Year 8 · RSHE (PSHE) · beta

Power in relationships: What do we need to know about the law?

This unit explores the legal aspects of harmful sexual behaviour, including sexual harassment and image-based abuse. Pupils learn what the law says, how to protect themselves online, recognise exploitation such as sextortion, and know how to seek support and report concerns.

This is an attributed Oak National Academy lesson sequence, not a completed or academically approved DASKEREL course. Supporting transcripts may depend on video, images, practical equipment or teacher explanation. Follow each lesson’s supervision guidance. For religious education and RSHE, follow the school’s syllabus, policy and safeguarding procedures.

Prior knowledge

  • Pupils should understand from Year 7 what constitutes respectful behaviour in relationships, including the importance of consent, kindness and boundaries in all interactions.
  • Pupils should be familiar with online safety principles from previous units, including not sharing personal information or images, and recognising when online behaviour becomes harmful.
  • Pupils should know from earlier learning how to report concerns and access support, understanding that harmful behaviour is never the victim's fault and help is always available.

Source curriculum references

  • Pupils should understand the serious risks of sending material to others, including the law concerning the sharing of images.
  • That keeping or forwarding indecent or sexual images of someone under 18 is a crime, even if the photo is of themselves or of someone who has consented.
  • Pupils should also understand that sharing indecent images of people over 18 without consent is a crime.
  • What to do and how to report when they are concerned about material that has been circulated, including personal information, images or videos, and how to manage issues online.
  • About risks of sextortion, how to identify online scams relating to sex, and how to seek support if they have been scammed or involved in sextortion.
  • What constitutes sexual harassment or sexual violence, and that such behaviour is unacceptable, emphasising that it is never the fault of the person experiencing it.
  • Sexual harassment includes unsolicited sexual language, attention or touching, and taking or sharing intimate or sexual images without consent.
  • Sexual harassment includes public sexual harassment, pressuring others to do sexual things, and upskirting.
  • Harmful sexual behaviour also includes other forms of concerning behaviour like using age-inappropriate sexual language.
  • Information on where to report abuse.

Oak source metadata. DASKEREL has not independently verified school-level coverage.

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