Complete list of lesson plans in the updated resource

Updated: September 2025.

The following provides an overview of what is taught to primary school aged children with FPA's Yasmine and Tom.

After the lessons - pupils should be able to (or know how to do) the following.

Year 1: lessons designed for KS1, age 5-6

Lesson 1: Introducing Yasmine and Tom

• Describe some ways that boys and girls are similar or the same.
• Know that there is more than one way to be a boy and more than one way to be a girl.

Lesson 2: Friendships and feelings

• Describe what makes a good friend.
• Identify when friendship feels good.
• Describe how to solve a problem when a friendship goes wrong.

Lesson 3: Different families

• Identify different types of families.
• Describe a similarity and difference between different types of families.

Lesson 4: My brilliant body

• Explain that all bodies are different.
• Say what is brilliant about our body.
• Explain what to do if someone says mean things about someone’s body.
• Describe how to get help.

Lesson 5: Keeping safe

• Recognise when a situation is safe or unsafe.
• Describe some ways that we can keep safe.
• Describe how to get help.

Lesson 6: Sleeping well

• Know how important it is to get good quality sleep.
• Know how to develop a routine before bedtime.

Lesson 7: Keeping clean

• Explain why it is important to keep clean.
• Give two examples of things to keep ourselves clean at home.
• Give two examples of things to keep clean at school.

Lesson 8: Safety in the sun

• Know how to protect ourselves when it is sunny.
• Understand what happens if we don’t protect ourselves in the sun.

Lesson 9: Good manners

• Understand the practice of using good manners and being courteous to others.

Year 2: lessons designed for KS1, age 6-7

Lesson 1: Keeping clean and taking care of myself

• Name objects used to help keep someone clean and healthy.
• Explain why it is important to keep clean.
• Name tasks we can do for ourselves to look after our bodies.

Lesson 2: Naming body parts - external and private

• Name different parts of our body including the private and personal body parts.
• Explain what private and personal parts are and how they are identified.

Lesson 3: Keeping safe (lesson revisited)

• Recognise when a situation is safe or unsafe.
• Describe some ways that we can keep safe.
• Describe how to get help.

Lesson 4: Healthy eating

• Know what a healthy diet is.
• Suggest healthy meals for the school cook.
• Understand what happens if you have a poor diet and the risks involved.

Lesson 5: Emotions and anger

• Recognise different emotions.
• Use techniques to help us manage our emotions.

Lesson 6: Keeping fit

• Know what happens to the body when we exercise.
• Know why it is important to exercise.

Year 3: lessons designed for LKS2, age 7-8

Lesson 1: Yasmine and Tom recap and ground rules for Year 3

• Contribute to small group discussions.
• Identify one person we can talk with about growing up.
• Identify something that will make us feel safe to discuss bodies and relationships.

Lesson 2: Me, myself and I

• Show respect to others who are different to me.
• Tell you at least one thing I am good at.
• Tell you one thing I can do to make myself feel better if I am feeling down.

Lesson 3: What makes a good friend?

• Name two things that make a good friend.
• Name two things that would make me think someone is not a good friend.
• Explain what I need to do to be a good friend.

Lesson 4: Families and getting on with our families

• Name one thing that most families have in common and one way in which families can be different.
• Identify who I talk to if I am worried about anyone or anything in my family.

Lesson 5: My personal and private body parts and keeping safe

• Label the personal and private parts of bodies.
• Explain the difference between safe and unsafe touches.
• Know that no one has the right to touch us in a way that feels unsafe, not even someone in our family.

Lesson 6: People who can help us on and offline

• Identify someone I can ask for help if I need it.
• Explain what the CEOP reporting symbol means.

Lesson 7: Being safe in the sun

• Explain the benefits and dangers of the sun.
• Know how to protect ourselves from the harmful rays of the sun.

Lesson 8: Hidden sugar

• Identify healthier snack choices and explain the reason for their choice.
• Interpret food labels to understand sugar content.
• Understand what happens if you have a poor diet and the risks involved.

Lesson 9: Getting physical

• Understand the benefits of exercise and how it can help the mind and body.
• Know that it is important to exercise every day.

Year 4: lessons designed for LKS2, age 8-9

Lesson 1: Gender stereotypes and aspirations

• Take part in a discussion and respond respectfully to someone we don’t agree with.
• Describe what a stereotype is.

Lesson 2: My personal and private body parts and keeping safe (lesson revisited)

• Label the personal and private parts of bodies.
• Explain the difference between safe and unsafe touches.
• Know that no one has the right to touch us in a way that feels unsafe, not even someone in our family.

Lesson 3: Body care

• Name at least one brilliant thing about our body.
• Explain which parts of the body we particularly need to keep clean as we get older.

Lesson 4: Is it risky?

• Know what risky means.
• Understand that some risks are good and with other risks we need to think carefully.
• Begin to understand how to take steps to assess risk and keep ourselves safe.
• Say ‘no’ to things we don’t want to do.
• Use ‘Stop, Think, Go’ to help us know what our options are if we start to feel unsafe.

Lesson 5: People who can help us on and offline (lesson revisited)

• Identify someone I can ask for help if I need it.
• Explain what the CEOP reporting symbol means.

Lesson 6: Germs

• Know the importance of washing your hands.
• Understand how germs are spread.

Lesson 7: Being safe in the sun (lesson revisited)

• Explain the benefits and dangers of the sun.
• Know how to protect ourselves from the harmful rays of the sun.

Lesson 8: Oral hygiene

• Know what a healthy diet is.
• Understand what happens to your oral hygiene if you have a poor diet and what are the risks involved.
• Know what happens to teeth if they are not looked after.

Lesson 9: Feeling good

• Know how to cope with challenges.
• Know where to seek help and support.
• Develop skills and interests to increase well-being.

Lesson 10: Keeping safe - online risks

• Understand how information online can be false.
• Recognise signs of an online scam.
• Know that using social media and some online games are age restricted.

Year 5: lessons designed for UKS2, age 9-10

Lesson 1: Yasmine and Tom recap and ground rules for Year 5

• Tell you two things that change as you get older.
• Explain what ground rules are and why they are important.

Lesson 2: Online and offline friendships

• Explain how healthy friendships and relationships make us feel.
• Explain what online bullying is.
• Tell someone what to do if they have a bullying problem.
• Tell someone what to do if they see any online or offline bullying.

Lesson 3: Keeping safe - online images

• Explain why posting pictures and videos could be risky.
• Explain the law about sharing pictures and videos of a child’s personal and private body parts.
• Describe how to help a friend who has made a ‘mistake’ online.

Lesson 4: Friendships and secrets

• Explain the difference between a safe and unsafe secret.
• Describe some qualities of a good friendship.
• Ask for help if we need it.

Lesson 5: Friendships and pressure

• Explain what peer pressure is.
• Say no to something we don’t want to do.

Lesson 6: Keeping safe - safe and unsafe touch

• Explain the need to ask and receive permission (consent) for some types of touch.
• Identify when physical contact feels unsafe and describe how to ask for help.
• Evaluate the importance of choice, control and time limit in making safer choices.

Lesson 7: Getting enough sleep

• Understand the importance of sufficient good quality sleep for good health.
• Understand that a lack of sleep can affect weight, mood and ability to learn.

Lesson 8: Keeping clean

• Understand that infection can be spread through unclean hands.
• Understand that hand washing can prevent the spread of infection.
• Understand when and how to wash hands.

Lesson 9: Safety in the sun

• Understand how to avoid sunburn.
• Understand what is appropriate clothing to cover the skin.
• Understand when to increase use of shade.
• Understand why avoidance of exposure to the sun when it is at its strongest is important.
• Understand why using high factor sunscreens is important.

Lesson 10: Oral hygiene

• Name ways to keep teeth healthy.
• Learn the correct way to clean teeth.
• Understand how your toothbrush affects your oral hygiene.

Lesson 11: Physical fitness

• Understand the benefits of exercise and how it affects our body.
• Know that it is important to exercise every day.
• Think of different activities that will exercise our body.

Lesson 12: Feeling good

• Understand what “wellbeing” means.
• Explain the link between physical and mental wellbeing.
• Give advice to young people who want to improve their mental wellbeing.

Lesson 13: Getting help

• Describe what Childline is and how to access it.
• Using my helping hand, we can identify who we can go to for help.
• Explain that there is nothing too awful or small that I can’t talk to someone about it.

Lesson 14: Isolation and loneliness

• Identify and discuss what loneliness is and how it makes us act.
• Recognise situations and events that might make people feel lonely.
• Talk openly about loneliness and maintain meaningful connections with others.
• Learn what we can do to cope with loneliness and help others who feel lonely.

Lesson 15: Immunisations and vaccinations

• Recognise the signs if someone is becoming ill.
• Know what an allergy is and name some common allergies.
• Understand that taking vaccines can protect us against a wide range of diseases and illnesses.
• Understand why taking vaccines is important.
• Understand the basics of how vaccines work.

Year 6: lessons designed for UKS2, age 10-11

Lesson 1: Changes at puberty

• Identify some of the changes that happen to our bodies.
• Describe who to talk to when we need help dealing with puberty.
• Ask for support for any changes that are difficult to manage.

Lesson 2: Periods (menstruation)

• Explain what a period (menstruation) is.
• Suggest ways to overcome possible problems from periods.

Lesson 3: Wet dreams and masturbation (optional opt out)

• Explain what wet dreams are.
• Explain that some people have wet dreams and some don’t.
• Suggest ways to manage wet dreams.
• Describe what masturbation is.

Lesson 4: Making babies - sexual intercourse (optional opt out)

• Describe fertilisation through sexual intercourse.
• Explain how a baby is made and that different people use different methods to do this.
• Describe what consent means.
• Know the age of consent.

Lesson 5: Making babies - Assisted fertility and multiple births (optional opt out)

• Explain that some people have help to become pregnant.
• Explain why some people need assistance to make a baby.
• Describe the difference between identical and non-identical twins.

Lesson 6: Making babies - Pregnancy and birth (optional opt out)

• Know how long an average pregnancy lasts.
• Explain why a pregnancy lasts approximately 40 weeks.
• Identify and explain why some things should and should not be eaten in pregnancy.
• Describe how babies are born (delivered).

Lesson 7: Identity and prejudice

• Identify things that shape our personal identity.
• Explain what prejudice means.
• Define what sexual orientation and gender mean.

Lesson 8: Equality and the law

• Describe what discrimination is.
• Explain that groups of people are protected by the Equality Act.
• Describe ways to challenge prejudice and discriminatory behaviour.

Lesson 9: Dangers of smoking

• Know the facts about smoking/vaping and the associated risks.

Lesson 10: The effects of alcohol

• Understand the effect that alcohol can have on the body.
• Understand about units of alcohol.

Lesson 11: Legal and illegal drugs

• Explain that there are risks associated with using any type of drug and identify some of the risks and effects of drug use.
• Recognise that drugs have laws related to them and that some drugs are illegal to own, use or give to others.
• Analyse the level of risk in different situations, identifying that drugs can affect people in different ways.
• Explain that for some people drug use can become an unhealthy habit that can be difficult to break but there is support available to help people.
• Know where to report any concerns.

Lesson 12: Asking for help

• Recognise when we or someone else needs help.
• Know who our trusted adults are - so we can ask them for support when we or somebody else is feeling hurt, upset, worried or angry.

Lesson 13: Marriage

• Give some reasons why people choose to marry or enter a civil partnership.
• Know relationships can bring us joy and they can give us meaning. They can be good for us; through our relationships we learn who we are, how to be less selfish and how to think of others.
• Understand for most Christians and people of other faiths and beliefs there is often a special ceremony of promises and rituals to mark marriage.

Lesson 14: First aid

• Explain some situations where someone might need to do first aid.
• Make a clear call for help to emergency services.
• Understand the basics of first aid, for example dealing with common injuries like head injuries.