Year 9 · RSHE (PSHE) · beta

Communities: How can we understand and respect different types of relationships?

This unit explores how to respect people in diverse relationships by examining the Equality Act 2010, the experiences of LGBT people in modern Britain, and the journey to marriage equality.

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Prior knowledge

  • Pupils should understand from Key Stage 3 that everyone deserves respect regardless of protected characteristics, including sexual orientation, and discrimination is wrong.
  • Pupils should know from earlier learning about stereotypes and prejudice.

Source curriculum references

  • Why marriage or civil partnership is an important relationship choice for many couples.
  • The legal status of marriage and civil partnership, including that they carry legal rights, benefits and protections
  • How to evaluate their impact on other people and treat others with kindness and respect, including in public spaces and including strangers.
  • Pupils should understand the legal rights and responsibilities regarding equality, and that everyone is unique and equal.
  • The practical steps pupils can take and skills they can develop to support respectful and kind relationships.
  • How stereotypes, in particular stereotypes based on sex, gender reassignment, race, religion, sexual orientation or disability, can cause damage
  • Pupils should be equipped to recognise misogyny and other forms of prejudice.

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