Session One - Healthy Relationships GREAT Exercise GREAT Aim GREAT Learning Outcome PSHE Taken from the National Curriculum website operated by QCDA SEAL Symbols taken from the National Strategy Department To create a safe space for children to explore and learn within. Summary To reinforce a sense of self value as a contribution to raising children’s self-esteem. To recognise at least one thing that they are good at. (1b) ‘recognize their worth as individuals by identifying positive things about themselves’. To enable children to think about how healthy relationships can contribute to feelings of happiness and sense of well being and how unhealthy relationships can and contribute to feelings of unhappiness and poor self worth. To understand the impact of healthy and unhealthy relationships on people’s feelings. (3a) ‘what makes a healthy lifestyle... What effects mental health and how to make informed choices’ (4a) ‘that their actions affect themselves and other people’s feelings’. To promote healthy relationships. To identify and differentiate between a healthy and an unhealthy relationship. To reinforce children’s learning about what makes a healthy relationship, encourage expression and increase self-esteem. To be able to create a piece of work that highlights positive elements of a healthy relationship. To enable children to think about and explore what qualities they would like in their relationships. To explore why healthy qualities are important in a relationship. To be able to recognise if a behaviour belongs to a healthy or an unhealthy relationship. To be able to identify what qualities people would choose to have in a relationships. (4c) ‘to be aware of different types of relationship, including marriage and those between friends and families, and to develop the skills to be effective in relationships.’ Introductions and Group Agreement GREAT Animation and discussion Creative writing Introduce self and ‘what I am good at’ GREAT Characters What do they want from their relationship? How might healthy and unhealthy relationships make someone feel? Social skills Social skills Empathy Self awareness Self awareness Self awareness Managing feelings