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Lesson Title: Puberty and Hygiene – Staying Clean, Healthy and Confident (PSHE / Health Education)
This supportive KS3 PSHE lesson helps students understand the physical and emotional changes of puberty, with a focus on personal hygiene. Learners explore how hormonal changes affect the body, why hygiene routines are important, and how to stay healthy and confident during adolescence.

Lesson Aims:

Identify key physical changes during puberty for both boys and girls

Understand why good hygiene becomes more important during puberty

Learn how deodorants, antiperspirants, and daily habits prevent body odour

Discuss personal hygiene routines: teeth, skin, hair, nails, and clothing

Explore how puberty can affect confidence and how to manage it positively

Develop a hygiene-based mind map and use a Venn diagram to compare changes

Reflect on support sources (e.g. trusted adults, NHS, Childline, Brook)

Perfect for KS3 PSHE, health and wellbeing units, or puberty education. Supports 51ºÚÁÏ, confidence-building, and personal responsibility.