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KS3 PSHE Unit – Friendships, Peer Pressure & Emotional Support | Relationships Education

This fully resourced 7-lesson PSHE unit helps young people navigate the challenges and rewards of friendship, peer influence, and emotional support. Designed for Key Stage 3 students (ages 11–14), this unit supports schools in delivering the statutory Relationships Education framework with a strong emphasis on empathy, communication, and managing social dynamics.

Through engaging, age-appropriate activities, students learn how to build healthy friendships, support others, handle fallouts, and respond to peer pressure with confidence.

🤝** Lesson Topics Covered:**

• What Makes a Good Friend? – Qualities of supportive, respectful friendships
• Friendship Fallouts & Conflict – Managing disagreements and rebuilding trust
• Friends, Influence & Boundaries – Spotting unhealthy dynamics
• Peer Pressure & Risk-Taking – Understanding influence and making safe choices
• Supporting Friends with Mental Health – Listening, empathy, and signposting help
• The Role of Family & Friends – Building a strong personal support network
• Managing Friendship Groups – Balancing social lives and emotional wellbeing

📦 Each Lesson Pack Includes:

• 1 Fully Editable PowerPoint
• (With learning outcomes, confidence checkers, embedded videos, engaging slides, and discussion questions)
• Student-Focused Activities – Comprehension tasks, role-play scenarios, critical thinking, and group discussion
• Assessment Opportunities – Exit tickets and self-reflection tasks
• Teacher Support Materials – Ready-to-teach with guidance for non-specialists
• Inclusive Language & Design – Suitable for all learners in diverse school settings

This unit is ideal for:

• PSHE Leads delivering key lessons on emotional wellbeing and positive relationships
• Pastoral staff supporting students through social challenges or transitions
• Schools building a respectful, kind, and inclusive school culture

Format: Editable PowerPoints + student activity sheets
Target Age Group: KS3 (11–14)
Themes: Friendship, peer pressure, conflict, mental health, emotional literacy, social support

Help your students build strong, healthy friendships and develop the skills to support themselves and others—in and out of the classroom.

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