Meeting Statutory Requirements
The Big Think is a dialogic, practical and progressive, 2-year rolling programme that ensures your school can demonstrate fulfilment of the statutory Relationships, Health and Wellbeing curriculum and OFSTED Personal Development expectations (including SMSC, Character Education and British Values).
Supporting Science, Health and Safeguarding resources:
h. NSPCC (Link)
Supporting Science, Health and Safeguarding resources:
b. NSPCC: Share Aware Teaching (Link)
c. NSPCC: Lesson Plans for Healthy Online Friendships (Download)
d. BBFC: Primary Education Resources (Link)
f. KS2 Computer Studies (Download)
g. Follow UK Safer Internet Centre SMART rules:
T for Tell: Tell a parent, carer or a trusted adult if someone, or something, makes you feel uncomfortable or worried, or if you or someone you know is being bullied online.
Supporting Science, Health and Safeguarding resources:
a. Childline: Sport Exercise (Link)
b. NC Science - Year 2 - Animals, including humans:
describe the importance for humans of exercise, eating the right amounts of different types of food, and hygiene
c. NHS: How Much Exercise (Link)
d. Childline: You and Your Body (Link)
Supporting Science, Health and Safeguarding resources:
b. NC - DT Cooking and Nutrition KS2 (Link)
c. NC – Year 6: To recognise the impact of diet, exercise, and lifestyle on the way their bodies function.
Supporting Science, Health and Safeguarding resources:
a. Childline: Drugs, Alcohol and Smoking (Link)
NC – Year 6: To recognise the impact of drugs on the way their bodies function.
Supporting Science, Health and Safeguarding resources:
a. NC – Year 5: To describe the changes as humans develop to old age. (Here they should learn about the changes experienced in puberty.)
Hey Girls (Link)
Childline Puberty Facts (Link)
b. NC – Year 5: To describe the changes as humans develop to old age. (Here they should learn about the changes experienced in puberty.)
Hey Girls (Link)
The Big Think programme assumes that the following content is covered as part of the school’s Sex Education and Safeguarding duties:
External body parts including, penis, vulva (this is Safeguarding and comes first)
Safe and unsafe touching (see KCSIE Guidance document below listing this as a statutory safeguarding duty)
Key facts about the menstrual cycle
The programme assumes this technical content is covered under your Science curriculum:
about dental health and the benefits of good oral hygiene and dental flossing, including regular checkups at the dentist
how to recognise early signs of physical illness, such as weight loss, or unexplained changes to the body
the facts about legal and illegal harmful substances
the facts and science relating to allergies, immunisation and vaccination
Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance (September 2020 update) (Download)
Information Sharing (Download)
What is Harmful Sexual Behaviour? (Link)
Recommended resource from Brook to support teachers monitoring safeguarding in class (Link)
