KS3 PSHCE - Friendship and Bullying *2024*

In this unit of work you will be looking at positive friendships and bullying. You will be focusing on identifying the characteristics of positive friendships and how to maintain them as well as how to get out of a toxic friendship. This unit also includes a learning phase on neurodiversity. You will also discuss various forms of bullying and how to deal with it, including Cyber bullying

Introduction to PSHCE

• What is PSHCE and the topics that will be covered.
• How to make PSHCE respectful and positive.

What is a Good Friend

• The Characteristics of a good friend.
• Strategies for maintaining a good friendship.

Toxic Friendships

• The characteristics of a toxic friend.
• Strategies for dealing with a toxic friend.

Celebrating Diversity

• Defining neurodiversity.
• Different types of neurodiversity.
• How we can support neurodivergent friends.

What is Bullying?

• To define what bullying is.
• To outline different types of bullying and how to identify them.

Dealing with Bullying

• Strategies for dealing with bullying if you see it happening to someone else.
• Strategies for dealing with bullying when it is happening to you.
• Ways that schools could help deal with bullying.

Cyber Bullying

• The definition of cyber bullying
• Different types of cyberbully
• Strategies for reporting and dealing with cyber bullying.