Relationships and Consent

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• PSHE
• Upper Secondary (Key Stage 4)
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• BTEC, GCSE

Introduction

Welcome to this lesson on Relationships and Consent. This is a very student centred lesson, with many opportunities to reinforce positive values and generate discussion.

Relationships and Consent

Greetings and salutations to you on opening this lesson on Relationships and Consent.

It's a really important topic and there are lots of student centred activities here to stimulate discussion and reflection.

Learning Objectives

• Understand what consent means.

• Recognise healthy and unhealthy relationship behaviours.

Learining Objectives page.

What makes a healthy relationship?

A word cloud starter - there are three word cloud starters here, deliberately placed after the learning objectives.

What does consent really mean?

Second word cloud. Can generate a larger discussion here.

How can we communicate respectfully?

The third word cloud starter activity.

What is a healthy relationship?

• Built on trust and respect.

• People listen to each other.

• Boundaries are respected.

• Nobody feels pressured or unsafe.

Information slide.

Healthy versus Unhealthy Behaviours

Healthy

Unhealthy

Controlling behaviour

Kindness

Encouragement

Pressure

Pressure

Respect for privacy

Honest communication

Guilt

Ignoring boundaries

Drag and drop activity to reinforce values.

Even if someone agreed before, you still need consent every time

A

True

B

False

A quick true or false activity.

Consent

• Consent is needed every time.

• People can change their minds.

• Previous consent does not mean automatic future consent.

• Consent should always be clear, free and enthusiastic.

Information slide.

Consent

• Consent means freely agreeing.

• Silence is not consent.

• Pressure is not consent.

• Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

• Consent is like borrowing someone’s phone — you ask first.

Information slide.

Which example shows consent?

A

Someone says “Maybe… I guess.” after pressure.

B

Someone clearly says “Yes, I’m comfortable with that.”

C

Someone stays silent.

D

Someone is asleep.

A multiple choice question,

Consent

• Consent must be clear.

• Consent cannot happen when someone is asleep or pressured.

• Respect means listening to people’s comfort levels.

Information slide.

Consent

• In small groups:

  • Create a short role-play showing:

    • Healthy communication

    • Respecting boundaries

    • Asking for consent clearly

  
  

This is an optional small group activity - some learners really don't enjoy role-play activities so you could modify this if needed.

What made the interaction respectful?

Open question - generates class discussion about respect.

1. Why are boundaries important?

2. How can good communication prevent problems?

3. What advice would you give a friend about consent?

Reflection

This word cloud with categories could be based on individual contributions or on pair or group work.

What is a healthy relationship?

• Healthy relationships need trust and respect.

• Consent must be clear and freely given.

• People can change their minds.

• Communication helps relationships stay safe and respectful.

• Boundaries protect wellbeing.

Information slide.

Key Concepts

Consent: Freely agreeing to something.

Boundary: A personal limit about what feels comfortable.

Respect: Treating people fairly and valuing their feelings.

Communication: Sharing thoughts and listening carefully.

Information Slide.

Write one thing you learned today about healthy relationships or consent

Exit ticket open question.

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