PSHE/RSHE network meetings for ITT providers

Free termly online network meetings to help you support your students to get to grips with PSHE education, including statutory DfE requirements.

Next meeting: Wednesday 10th June 2026, 3.30-4.30pm

As an ITT provider, you play a vital role in preparing the next generation of PSHE teachers to teach the subject safely and effectively.

Our termly network meetings will help you to:

Develop your understanding of PSHE education (including statutory responsibilities) and the important role it plays in the curriculum
Help to ensure ITE meets all trainees’ needs and expectations regarding teaching PSHE education
Provide a supportive networking forum that includes sharing research-informed, effective PSHE education practice

Want to know more about what to expect from these meetings? Watch the highlights from our May 2023 meeting on safeguarding below.

Agenda for next meeting (10th June 2026)

Reflections with colleagues on approaches taken to making RSHE curriculum updates in readiness for the new academic year
Dr Joshua Stubbs – An introduction to the Schools Insights and Action Network (SIAN) – how it works and how you can get involved
An introduction to our brand new PSHE planning tools, which can be used to support your trainees through the curriculum/lesson planning process effectively
Jacquie Ayre – An introduction to Teach Climate Justice (free course and resources for trainee teachers)
Signposts to recently published national research relating to PSHE
Newly launched PSHE lesson packs and teacher guidance
Dates for 2027 network meetings

Guest speaker sessions

Dr Joshua Stubbs, Head of Research, PSHE Association

As the national body for PSHE education, the PSHE Association leads on ensuring the subject keeps pace with the increasingly complex challenges and opportunities faced by children and young people. Our growing research capacity allows us to understand these challenges, see how they are evolving, and come up with practical educational solutions while influencing national policy. From September 2026, we will be launching a new research network for schools called the Schools Insights and Action Network (SIAN). During this meeting, we will share our ambitious vision for this network and explain how it will work and how you can get involved.

Jacquie Ayre, Curriculum lead for PSHE/Citizenship at Liverpool John Moores University

Jacquie will be introducing us to Teach Climate Justice – a free course and resources for trainee teachers - Preparing trainee teachers to incorporate the human impact of climate change into the PSHE/Citizenship curriculum and their classroom practice.