Half Term 1: Being me in My world

• Big Question: How do I fit into the world I live in?

• Content:

  • Recognize that identity is affected by a range of factors.

  • Understand how peer pressure operates within groups.

  • Reflect upon how I present myself online and understand what can influence my behavior online.

  • Maintain positive online and offline relationships and understand how my online identity affects what others think and feel.

  • Recognize that I am a unique individual and think about myself on many different levels (e.g., physical characteristics, personality, attainments, attitudes, values, etc.).

• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

Half Term 2: Celebrating Difference

• Big Question: Do we need to feel 'the same as' to belong?

• Content:

  • Describe what prejudice and discrimination are and how to challenge these.

  • Explain some ways the Equality Act protects against prejudice and discrimination.

  • Challenge my own and others' attitudes and values, and accept difference in others.

  • Recognize the wide range of roles in society and the variety of individuals that operate within them.

  • Define what stereotyping means and its potential impact.

• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

Half Term 3: Dreams and Goals

• Big Question: Can my choices affect my dreams and goals?

• Content:

  • Identify my dreams and goals and recognize that these may change over time.

  • Identify some of the skills that may benefit my future, including employment.

  • Identify barriers to achieving a goal and identify how I am going to overcome them.

  • Explain how responsible choices enable me to move towards my dreams and goals, and provide examples of how irresponsible or unsafe choices could affect them.

• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

Half Term 4: Healthy Me

• Big Question: To what extent am I responsible for my mental and physical health?

• Content:

  • Explain ways to help myself when I feel stressed, recognize when I feel stressed, and identify associated triggers.

  • Understand how health can be affected by emotions and know a range of ways to keep myself well and happy.

  • Identify how physical activity can help combat stress.

  • Recognize what makes me feel good and know how to enjoy myself (e.g., to feel calm, elated, energized, focused, engaged, have fun, etc.).

  • Know about different substances and the effects they have on the body.

• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

Half Term 5: Relationships

• Big Question: What can make a relationship healthy or unhealthy?

• Content:

  • Identify characteristics and benefits of positive, strong, supportive relationships.

  • Understand what expectations might be of having a romantic/attraction relationship.

  • Describe what is meant by the term consent.

  • Know that relationships change and suggest how to manage this, alongside managing conflict within my friendship group.

  • Identify skills which will keep my relationships happy and healthy.

• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

Half Term 6: Changing Me

• Big Question: How do I feel about becoming an adult?

• Content:

  • Summarize the potential impact of changes in puberty on how I feel and suggest ways to cope with the changes.

  • Understand that practices such as female genital mutilation and breast ironing are forms of abuse.

  • Know where to access help if I am worried or concerned about puberty or abuse.

  • Explain how a baby is conceived naturally and that there are other ways a baby can be conceived, e.g., IVF.

  • Understand how a baby develops inside the uterus and is born.

• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

Half Term 1: Being me in My world

• Big Question: Can I choose how I fit into the world?

• Content:

  • Appreciate the similarities, differences and diversity of people's identities.

  • Recognize the influence family has on self-identity.

  • Identify what is important for me and what I expect from myself, considering the beliefs and expectations of family.

  • Understand how stereotypes are formed.

  • Understand that there is a range of beliefs within any community and recognize the beliefs I hold as important to me.

• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

Half Term 2: Celebrating Difference

• Big Question: How different are we really?

• Content:

  • Recognize the challenges faced by individuals when trying to make positive change.

  • Describe what inequality means in the UK.

  • Recognize that the choices I make will have an impact on my ability to develop my self-confidence and integrity.

  • Define what respect and equality, or the lack of these, affects relationships.

  • Know that I can make a difference (self-efficacy).

• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

Half Term 3: Dreams and Goals

• Big Question: Can the choices I make now influence my future?

• Content:

  • Know what some of my long-term goals are, how I can achieve them, and how my short and medium-term goals help me do that.

  • Identify the careers that interest me, the skills I need to develop, and how these link to my goals.

  • Understand some of the positive and negative roles that money can play in society.

  • Explain why it is important to keep track of spending.

  • Recognize that money can be a divisive element in relationships and communities.

• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

Half Term 4: Healthy Me

• Big Question: Can I become more responsible for my health and happiness?

• Content:

  • Identify some factors that help ensure good health in the longer term.

  • Describe the steps that can be taken to keep teeth and gums healthy.

  • Understand how health can be affected by emotions and know a range of ways to keep myself well and happy.

  • Recognize when I feel stressed and the triggers associated with it.

  • Know about different substances, the effects they have on the body, why some people use them, and what the law says about substance use and possession.

• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

Half Term 5: Relationships

• Big Question: Because I am worth it...or am I?

• Content:

  • Understand that relationships affect everything we do in our lives and that relationship skills have to be learned and practiced.

  • Recognize that relationships can cause strong feelings and emotions.

  • Define what is meant by personal space and how this varies across relationships both online and offline.

  • Explain what is meant by control, power balance and coercion in a relationship.

  • Understand how to use social media appropriately, safely and legally, and identify that social media can both positively and negatively affect how I feel about myself.

• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

Half Term 6: Changing Me

• Big Question: What factors can make an intimate relationship happy and healthy?

• Content:

  • Recognize different types of close, intimate relationships that people can have.

  • Describe some of the behaviors you would expect to find in a healthy romantic relationship.

  • Summarize behaviors and attitudes that could make a relationship healthy or unhealthy.

  • Know where to get information to safely explore feelings about sexuality.

  • Explain how pornography can impact expectations and self-image.

• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment

Half Term 1: Being me in My world

• Big Question: To what extent does the world I live in affect my identity?

• Content:

  • Explain peer approval and how it can cause problems.

  • Suggest links between risky behavior choices and the influence of social groups.

  • Explain how differences can be a source of conflict or a reason to celebrate.

  • Understand what consent means for me within my peer and intimate social groups.

  • Know how to report abusive or coercive behavior.

• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

Half Term 2: Celebrating Difference

• Big Question: Is being different a good thing?

• Content:

  • Provide examples of different types of prejudice and discrimination.

  • Challenge my own and others' attitudes towards difference in relation to sexism, ageism and gender identity.

  • Recognize that there are different types of bullying (verbal, physical, online) and know what to do if I encounter it.

  • Understand protected characteristics and how everyone has the responsibility to challenge discrimination.

• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

Half Term 3: Dreams and Goals

• Big Question: Who do I dream of becoming?

• Content:

  • Identify my personal strengths, accept helpful feedback, and reject unhelpful criticism.

  • Know the difference between mental health and mental ill-health, and consider factors that can contribute to mental ill-health.

  • Identify how to access support if I am worried about a mental health issue.

  • Consider how self-esteem can be affected by the media positively and negatively.

• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

Half Term 4: Healthy Me

• Big Question: How can substances impact on my well-being?

• Content:

  • Recognize that there are misperceptions about the health choices of people my age.

  • Identify the physical and emotional effects of alcohol and how it can affect decision-making.

  • Understand some of the physiological and psychological effects of substance misuse and the impact of illegal substances on society and individuals.

  • Explain some facts about drug classification and what the law says about possession and supply of drugs.

  • Explain what to do in an emergency situation involving substances.

• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

Half Term 5: Relationships

• Big Question: Can relationships ever be equal?

• Content:

  • Recognize when others might try to use their power to control, coerce and manipulate in an intimate relationship.

  • Identify the features of positive, stable, intimate relationships.

  • Understand that consent is a vital feature of a sexual relationship.

  • Recognize that contraception is important for sexual health as well as preventing a pregnancy.

  • Understand that pornography and some media images give a false impression of sex and sexual relationships.

• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

Half Term 6: Changing Me

• Big Question: How can change affect my mental health?

• Content:

  • Know that my mental health can be affected by different situations and experiences.

  • Identify some common mental health issues and how to challenge the stigma surrounding them.

  • Recognize that sleep is important for psychological and physical reasons, as well as for learning.

  • Explain what resilience is and how it can be developed.

  • Reflect on the changes that my body and brain have undergone since starting puberty, consider the changes yet to come, and know how to manage them.

• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

Half Term 1: Being me in My world

• Big Question: Is managing my online and offline world within my control?

• Content:

  • Recognize the positive and negative roles of social media and understand the impact social media has on culture and identity.

  • Recognize how online data is used both positively and negatively.

  • Identify potential threats to online safety.

  • Explain "netiquette" and legislation relating to online safety.

• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

Half Term 2: Celebrating Difference

• Big Question: Does difference result in inequality?

• Content:

  • Recognize the benefits of multi-cultural societies.

  • Appreciate the differing views and opinions of individuals and explain some of the physical and mental consequences of unequal treatment.

  • Identify the misuse of power in relationships and provide examples of physical and mental consequences associated with it.

  • Identify individuals and groups that may experience inequality and examples of organizations who campaign for equality.

• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

Half Term 3: Dreams and Goals

• Big Question: Is success only possible when physical and emotional needs are in balance?

• Content:

  • Describe the relationships in my life that will support me in reaching my goals.

  • Understand how relationships and being part of a community can support me and others to achieve goals.

  • Assess how I can respect and nurture the important relationships in my life.

  • Define what resilience is and identify both my areas of strength and where I need to develop.

  • Explain the importance of balance in all aspects of my life (work, social life, family, etc.).

• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

Half Term 4: Healthy Me

• Big Question: To what extent am I in control?

• Content:

  • Identify the range of factors that affect my physical and mental health.

  • Recognize there are a wide range of actions that I can use to enhance and protect my health.

  • Build awareness of the potential risks associated with a range of substances, including prescribed and over-the-counter drugs.

  • Understand the availability and limitations of advanced medical techniques including stem cell therapy and organ donation.

• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

Half Term 5: Relationships

• Big Question: Is love all you need?

• Content:

  • Identify the important elements in long-term relationships.

  • Understand the choices I have in my relationships, including ending a range of relationships, and physical vs. non-physical relationship choices.

  • Recognize the consequences of ending relationships including: bullying, revenge pornography, depression, the grief process, and how to manage this.

  • Identify sources of help and support for when relationships end (including bereavement, divorce, and family separation).

• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

Half Term 6: Changing Me

• Big Question: Can all change be positive in some way?

• Content:

  • Identify some of the changes in society that will affect me and the emotional impact societal change can have on young people.

  • Assess the role of media, including social media, on social change.

  • Recognize the impact of the range of changes families can experience and their impact on children, parents, and the wider family.

  • Understand the spectrum (or galaxy) of sexuality and gender, including appropriate vocabulary, and identify where to find help and support around sexual identity and gender.

• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

Half Term 1: Being me in My world

• Big Question: Are we in the adult world at 16?

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• Content:

  • Identify what 'being an adult' means to me.

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  • Understand how criminals can attempt to recruit young people through 'County Lines'.

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  • Identify why coercive control, sexual harassment, and sexual violence in relationships is unacceptable, illegal, and the consequences of this.

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  • Identify why pornography is legislated against and the potential consequences of viewing it.

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• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

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Half Term 2: Dreams and Goals

• Big Question: Can I rely on myself to achieve goals or do I need luck or destiny?

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• Content:

  • Identify some ways to help me manage any anxiety I may feel now and in the future, and know where I can access further information and support about mental health.

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  • Identify my financial goals and whether these are realistic in the short or longer term.

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  • Understand the possible consequences of debt and sources of support for people in debt or who have a gambling problem.

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  • Recognize the risks associated with gambling as an answer to debt or financial pressures.

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• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

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Half Term 3: Healthy Me

• Big Question: Should relationships, sex and sexual health be discussed more openly?

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• Content:

  • Explain the links between sleep and physical/mental health.

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  • Understand the preventative steps that can be taken to reduce the chance of contracting STIs and build knowledge of treatment available for STIs.

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  • Identify the choices available in relation to contraception and pregnancy, and know key facts about fertility and pregnancy.

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  • Explain choices relating to pregnancy and where to go for advice and support concerning sexual and reproductive health.

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• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

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Half Term 4: Relationships

• Big Question: Is it possible to stay true to yourself and be in healthy relationships?

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• Content:

  • Recognize that an intimate relationship can move through different stages and how behavior may change according to the stage.

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  • Explain what I can do to protect my sexual and reproductive health now and in the future.

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  • Understand what consent is in relation to sexual relationships.

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  • Understand that for some people, gender identity and sexuality is fluid and for others it is fixed.

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  • Recognize that 'coming out' can be challenging for some LGBT+ people and it is up to them to choose the right time for this.

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  • Recognize when there is an imbalance of power within an intimate relationship.

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• Assessment: Jigsaw: End of Puzzle Assessment.

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Half Term 5 & 6: Examinations

• Content: Examinations take place during these terms.

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• Assessment: (No standard Jigsaw assessment listed for these terms)

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