when someone tries to persuade or force someone else to do something

Understanding peer pressure

RSHE (PSHE)

Finding support when I feel unsafe

Feeling powerful

This unit provides strategies for seeking help when feeling unsafe, understanding and resisting peer pressure, recognising when to seek help and developing confidence to assert boundaries. Pupils learn to feel empowered and know multiple ways to access support for their safety and wellbeing.

Power in relationships: How do I get help if I don't feel safe?

Depiction or discussion of distress or humiliation e.g. bullying.

Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying

Being popular is more important than being safe.

Our safety and feeling comfortable is more important than being popular.

Good friends will pressure us to do something unsafe.

It is typical to want to be popular among our friends.

It can be hard to say no to friends, particularly for {{}} people.

What can we do if we are experiencing peer pressure?

being thought of as ‘cool’ or ‘fun’.

any time, but especially if we feel unsafe.

We can say ‘no’ to our friends at ...

might make things sound safer than they really are.

Match the start of each sentence with how it should end.

choosing a job that pays well even if we don't like it

learning jokes because we enjoy making our friends laugh

choosing to read books about interesting topics in our free time

expectations to follow that can keep us safe

feeling anxious, worried or unable to relax

an imaginary line separating what we will and won't allow

Match the words with their correct definition.

Someone we know offline who makes us feel safe and can help us is called a trusted ...

Good friends accept and celebrate each other.

We need to listen to friends to maintain a friendship.

To repair friendships, we need to prove why our friend is wrong.

find someone else who likes hugs and hug them

Laura wants a hug, but her friend Aisha does not like hugs. What could Laura do?

Getting permission to touch someone is called getting ...

Understanding peer pressure

Lesson outcome

Content guidance