Lesson 5: How can we manage challenges in friendships?

Exploring strategies for managing friendship challenges through calm communication, negotiation and self-regulation to maintain respectful relationships

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Assessment – RSE & PSHE Y5: Why are healthy relationships important?
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Lesson 1: What makes me who I am?
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Lesson 2 : How do families show commitment to each other?
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Lesson 3: How can families support and protect each other?
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Lesson 4: What helps us make and maintain healthy friendships?
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Last update: 11 September 2026

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Lesson 5: How can we manage challenges in friendships?

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Before the lesson

Lesson plan

In this unit

Assessment – RSE & PSHE Y5: Why are healthy relationships important?

Lesson 1: What makes me who I am?

Lesson 2 : How do families show commitment to each other?

Lesson 3: How can families support and protect each other?

Lesson 4: What helps us make and maintain healthy friendships?

Lesson 5: How can we manage challenges in friendships?

Lesson 6: How can I be assertive and respectful?

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Lesson 1: When people do wrong, who decides the consequences?

Lesson 3: Can we see the importance of someone’s beliefs on the outside?

Lesson 4: How else might some people show their commitment?

Lesson 5: What can inspire people to stand up for their beliefs?

Lesson 5: How can we manage challenges in friendships?

Learning objective

Success criteria

Before the lesson

Lesson plan

In this unit

Assessment – RSE & PSHE Y5: Why are healthy relationships important?

Lesson 1: What makes me who I am?

Lesson 2 : How do families show commitment to each other?

Lesson 3: How can families support and protect each other?

Lesson 4: What helps us make and maintain healthy friendships?

Lesson 5: How can we manage challenges in friendships?

Lesson 6: How can I be assertive and respectful?

Related content

Lesson 1: When people do wrong, who decides the consequences?

Lesson 3: Can we see the importance of someone’s beliefs on the outside?

Lesson 4: How else might some people show their commitment?

Lesson 5: What can inspire people to stand up for their beliefs?

Lesson 5: How can we manage challenges in friendships?

Learning objective

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National curriculum

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Before the lesson

Adaptive teaching

Assessing progress and understanding

Vocabulary definitions

In this unit

Assessment – RSE & PSHE Y5: Why are healthy relationships important?

Lesson 1: What makes me who I am?

Lesson 2 : How do families show commitment to each other?

Lesson 3: How can families support and protect each other?

Lesson 4: What helps us make and maintain healthy friendships?

Lesson 5: How can we manage challenges in friendships?

Lesson 6: How can I be assertive and respectful?

Related content

Lesson 1: When people do wrong, who decides the consequences?

Lesson 3: Can we see the importance of someone’s beliefs on the outside?

Lesson 4: How else might some people show their commitment?

Lesson 5: What can inspire people to stand up for their beliefs?

Lesson 5: How can we manage challenges in friendships?

Learning objective

Success criteria

National curriculum

Cross-curricular links

Before the lesson

Adaptive teaching

Assessing progress and understanding

Vocabulary definitions

In this unit

Assessment – RSE & PSHE Y5: Why are healthy relationships important?

Lesson 1: What makes me who I am?

Lesson 2 : How do families show commitment to each other?

Lesson 3: How can families support and protect each other?

Lesson 4: What helps us make and maintain healthy friendships?

Lesson 5: How can we manage challenges in friendships?

Lesson 6: How can I be assertive and respectful?

Related content

Lesson 1: When people do wrong, who decides the consequences?

Lesson 3: Can we see the importance of someone’s beliefs on the outside?

Lesson 4: How else might some people show their commitment?

Lesson 5: What can inspire people to stand up for their beliefs?