Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Use scientific vocabulary to describe private body parts and explain why this is important.
- Ask questions safely and respectfully.
- Explain conception and name the body parts involved.
- Order the stages of pregnancy and describe how a foetus develops.
- Recall different ways babies can be born.
- Explain how families are formed.
- Describe babies’ needs and how caring for a baby affects daily life.
- Explain what consent means and recognise when it is or is not given.
- Recall the legal age of consent in the UK.
Suggested prior learning
How can I manage the changes to my body and emotions as I grow up?
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Teacher video: How do people become parents? Unit overview
Lessons
Lesson 1: Which words can we use to describe our private body parts?
Lesson 2: How are babies made?
Lesson 3: What happens in pregnancy and how are babies born?
Lesson 4: How are families formed?
Lesson 5: How does life change after having a baby?
Lesson 6: What is consent?
Key skills
Key skills
- Using correct scientific vocabulary
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Key knowledge
To know:
- Reproduction
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Key vocabulary
conception
consent
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Resources
Unit resources
RSE & PSHE
Vocabulary display – RSE & PSHE Y6: Sex education
A display version of the key vocabulary from the 'Sex education' unit.
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Cross-curricular opportunities
Science: Animals including humans.