distinguish between them? In partnership with the @pshe-association.bsky.social, we designed and tested school-based lessons to support children to reflect more critically on social media content.

When adverts, news, entertainment, and opinion all appear in one social media feed, how can children distinguish between them? In partnership with the @pshe-association.bsky.social, we designed and tested school-based lessons to support children to reflect more critically on social media content.

We’ve developed a new set of lessons (KS3-4), informed by @revealingreality.bsky.social’s research, to help students explore how social media can influence behaviour, who stands to benefit, and how it can shape someone’s worldview. Download now 👉 pshe-association.org.uk/resource/und...

Next week is your last chance to join us at one of our face-to-face PSHE seminars! We've been all over England so far meeting our members, talking all things PSHE education and hearing your insights.

Support pupils to understand and manage a range of life changes, including bereavement, with our ‘Change, loss and grief’ PSHE education lessons materials and teacher guidance for KS1-4 pshe-association.org.uk/resource/cha...

Advice on water safety from DfE to mark Water Safety Week, incl. how schools can address through #PSHE using resources we produced with the Canal & River Trust educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2025/06/drow... Resources available to download free here: pshe-association.org.uk/resource/wat...

We’ve worked with NSPCC on preventing gender-based violence — a new lesson which you can access as part of the Talk Relationships lesson pack. The lesson will support young people to identify and challenge attitudes that might lead to gender-based violence 👉 pshe-association.org.uk/resource/nsp...

Foundations for Wellbeing is our complete, evidence-based curriculum for teaching mental health in primary schools. Research shows that the approaches it takes are significantly more effective than mindfulness-based alternatives at reducing symptoms of anxiety pshe-association.org.uk/news/the-val...

Foundations for Wellbeing is our complete, evidence-based curriculum for teaching mental health in primary schools. Research shows that the approaches it takes are significantly more effective than mindfulness-based alternatives at reducing symptoms of anxiety pshe-association.org.uk/news/the-val...

We’ve worked with NSPCC on preventing gender-based violence — a new lesson which you can access as part of the Talk Relationships lesson pack. The lesson will support young people to identify and challenge attitudes that might lead to gender-based violence 👉 pshe-association.org.uk/resource/nsp...

Our new ‘Have you got their back?’ KS3 water safety lesson pack is available to download. Developed with the Canal and River Trust, the pack explores risk assessment and the influence of peer relationships on water safety. Download free 👇 canalrivertrust.org.uk/explorers/sc...

Read our evidence to the Ed Committee 'Solving the SEND crisis' inquiry, emphasising PSHE education's role supporting pupils with SEND, and not just RSHE content, but careers & financial education too - which is why all pupils must benefit from all of #PSHE committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...

Our face-to-face regional PSHE seminars are back this summer! Join us this June/July in one of 8 locations across England for a half-day of quickfire talks from local PSHE experts, 2 hands-on workshops, and time to chat with fellow PSHE leads. Book your place: pshe-association.org.uk/regional-psh...

Read 'Taking liberties: confronting big tech's false freedoms', the latest essay from Fully Human, our research and development arm: fullyhuman.org.uk/taking-liber... @fullyhuman.bsky.social

Want to build confidence in planning and delivering high-quality PSHE education? Don’t miss our upcoming live CPD events on 6 & 7 May — designed to support you with practical tools for whole-school planning, strategies for delivering safe and engaging lessons, and guidance on PSHE assessment 👇

PSHE education can improve young people’s preparedness for higher education and beyond - read this @hepi-news.bsky.social blog from our Head of Research, Joshua Stubbs, drawing on research from the Higher Education Policy Institute www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/04/15/p...

📢 Register for the Guardian Foundation's NewsWise activities in the summer term! Sign up for NewsWise and enjoy an immersive fake news detective workshop, expert news literacy CPD for teachers, a journalist visit, resources and a fully planned and resourced news writing unit of work - all for free.

The Childnet Film Competition has launched for 2025, and this year is inviting 7-18 year olds to produce short films on how they and their peers can work together to tackle online scams. Read more, including the great prizes and awards ceremony available to winners: www.childnet.com/what-we-do/o...

Time for some good news: young people are noticing an improvement in the #PSHE (including relationships, sex and health education) they receive. Statutory #RSHE requirements are beginning to improve standards and keeping more children safe through education pshe-association.org.uk/news/how-you...

Time for some good news: young people are noticing an improvement in the #PSHE (including relationships, sex and health education) they receive. Statutory #RSHE requirements are beginning to improve standards and keeping more children safe through education pshe-association.org.uk/news/how-you...

We’ve been really encouraged by the response to our new membership package, School Plus. To support colleagues with the transition to the new financial year, we’ve decided to extend our Early Bird offer until the end of this week (6 April). Find out more 👉 pshe-association.org.uk/join-us/scho...

Today we're at the Buckinghamshire Association of School Leadership conference! Come find us to chat all things PSHE education. #baslconf2025

📢 We are delighted to launch our new ‘Food for thought’ lesson packs — developed with support from Dr Chris Van Tulleken.   These materials focus on nutrition, supporting pupils to make healthier food choices and overcome common barriers. Download now 👇 pshe-association.org.uk/resource/foo...

Want to feel prepared and ready for inspection in your independent school? Join us for our last online CPD of the term to identify the implications of the new ISI requirements and explore the contribution PSHE makes to your school's inspection evidence 👉 pshe-association.org.uk/training-and...

The 'Adolescence' series will have prompted concerns & questions re online misogyny & toxic influencers. See our advice on how schools can approach these issues responsibly and effectively through the PSHE/RSHE curriculum: pshe-association.org.uk/news/address... #PSHE #RSHE

The 'Adolescence' series will have prompted concerns & questions re online misogyny & toxic influencers. See our advice on how schools can approach these issues responsibly and effectively through the PSHE/RSHE curriculum: pshe-association.org.uk/news/address... #PSHE #RSHE

How can primary schools craft a PSHE curriculum to meet both the statutory requirements and the needs of their pupils? Read our top tips, and hear from two schools who've successfully used our Programme Builders to plan high-quality, tailored, PSHE education 👉 pshe-association.org.uk/news/top-tip...

📢 Introducing our new membership package — School Plus! We’ve been working hard to complement our existing membership offer (resources, live training and support from our subject specialists) with a library of self-led interactive courses, on-demand webinars, and practical ‘quick tips’ videos.

Join AYPH on 20 March, 16:00-17:15, for a free webinar "Neuroscience and adolescent health". This is the first in a series of webinars working with young people and professionals to identify opportunities to change young people’s health trajectories and inform wider public health action.

"The schools are doing alright, but are the kids?" @missmc.bsky.social on the wellbeing of children, from our podcast on The Schools Bill. 🎧 Listen to the episode: ifs.org.uk/articles/sch...

Don’t miss out! On 12 March our CEO, Jonathan Baggaley, will be chairing @careerent.bsky.social’s sixth #CareersExcellenceSeminar. Jono and the expert panel will be discussing how challenging stereotypes can support primary pupils to transition into secondary education. Book online: bit.ly/43hoHzi

Fantastic morning so far at the PSHE Association Spring Conference- so much to think about, so much that our young people are facing. @pshe-association.bsky.social

'There has been a rise in the number of children reporting spending significant amounts of money in apps or games. This echoes other research indicating that monthly in-game spending has risen from under £20 to £38 over the past few years.' www.internetmatters.org/hub/research...