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Learning objective
- To recognise personal boundaries and know how to respond when they are crossed.
Success criteria
- I can describe what personal boundaries
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Statutory guidance
RSE and Health
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
Pupils should
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Optional: remind the children of the PSHE agreement in the Introduction: Setting ground rules for RSE & PSHE and recap the agreed rules. If needed, upload an image of the agreement to the Presentation: PSHE agreement.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing support:
- Should use the Resource: Sentence stems (support) as a prompt to help communicate boundaries clearly in the Main event.
- Could have a set of all the scenarios to work through in their group, rather than moving tables to reduce cognitive load in the Main event.
Pupils working at greater depth:
- Should explain why boundaries may change in different situations during the Main event.
- Should say why they think certain responses would be the best way to resolve the situation when acting as the superhero in the Main event.
- Could explore and discuss how boundaries can be communicated non-verbally as well as verbally (e.g. walking away, shaking head, moving back) during the Main event.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding can:
- Describe
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Vocabulary definitions
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boundaries
Limits that keep people safe or comfortable.
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pressure
Feeling forced to do or say something.
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In this unit
Assessment – RSE & PSHE Y5: How can I manage changes as I grow up?
Lesson 1: How will my body grow during puberty?
Lesson 2: How can I keep myself clean and hygienic?
Lesson 3: How can we treat others with kindness during puberty?
Lesson 4: How can I manage my emotions and feelings during puberty?
Lesson 5: What is a period?
Lesson 6: How can I challenge behaviour which crosses personal boundaries?
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 27th February, 2026
