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Healthy relationships: What makes a good friend?

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This unit explores the importance of friendships, handling disagreements and the qualities of being a supportive and caring friend.

At Year 1, pupils are forming their first significant friendships beyond their immediate family. Learning about 'What makes a good friend?' builds on their early social interactions and helps them navigate peer relationships. This unit is timely as it helps pupils identify and develop qualities such as kindness, empathy and cooperation in friendships. Pupils also learn that disagreements are normal and can be resolved. By exploring these concepts now, pupils gain foundational understanding of healthy relationships, essential for their social and emotional development.

  1. Being a good friend
  2. Friends can be different
  3. Friendships are important
  4. Friends can disagree
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