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Healthy lifestyles – PSHE Drop Down Day For Secondary Students Aged 11–14

This curriculum day blends science, self-reflection, and creativity to enhance your existing PSHE provision and help students take ownership of their everyday routines and behaviours. Encourage your students to take control of their routines, boost self-awareness, and develop habits that support long-term wellbeing and success.

Alignment with New RSHE 2025 Requirements

• Mental wellbeing & self-regulation: Explains how habits form and gives coping/management strategies—core Health Education content
• Health & prevention: Distinguishes healthy vs unhealthy routines (sleep, nutrition, physical activity, screen balance) and their impact on wellbeing
• Peer influence & online pressures: Examines how friends and digital environments shape behaviour, aligning with relationships/online-safety expectations in the 2025 update
• Respectful relationships & communication: Team challenges practise collaboration, respectful dialogue and conflict-resolution—part of RSHE relationships content

Healthy Habits PSHE Drop Down Day – What’s it all about?

In this interactive and thought-provoking day, students will dive into the science of habit formation through the story of Lazy Lyle — a character whose brain mirrors our own tendency to form automatic behaviours, for better or worse.

Over five engaging sessions, students will:

Explore how habits are formed
Take part in interactive games and group discussions
Create a visual display that reflects their understanding
Reflect on their own habits and set personal goals

This day combines fun, hands-on learning with meaningful self-reflection — all designed to help students build healthier patterns in their daily lives.

No lengthy prep required! Teachers are fully supported with:

• Teacher Instruction Guidance Booklet
• Student Guidance Booklet
• PPT Presentation Slides (Sessions 1–5)
• Lá´‰feFluent Instructional Videos (Sessions 1–5)
• Student Evaluation Form
• Student Certificates (optional)
• Printable Handouts and Activity Resources

**Learning Outcomes **

• Practice Empathy Responses: Students will learn to identify and practice empathetic responses by recognising emotions, validating feelings, and offering supportive statements to strengthen interpersonal connection
• Mirror Body Language: Students will explore the concept of mirroring body language as a non-verbal way to show empathy and understanding, practicing techniques that create a sense of connection and trust.
• Celebrate Others’ Joys: Students will develop the ability to express genuine happiness for others by practicing affirming language, enthusiastic reactions, and encouraging behaviours that relationships.
• Respond in Healthy Ways: Students will examine healthy empathetic responses, focusing on balancing compassion with appropriate boundaries, ensuring their support is respectful and constructive