Resource Overview
Teaching RSE with Confidence in Primary Schools is a whole-school Relationships and Sex Education resource designed for use in Reception through to Year 6. It supports schools to meet the statutory requirements for Relationships Education, key aspects of Health Education, and the statutory and recommended elements of Sex Education.
The resource is designed to support a school’s wider PSHE provision. It is not a full PSHE scheme, but a dedicated RSE resource that provides clear structure, reassurance and consistency for teaching sensitive topics.
What’s included
Whole-school RSE coverage from Reception to Year 6
A clear spiral curriculum overview for RSE
Schemes of work and fully planned lesson sequences
Lesson plans with:
Clear learning intentions
Pupil-facing success criteria
Structured activities using a range of teaching approaches
Built-in opportunities for assessment and discussion
Key vocabulary and guidance to support inclusive, age-appropriate teaching
Full mapping to the statutory RSE guidance
How schools use this resource
Schools use this resource as a dependable way to plan and deliver high-quality RSE as part of their broader PSHE curriculum. It is particularly valued for the structure and confidence it gives teachers when teaching sensitive or complex content.
The resource is not intended to replace a full PSHE scheme. Schools are expected to use it alongside their wider PSHE provision, adapting delivery to reflect their school context, policies and pupils’ needs.
This resource has been used to support and train thousands of teachers to teach RSE with confidence. Every unit has been taught in a range of primary school settings and refined over time in response to classroom practice, safeguarding expectations and teacher feedback.
Schools continue to value the resource as a practical, inclusive and trustworthy way to deliver RSE with accuracy and care.
Our aim
Our aim is to improve the quality of RSE by increasing teacher confidence in planning and delivery, ensuring that pupils receive clear, age-appropriate and inclusive Relationships and Sex Education.