Family Action Schools' Pack – KS2 PSHE

These relationship lessons will help families cope with daily pressures, and schools deliver teaching on relationships and physical and mental health.

The new teaching pack is being released during Family Action’s 150th anniversary year, which it is marking with a campaign to get people talking about the everyday pressures on families. Family Action’s research shows that relationships and health were two of the top five pressures adults said were common in their close family.

The Family Action Schools’ Pack is designed for use with upper KS2 pupils (Years 5 and 6), but can be used with younger pupils at a school’s discretion. It consists of the following content:

• An introductory assembly with accompanying PDF slides (this can be used across KS2)
• A follow-up history lesson using original source materials to examine aspects of Victorian family life, and to draw parallels with pressures on family life today
• Three follow-up PSHE lessons examining family diversity, exploring family relationships and the pressures that can impact on these, and developing healthy ways in which to manage feelings and behaviour and maintain happy and healthy family relationships