Progressive content

Children will learn

What makes ME?

• Identify ways in which everyone is unique; 

• Appreciate their own uniqueness; 

• Recognise that there are times when they will make the same choices as their friends and times when they will choose differently.

Making choices

• Give examples of choices they make for themselves and choices others make for them; 

• Recognise that there are times when they will make the same choices as their friends and times when they will choose differently.

SCARF hotel

• Understand that the body gets energy from food, water and oxygen and that exercise and sleep are important to our health; 

• Plan a menu which gives a healthy balanced of foods from across the food groups on the Eatwell Guide (formerly Eatwell Plate).

Harold's 7 Rs

• Understand the ways in which they can contribute to the care of the environment (using some or all of the seven Rs); 

• Suggest ways the Seven Rs recycling methods can be applied to different scenarios.

My school community (1)

• Define what is meant by the word 'community';

• Suggest ways in which different people support the school community;

• Identify qualities and attributes of people who support the school community.

Volunteering is cool

• Define what a volunteer is; 

• Use the Five Ways to Wellbeing theory to suggest some of the reasons why people volunteer.

My changing body (taken from SCARF Y3)

• Recognise that babies come from the joining of an egg and sperm;

• Explain what happens when an egg doesn’t meet a sperm;

• Understand that for girls, periods are a normal part of puberty.

Moving house

• Describe some of the changes that happen to people during their lives; 

• Explain how the Learning Line can be used as a tool to help them manage change more easily; 

• Suggest people who may be able to help them deal with change.

My feelings are all over the place

• Name some positive and negative feelings;

• Understand how the onset of puberty can have emotional as well as physical impact

• Suggest reasons why young people sometimes fall out with their parents;

• Take part in a role play practising how to compromise.

All change!

• Identify parts of the body that males and females have in common and those that are different;

• Know the correct terminology for their genitalia; 

• Understand and explain why puberty happens.

Preparing for changes at puberty (formerly Period positive/preparing for periods)

• Know the key facts of the menstrual cycle;

• Understand that periods are a normal part of puberty for girls;

• Identify some of the ways to cope better with periods. 

Secret or surprise?

• Define the terms 'secret' and 'surprise' and know the difference between a safe and an unsafe secret; 

• Recognise how different surprises and secrets might make them feel; 

• Know who they could ask for help if a secret made them feel uncomfortable or unsafe.

Together

• Understand that marriage is a commitment to be entered into freely and not against someone's will;

• Recognise that marriage includes same sex and opposite sex partners;

• Know the legal age for marriage in England or Scotland;

• Discuss the reasons why a person would want to be married, or live together, or have a civil ceremony.  LGBT also mentioned.  Forced marriages mentioned.