All children and young people should know the importance of building healthy relationships and be able to identify those relationships that are unhealthy. PSHE in primary schools are an ideal setting to begin this teaching, building on from earlier education.
It should provide the fundamental building blocks and features of positive relationships, supporting them to understand the different types of relationships that people have. It should explore what a relationship is, what a friendship is, what family means, who the people are who can support them and provide an understanding of the features of relationships that are likely to lead to happiness and security.
It should also explore negative relationships supporting them to recognise less positive relationships when they encounter them. This may include how to keep themselves safe, how to report abuse, a focus on boundaries and privacy and that they have rights over their own bodies.