A roadmap for primary RSE & PSHE skills and knowledge

This printable PDF document outlines the progression of RSE & PSHE skills and knowledge in EYFS, KS1 and KS2 and how it aligns with the National curriculum. For primary teachers looking for an engaging RSE & PSHE scheme of work, our progression of skills and knowledge helps deliver a comprehensive RSE & PSHE curriculum. 

How can I use this document to plan my RSE & PSHE curriculum effectively?

The Kapow Primary RSE & PSHE scheme of work follows a structured, spiral curriculum. This document is a valuable tool for primary RSE & PSHE planning, enabling you to see how skills and knowledge build upon each other from year to year. 

The document supports subject leaders and teachers when planning the RSE & PSHE curriculum by outlining the progression of skills throughout KS1 and KS2 and showing which lessons support that progression. Use it during your planning process to ensure each year group builds on the previous one, with clear guidance on which lessons to focus on at each stage.

How do RSE & PSHE skills and knowledge develop at Kapow Primary?

This document outlines the development of RSE & PSHE knowledge across all year groups, ensuring a clear pathway for pupil learning. Progression is broken down into the following key areas:

• Families and relationships – learning how to recognise and form positive relationships with family and friends; identifying how to deal with conflict and bullying.
• Health and wellbeing – learning strategies for maintaining physical and mental health, including hygiene, exercise, healthy eating, sleep and self-awareness.
• Safety and the changing body – learning how to stay safe in a variety of online and offline situations; what to do in an emergency; naming parts of the body; distinguishing between appropriate and inappropriate physical contact; identifying the physical and emotional changes of puberty.
• Citizenship – recognising the importance of rules; caring for others and the local environment; learning about rights, responsibilities and the importance of participation in community life.
• Economic wellbeing – exploring what money is, ways to earn it and how to take care of it.

What other Kapow Primary resources support primary RSE & PSHE teaching? 

• For our standard RSE & PSHE scheme, see RSE & PSHE: Long-term plan.
• If you follow our Long-term plan – mixed-age, see the corresponding Progression of skills and knowledge – mixed-age version.
• If you follow our Long-term plan – condensed, see Progression of skills and knowledge – condensed.
• See how children begin their Kapow PSHE journey with our EYFS (Reception) RSE & PSHE units. 
• To learn how children develop skills, see our RSE & PSHE KS1 units.
• Explore more of Kapow’s RSE & PSHE scheme by browsing our Lower KS2, Upper KS2  and Mixed-age units.