Physical health and Mental wellbeing
Health choices and habits; what affects feelings; expressing feelings
about the choices that people make in daily life that could affect their health
to identify healthy and unhealthy choices (e.g. in relation to food, exercise, sleep)
what can help people to make healthy choices and what might negatively influence them
about habits and that sometimes they can be maintained, changed or stopped
the positive and negative effects of habits, such as regular exercise or eating too much sugar, on a healthy lifestyle
what is meant by a healthy, balanced diet including what foods should be eaten regularly or just occasionally
that regular exercise such as walking or cycling has positive benefits for their mental and physical health
about the things that affect feelings both positively and negatively
strategies to identify and talk about their feelings
about some of the different ways people express feelings e.g. words, actions, body language
to recognise how feelings can change overtime and become more or less powerful
Growing and changing
Personal strengths and achievements; managing and reframing setbacks
that everyone is an individual and has unique and valuable contributions to make
to recognise how strengths and interests form part of a person’s identity
how to identify their own personal strengths and interests and what they’re proud of (in school, out of school)
to recognise common challenges to self -worth e.g. finding school work difficult, friendship issues
basic strategies to manage and reframe setbacks e.g. asking for help, focusing on what they can learn from a setback, remembering what they are good at, trying again
Keeping safe
Risks and hazards; safety in the local environment and unfamiliar places
how to identify typical hazards at home and in school
how to predict, assess and manage risk in everyday situations e.g. crossing the road,
running in the playground, in the kitchen
about fire safety at home including the need for smoke alarms
the importance of following safety rules from parents and other adults
how to help keep themselves safe in the local environment or unfamiliar places,
including road, rail, water and firework safety