The Christopher Winter Project - Teaching RSE with Confidence in Primary Schools by Teach SRE Ltd

The Christopher Winter Project - Teaching RSE with Confidence in Primary Schools, was previously published by CWP Resources and is now owned published and developed by Teach SRE Ltd. The resource has a long history of supporting primary schools deliver confident and effective RSE.

The resource was originally created in 1995, with schools across England accessing the resources and training to support staff , lesson planning and whole-school approaches to Relationships and Sex Education. The Christopher Winter Project became well known for its clear, age-appropriate approach and its focus on building teacher confidence in a sensitive curriculum area.

This page explains how the resource has developed over time, what has changed, and how schools can now access the 6th edition, which we published in 2026.

Click here to go straight to access options, or read more below.

A Short History

The Teaching RSE with Confidence in Primary Schools resource was originally developed as part of the work of the Christopher Winter Project and was previously sold under the name CWP Resources.

CWP were commissioned by local authorities, primary care trusts and individual schools. The company was awarded the fpa's Pamela Sheridan Award for Excellence in SRE. And the resource held the PSHE Association Kite mark.

Edition 5 and 6

In 2019 Teach SRE Ltd supported CWP Resources with the 5th edition of the resource which was released to meet the statutory guidance from the Dfe.

In 2022 Teach SRE Ltd took over the sales of the resource and has continued to develop the resource since.

The current 6th edition has been reviewed in light of the 2025 DfE Relationships Education guidance. It was released in 2026.

What’s changed since the original CWP resources?

Since the earlier editions, all lessons have been reviewed and improved. Key developments include:

• clearer learning intentions for each lesson

• explicit, pupil-facing success criteria

• stronger and clearer links to the statutory Relationships Education curriculum

• refined lesson structures with mapped assessment opportunities

• strengthened coverage of boundaries in relationships

• clearer teaching around body safety, both online and offline

• lessons supporting schools to address harmful online behaviours, including pressure to share images or view inappropriate content

• updated illustrations

Accessing the updated resource

The Teaching RSE with Confidence in Primary Schools resource is now available directly through this website.

If your school previously used The Christopher Winter Project and is revisiting RSE planning in light of updated guidance, this edition has been designed to support that transition with clarity and reassurance.

Further information about access, pricing and updates can be found Here.

What to prioritize post lockdown

The Dfe have advised schools to focus on aspects of emotional health and wellbeing as a priority after lockdown. This make a lot of sense as we all try to cope with the current situation.

But what other aspects of RSHE might be important to catch up on sooner rather than later?

Lessons on menstrual health for pupils who might have missed this vital information could be an area of focus for students in YR 6 and 7 for example. Signposting services supporting those reporting abuse, pointing out how students can access contraception, these are all examples of content that we ensure doesn’t get missed out because we have all been away from school.

What are the priorities for your students? How do we get feedback from them about what they feel is important right now?

Final days to have your say

The consultation period for the governments draft guidance on Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education is about to close on November 7th. This is your last chance to have your say and perhaps influence the final document.

If you work in Primary schools you might have concerns about the clarity of the new guidance, particularly the lack of importance given to Sex Education in Key stage 1 and 2. Perhaps you might feel that schools might still be confused about what parents do and do not have the right to be ‘excused’ from.

If you are a parent, what are the key issues for you, is the new guidance meeting your expectations?

Are you a young person? Do you think this guidance will adequately improve on the RSE that you received at school.

If you are completing the consultation, don’t forget to be really positive about any improvements that have been made on previous guidance.

Have your say

https://consult.education.gov.uk/pshe/relationships-education-rse-health-education/

Faith Schools can get it right

A new article in TES this week highlighted some really bad RSE practice in some faith schools, including policies that forbid the 'promotion of homosexuality' and discourage the use of tampons. https://www.tes.com/news/state-funded-faith-schools-say-gay-sex-unacceptable-masturbation-wrong-and-tampons

The article shows that pupils in some of the country's faith schools are really missing out on quality RSE that teaches about equality, is based on fact rather than opinion and has a positive approach to sex, sexuality and reproductive health.

My first question was 'When did they last review their policy?'. Seems like, as we approach the roll-out of statutory RSE by September 2019, that now is a great time for all schools to have a close look at their policy, curriculum and resources and make sure they are meeting the diverse needs of their pupils.

Hopefully the, soon to be released guidance from the Department for Education will contain clear expectations for all schools, including faith schools. 

FPA Sexual Health Week 2017 - Pornography

We really welcome the focus on pornography for this years FPA Sexual health week. This should offer a platform for parents, carers, educators and young people to consider how, what and when we teach about pornography. What are the important messages and how can we deliver them effectively.

You can help focus the content of this year's Sexual Health Week by filling out this survey for them before Friday 2nd June. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Bj0ruv7hfFnmQRV-8VvDIFXOgewDMi2cji19fCV1CaI/viewform?ts=590b2fbf&edit_requested=tr

RSE training - Primary Training Day - 12th June 2017

A one-day training course, providing participants with the knowledge, skills and confidence to plan and deliver high quality, age appropriate Sex and Relationships Education in Primary Schools.

The course is based on the award winning ‘Teaching SRE with Confidence in Primary Schools’ by CWP Resources and will cover:

• Best classroom practice
• Dealing with questions, setting ground rules and managing parental concerns
• Developing age appropriate, whole school, SRE programmes
• Update policy and curriculum requirements

Date:

12/06/2017

Time:

9.30am – 3.30pm

Location:

Shelter, Garrett Street, London EC1

Cost:

£200 (including lunch)

Audience:

Primary PSHE coordinators/teachers

Contact:

Andrew Pembrooke

info@teachsre.co.uk

0208 405 9343

UK Youth Parliament vote for 'Curriculum For Life'

Such good news that the UK Youth Parliament have chosen Curriculum for life as their priority campaign for 2017. Calls for statutory PSHE and SRE are coming more and more frequently and it is heartening that this call is coming directly from young people.

Lili Donlon-Mansbridge, aged 17, Member of Youth Parliament for Poole, said: “UK Youth Parliament is committed to pursuing a curriculum that prepares young people for life. We believe that the place of citizenship education and PSHE in the curriculum should be radically overhauled and next year Members of Youth Parliament will be campaigning to ensure this remains a priority”