Description
Growing Independence: Choices, Responsibility, and Citizenship
Primary PSHE | Year 3 | 12 Fully Editable Lessons
Overview
Covers: independence, consequences of actions, online safety, respect for different viewpoints, personal space, responsibilities, democracy, and being a responsible citizen.
What’s Covered
- L1 – Importance of independence
L2 – Consequences of actions
L3 – Online safety
L4 – Appropriate information sharing
L5 – Understand different viewpoints
L6 – Challenge discriminatory viewpoints
L7 – Understand personal space
L8 – Media Influence and Our Views
L9 – Introduce democracy concept
L10 – Value of Money and Financial Choices
L11 – Being a responsible citizen
L12 – Living in the wider world & Growing up
What’s Included
- 12 fully editable PowerPoint lessons
- Teacher guidance notes with substance education and first aid support
- Literacy key term links
- Over 45 minutes of flexible activities per lesson
- Medium Term Planning document
- Optional student work booklet
- Parent Information letters
- Statutory RSHE documentation
- Student revision quiz
- Bonus and extension resources
Curriculum Mapping
- DfE Statutory Health Education — drugs, alcohol, and first aid (July 2025)
- PSHE Association — Living in the Wider World strand
- British Values — individual liberty, mutual respect, rule of law
- KCSIE requirements
- Ofsted Personal Development framework
Ideal For
Year 3 teachers wanting to finish the year with an ambitious, skills-focused unit that builds genuine life competencies alongside statutory PSHE content.








