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Lesson Title: Intimate Relationships and Consent – Understanding the Law and Healthy Relationships (PSHE / RSE)
This sensitive and informative KS4 PSHE/RSE lesson helps students understand the meaning of consent in intimate relationships, the UK legal framework, and the characteristics of healthy versus unhealthy relationships. Through discussion, case studies, legal definitions, and real-life scenarios, students learn how to recognise boundaries, respect others, and stay safe.

Lesson Aims:

Define consent and understand its legal meaning under the Sexual Offences Act 2003

Explore the characteristics of healthy and unhealthy intimate relationships

Understand who is responsible for seeking consent (always the initiator)

Learn the legal age of consent and conditions under which consent cannot be given

Reflect on why repeated pressure or asking for consent is classed as harassment

Recognise signs of sexual assault and its consequences under UK law

Apply understanding through real-life case study scenarios and discussions

Ideal for KS4 PSHE or RSE statutory content. Promotes respectful relationships, 51ºÚÁÏ awareness, and emotional literacy.