Primary school PSHE that keeps pace with the world
Partner with the trusted PSHE provider that empowers educators and gives agency to pupils.
Essential life skills, emotional literacy and confidence through our fully inclusive, story-led PSHE programme, designed with evidence and best practice, for Primary schools.
Introducing Life Lessons for Primary
Life Lessons, the leading provider of PSHE in Secondary education, now offers inspiring PSHE materials and support for Key Stages 1 & 2.
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Full curriculum KS1-KS2
Evidence based curriculum aligned with the PSHE Association. -
230 beautifully planned lessons
1 hour lessons that combine storytelling, discussion and fun activities. -
Worksheets & teacher notes
All lessons feature an optional, printable worksheet, teacher notes and Enhanced Provision for Year 1. -
Ongoing updates to stay current
Life Lessons learning materials stay current with the fast changing world. We are responsive to your requests and we proactively make updates across the curriculum.
Beautifully illustrated characters shown in the real world
Lessons features a cast of illustrated characters with fully developed back stories and relationships. It’s through these lovingly created characters, rendered into real world situations, that young people can reliably explore risk, challenges different relationships and behaviours.
What makes Life Lessons for Primary PSHE different?
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Whole-School Inclusivity
Designed to support every child, with built-in accessibility features and a preventative, positive approach.
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SEND Friendly
Lessons are working towards WCAG 2.2 compliance with differentiated scaffolding to ensure all learners can participate meaningfully.
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Emotional Literacy First
Pupils build a deep understanding of their feelings with help from our vibrant cast of characters representing emotions like Joy, Anger, Confusion, and more—aligned with the Zones of Regulation.
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Skill-Focused & Reflective
From empathy and critical thinking to self-worth and personal boundaries, each lesson develops life-ready skills.
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Digital Safety from Year 1
Instilling safe online habits early, supported by peer-led videos that are relatable, diverse, and fun. Online lessons are inline with the lived experience of the digital world, beyond the statutory guidance.
Fun videos model the discussion to your students
We have filmed with young people all over the UK, their candid views shared on video bring a sense fun to your classroom. The videos bring diverse voices and they model discussions that pupils might find it hard to talk about without support.
Explore 5 evidence based approaches we employ in our lessons
We take an evidence based approach to PSHE, drawing on academic research and the experience of the Life Lessons curriculum team.
Evidence shows that positivity addresses and builds the following:
- Emotional wellbeing
- Self-construct and self-belief
- Values of kindness, consideration and support
- Healthy relationships
- Constructive approaches to challenges
- A sense of fun and shared enjoyment
Kern, Wehmeyer (2021)
There is significant evidence that the use of story telling has high impact in a range of areas.
We support teachers facilitate story telling across our curriculum through narratives, illustrations and scenarios.
- Through stories, children learn about different cultures, experiences, and emotions, promoting understanding and compassion.
- A sense of community and belonging in the classroom, foundations for supportive and reflective conversations.
- Ways of thinking that children may not naturally come across.
- Encouraging children to contribute to stories with their own experiences and advice helps them link the learning to real life and apply learning to their own stories.
- Relatable, engaging and familiar characters that the children build relationships with.
Hibbin (2016)
We place the children at the centre of our resources. We are not just educating
- A peer based approach fosters collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
- Caters to different learning styles and paces, as students can learn from peers who may have different strengths and weaknesses
- Empowers students to take ownership of their learning by actively engaging with the material and teaching each other
William and Leahy (2015)
Questions in the lessons that place pupils at the heart of the learning
Learning linked to scenarios that children actually face
Ofsted highlight that ‘PSHE education plays a crucial role in demonstrating a school’s commitment to safeguarding and personal development.’