Healthy relationships: Are friendships ever perfect?
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Why this why now
At Year 3, pupils are refining their social skills and experiencing more complex friendship dynamics. Building on their learning from Year 1 and Year 2, this unit addresses the reality that all friendships face challenges and disagreements. This is timely as pupils need realistic expectations and practical strategies for managing conflict. By learning these concepts now, pupils develop conflict-resolution skills, understand that disagreements don't mean friendships must end, and learn how to repair and strengthen relationships.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils should know from earlier learning what it means to be a good friend, including showing kindness, honesty, respect, generosity and trust.
- Pupils may understand that everyone has personal boundaries and that respecting these boundaries helps friendships stay healthy and safe.
- Pupils can recognise when a friendship is making them feel unhappy or uncomfortable and know they can talk to a trusted adult.
Threads
Why this why now
At Year 3, pupils are refining their social skills and experiencing more complex friendship dynamics. Building on their learning from Year 1 and Year 2, this unit addresses the reality that all friendships face challenges and disagreements. This is timely as pupils need realistic expectations and practical strategies for managing conflict. By learning these concepts now, pupils develop conflict-resolution skills, understand that disagreements don't mean friendships must end, and learn how to repair and strengthen relationships.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils should know from earlier learning what it means to be a good friend, including showing kindness, honesty, respect, generosity and trust.
- Pupils may understand that everyone has personal boundaries and that respecting these boundaries helps friendships stay healthy and safe.
- Pupils can recognise when a friendship is making them feel unhappy or uncomfortable and know they can talk to a trusted adult.
Healthy relationships: Are friendships ever perfect?
This unit explores understanding that friendships have ups and downs, disagreeing with friends respectfully, being a good friend, setting and respecting healthy boundaries, and making up after arguments to repair and strengthen friendships.
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