Description
Building Healthy Relationships and Emotional Understanding
Primary PSHE | Year 4 | 12 Fully Editable Lessons
Overview
This Year 4 PSHE unit supports pupils to deepen their emotional intelligence and relationship skills at a stage when friendships and social dynamics are becoming increasingly complex. From exploring the qualities of good friendships to navigating grief, loss, and unsafe relationships, this thoughtfully sequenced unit from Cre8tive Resources gives children the emotional vocabulary and practical strategies they need to build and maintain healthy, positive relationships throughout their lives.
What’s Covered
- Good friendship — what makes a truly good friend and how to be one
- Qualities to look for in friends — helping children identify positive relationship traits
- Empathy and feelings — deepening emotional literacy and perspective-taking
- Loss and grief (parts 1 and 2) — sensitive, age-appropriate support for bereavement and change
- Celebrating life — remembering and honouring those we love
- Expressing feelings — finding healthy ways to communicate emotions
- Bullying and unsafe relationships — recognising warning signs and knowing how to respond
- Optional student work booklet for reflection and assessment
What’s Included
- 12 fully editable PowerPoint lessons
- Detailed teacher guidance including sensitive topic support
- Safeguarding notes for loss, grief, and unsafe relationships content
- Literacy key term links throughout
- Over 45 minutes of activities per lesson
- Medium Term Planning document
- Optional student work booklet
- Parent Information letters
- Statutory RSHE documentation
- Long Term Planning (Y1–Y6)
Curriculum Mapping
- DfE Statutory Relationships Education (July 2025)
- PSHE Association core themes — Health and Wellbeing, Relationships
- SMSC — Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural development
- KCSIE safeguarding requirements
- Ofsted Personal Development framework
Ideal For
Year 4 teachers and KS2 PSHE leads looking for a sensitive, evidence-informed unit that supports children’s emotional development while meeting all statutory obligations.
