Description
Learning, Responsibility and Life in the Wider World
Primary PSHE | Year 2 | 11 Fully Editable Lessons
Overview
This final Year 2 PSHE unit helps children connect their learning to the world beyond the classroom. From understanding how we learn best to exploring our communities, environmental responsibility, and online safety, this unit builds the civic awareness and digital literacy that children need for life in modern Britain. It is the perfect end-of-year unit — engaging, meaningful, and mapped to all statutory requirements.
What’s Covered
- Understanding how we learn — exploring different learning styles and approaches
- Caring for the environment — why our planet needs our help and what we can do
- Environmental improvements — practical ideas for making a difference
- Contributing to school life — understanding roles and responsibilities in school
- Responsible behaviour — what it means to behave responsibly in different settings
- Understanding our communities — who makes up our communities and why they matter
- Why we belong to communities — the value of belonging and contributing
- The internet — what it is and how it is used in everyday life
- Fact or fiction — being smart online and questioning what we read
- Online gaming safety — understanding risks and staying safe while gaming
- Review and consolidation — celebrating learning and preparing for Year 3
What’s Included
- 11 fully editable PowerPoint lessons
- Learning objectives and teacher notes
- Safeguarding guidance and online safety signposting
- Literacy key term links
- Over 45 minutes of activities per lesson
- Medium Term Planning document
- Parent Information letters
- Long Term Planning overview (Y1–Y6)
- Head of Department folder resources
- Bonus resources
Curriculum Mapping
- DfE Statutory Relationships and Health Education (July 2025)
- PSHE Association — Living in the Wider World strand
- KCSIE online safety requirements
- SMSC and British Values
- Ofsted Personal Development framework
Ideal For
Year 2 teachers and primary PSHE leads wanting a rich, discussion-based unit that develops responsible, digitally aware, and community-minded young citizens.
