Lesson 2: How are babies made?

Describing, in simple terms, how a baby is conceived (e.g. that sexual intercourse is the way humans reproduce).

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Assessment – RSE & PSHE Y6: How do people become parents and carers?

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?