This lesson plan is for upper KS2. As friendships start to change the conflicts and upsets that children experience can seem all-consuming. This tried and tested lesson plan offers pupils the chance to develop some problem-solving and conflict resolution skills that they can use themselves in class and in the playground. Hopefully no more spending half the afternoon unravelling the issues from lunchtime play! If you enjoy using this lesson plan please spread the word and please leave a review too.

Quite a few teachers have asked for some ideas for anti-bullying week so I’ve put together a lost of some simple tried and tested ideas. This isn’t a set of lesson plans but rather a springboard to get your thinking about how you could use some of the activities in your school but of course you’ll add your own flavour! As always with any PSHE-related activities it’s best to plan them as a part of a spiral programme running throughout the school but sometimes we just need a bit of a helping hand! Don’t forget to maintain that balance of knowledge, skills and understanding. Have a great anti-bullying week.

If you’re fed up with friendship clashes and having to sort out constant playground problems then this may help! A tried and tested PSHE lesson plan for KS2 on that helps pupils begin to solve common friendship conflicts themselves and and gets them to think about how to begin to solve common problems on their own without the drama! Tried and tested in Y4, Y5 and Y6. Detailed lesson objectives, lesson outcomes and 18 different scenarios to try. Feel free to add your own!

Sometimes as KS2 pupils get towards the top of the school their relationship with the truth becomes a little more…loose. In this PSHE lesson plan children get a chance to explore truth and lies and the consequences of both. It’s not about lecturing or preaching, it’s about getting them to come to their own conclusions. This lesson plan contains straight-forward instructions, full lesson plan (no pre-planning, yay!) with activity resources plus learning outcomes and self-assessment. Simples!