Year 2 PSHE Unit - Developing Healthy Relationships and Empathy

Developing Healthy Relationships and Empathy- Primary PSHE | Year 2 | 12 Fully Editable Lessons

Overview
This Year 2 PSHE unit deepens children’s understanding of what it means to have healthy, respectful relationships. Building on the foundations laid in Year 1, pupils explore friendship qualities, family relationships, empathy, bullying, and how their behaviour affects others. With rich discussion activities, engaging scenarios, and carefully sequenced lessons, this Cre8tive Resources unit gives teachers everything they need to deliver impactful, statutory-aligned PSHE with confidence.

What’s Covered
• Fair rules — understanding why rules matter and how they keep everyone safe
• What makes you special and unique — celebrating individuality and self-worth
• Qualities of a good friend — articulating what we look for in friendships
• Friendship rules — setting positive expectations for how friends treat each other
• Committed relationships — age-appropriate understanding of different relationship types
• Teasing and bullying — identifying different types and understanding the impact
• Dealing with bullying — strategies for responding safely and seeking help
• How behaviour affects others — developing awareness of our impact on those around us
• Understanding others — beginning to see things from different perspectives
• Developing empathy — practising empathy through activities and discussion
• Identifying support people — knowing who to turn to when we need help
• Review and celebration — consolidating and celebrating relationship learning

What’s Included
• 12 fully editable PowerPoint lessons
• Learning objectives and teacher guidance notes
• Safeguarding signposting throughout
• Literacy key term links embedded in resources
• Over 45 minutes of activities per lesson
• Medium Term Planning document
• Parent Information letters
• Long Term Planning (Y1–Y6) overview
• Head of Department folder resources

Curriculum Mapping
• DfE Statutory Relationships Education (July 2025)
• PSHE Association core themes
• SMSC — Social and Moral development
• KCSIE safeguarding guidance
• Ofsted Personal Development framework

Ideal For
Year 2 teachers and KS1 PSHE leads who want a structured, high-quality unit that develops genuine empathy and relationship skills in young children.

Suggested Tags
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