We've got your back this year! [Statutory RSHE 2025 roadmap]

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Welcome back! We hope you and colleagues at your school/organisation had a relaxing break over the summer.

We wanted to take this opportunity to help you back into the saddle and update you on all we’re doing to support your implementation of the new 2025 RSHE guidance.

But before we jump in, a reminder that schools will have until September 2026 to update their curriculum to reflect these updated requirements — so it’s worth taking the time to get this right, using the wealth of guidance and lesson plans available to PSHE Association members.

And in case you missed it, we’ve pulled together a handy video summarising the new changes and outlining your next steps.

Our roadmap to meeting the 2025/26 statutory requirements

As the official subject association and charity for PSHE education, in your corner since 2006, we’re uniquely placed to give you all the guidance and advice you need on implementing the new statutory guidance — what to do, when to do it, and how.

And if it’s lesson plans you’re after then we’ve got you covered. From working with leading experts and using up-to-date evidence, to road testing the lesson plans in real classrooms and finessing the design — we don’t put our name to anything that doesn’t meet our rigorous standards.

Learn more about what makes our lesson plans different.

Here’s what to expect from us over the coming term and beyond.

Ready now

Updated RSHE Curriculum audit spreadsheet tool
Some of the statutory guidance has stayed the same, some points have been slightly amended, and there is some completely new content. Carrying out an audit of your current provision against the new guidance will help you to plan for September 2026 — seeing at a glance where you need to update your programme. New versions of our adjacent 'Programme of Study curriculum audit tools' will follow later this year.
New ‘Misogyny and the manosphere’ teacher guide
There’s a much greater focus in the new statutory RSHE guidance on tackling misogyny and incel culture, and their influence on attitudes towards women and girls. Our new teacher guide — produced with University of York academics — will support you to effectively manage conversations in your school around these topics.
RSHE Successfully implementing the new 2025 statutory RSHE requirements (live face-to-face and online CPD for primary and secondary)
Explore the new content and expectations for schools, as well as practical ideas and classroom strategies for leading, teaching and assessing high-quality, inclusive Relationships (Sex) and Health Education.

The initial run of live online courses taking place in September is now fully booked but spaces are still available at our face-to-face courses (primary and secondary, London, 5 Nov), which go into more depth and give you an opportunity to network with likeminded PSHE professionals. We’ve also added additional live online dates for later this term, taking place on 2 December (primary) and 3 December (secondary).

Later this term

RSE and PSHE policy writing frameworks
We will soon be releasing updated versions of our policy writing tools — to help you get underway with updating your current policies in line with new statutory requirements.
Lesson plan checklist
Whether you’re looking for lesson plans that meet the 2025 guidance or reviewing your existing provision in light of recent changes, our new checklist will help you choose well-sequenced lessons and ensure high-quality content.
Updated Programme of Study
We’re updating our Programme of Study to align with the new 2025 statutory RSHE guidance and make it easier to see at a glance which content is statutory.
‘Wellbeing for Life’ research led mental health curriculum for secondary
Mental health continues to be a central focus of the 2025 statutory RSHE guidance. And having recently launched our groundbreaking ‘Foundations for Wellbeing’ mental health and wellbeing curriculum for primary schools, we’re delighted to expand on this work with a dedicated mental health and wellbeing curriculum for secondary. These materials will help KS3-4 students learn how to monitor and manage their attention, behaviour and emotions — to support their overall mental health and wellbeing.

As with Foundations for Wellbeing, School Plus members will have exclusive access to accompanying on-demand CPD courses.

Next term and beyond

Updated Programme Builders
We’re exploring different options for streamlining our existing models and introducing more flexibility so you can adapt your curriculum plans to the needs of your cohort and setting. You can continue to use our existing Programme Builders in the meantime, and we encourage you to download the latest versions, which have been updated over the summer with links to the latest Quality Assured lesson plans.
Spring conference (12 March 2026)
The updated RSHE requirements will likely be a focus at our spring online conference next term (12 March 2026) so save the date and stay tuned for further info. Read our roundup of this year’s event for an idea of what to expect.
Updates to various lesson packs and guidance
We’re revisiting our lesson packs and guidance over the coming months to ensure they fully align with both the new 2025 RSHE guidance and our new Programme of Study (once published). We intend to have all lesson packs updated before the September 2026 deadline, and will make it clear on our website where materials have been updated. Our existing materials already address most of the new 2025 RSHE content, so you can continue to use our resources with confidence in the meantime.

Look out for our follow up email later this week outlining our live online and face-to-face CPD options this term. You can check out our revamped CPD & training opportunities page in the meantime to learn more about the different formats we offer.