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Teaching PSHE in primary school

Find examples of resources for primary PSHE, including schemes of work and examples from schools. See how you can improve your PSHE offer, and get advice about timetabling.

Last reviewed on 20 August 2025
School types: All•School phases: All•Ref: 11585
Contents
  1. Relationships and health education
  2. Download a programme of study from the PSHE Association
  3. See examples of schemes of work for PSHE
  4. Ask your pupils what they want to learn about in PSHE
  5. Consider adding citizenship to your PSHE curriculum
  6. You can choose how you timetable PSHE
  7. Improve your offer with a PSHE action plan
  8. Consider creating a PSHE policy
  9. Inspectors might ask about your offer 

Personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) is a non-statutory subject, so you have plenty of freedom to choose resources that reflect the needs of your pupils and context.

Relationships and health education

All primary schools must provide:

  • Relationships education
  • Health education

This is set out on page 10 of the DfE's statutory RSHE guidance (page 2 of the version from September 2026).

If you’re using PSHE lessons to fulfil this requirement, you'll need to include all the statutory content. Find out more about the current requirements and new requirements, and see relationships resources under the current requirements.

From 2026, the changes to teaching RSE will include:

Read our full summary of the new guidance for