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Exploring Influence – PSHE Curriculum Unit (Spring 2: Health & Wellbeing)
Ideal for schools following the PSHE Association’s Secondary Thematic Model Programme Builder
Core Topic: Exploring Influence
Understanding the impact of drugs, gangs, peer pressure, role models, and the media on young people.

Help your students build critical thinking, resilience, and decision-making skills with this comprehensive Cre8tive Curriculum unit. Aligned with the Spring 2: Health & Wellbeing theme from the PSHE Association’s Thematic Programme, this bundle explores how external influences—both positive and negative—shape behavior and wellbeing. Topics include social media, mental health, substance use, gang culture, body image, and peer pressure.

Included Lesson Packs
☞ What is Mental Health?
☞ Social Media and Online Stress
☞ Self-Harm – How to Support a Friend
☞ Emotional Health & Wellbeing
☞ Promoting Emotional Resilience
☞ Eating Disorders (Anorexia, Bulimia, BED)
☞ Resilience and Growing Up
☞ Body Image and Media Influence

Bonus Resources
☞ County Lines Intervention Booklet
☞ Drugs Awareness Card Sort

Learning Objectives
Students will learn:
• The difference between positive and negative role models
• How to evaluate influence and become a positive peer role model
• The media’s impact on perceptions of gangs and crime
• The risks of drug and alcohol misuse on individuals and communities
• Strategies to stay safe and make informed decisions in high-risk scenarios
• How to resist peer pressure and exit dangerous situations
• Where to seek support for substance use or addiction

What’s Included in Each Lesson Pack:
• 1 Fully Editable PowerPoint
• Learning Outcomes, Confidence Checkers, and Assessment Tasks
• Video Clips, Group Activities & Extension Challenges
• Mindfulness & Reflection Activities
• Student Worksheets (varies by topic)
• Teacher Notes & Slide-by-Slide Guidance
• Fully aligned with DfE Statutory RSE/Health Guidance and PSHE Association PoS refs:
H19, H20, H21, R20, R35, R36, R37

At Cre8tive Curriculum, our mission is to empower teachers with fully resourced, engaging, and easy-to-deliver PSHE lessons that foster independence, critical thinking, and positive wellbeing.
✅ Ready-to-teach
✅ Ideal for KS3 and KS4
✅ Mapped to statutory guidance
✅ Supports Ofsted’s Personal Development judgement