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 4th February 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 (4th February 2026)

In addition to PSHE education subject updates and networking opportunities, this term’s meeting will focus on generative AI — one of the most pressing and rapidly evolving issues facing children and young people today. As part of the meeting, we are delighted to announce our expert guest speaker Morgan Briggs, Senior Research Associate for Data Science and Ethics at The Alan Turning Institute, who will be delivering the following session:

‘Demystifying Generative AI’

With the Department for Education’s (2025) new Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education guidance statutory guidance now including explicit references to AI literacy and related online safety issues, there is a growing emphasis on preparing trainee teachers to understand and respond to these emerging challenges through their PSHE planning and teaching.

Morgan’s session will help you to develop a clear, evidence-informed understanding of generative AI and its implications for children and young people. She will be covering:

What generative AI is and how it works, including an overview of major players

Key impacts of generative AI on young people’s wellbeing, drawing on Morgan’s research with The Alan Turing Institute

The role of generative AI in spreading misinformation and disinformation, and why critical evaluation of online information is essential

AI chatbots – what the research tells us about their use, and why it is important to understand potential risks and limitations