Deliver Primary PSHE and statutory RSHE with confidence
PSHE and RSHE help pupils understand themselves, their relationships and the world around them. Done well, they build confidence, communication skills, emotional awareness, critical thinking and the ability to make informed decisions.
But for PSHE subject leaders, delivering it well can be a challenge. You need to know statutory RSHE is covered, lessons are age-appropriate, staff feel confident, and your curriculum can be evidenced clearly. You also need resources that pupils actually engage with.
VotesforSchools helps primary schools deliver PSHE and statutory RSHE through a combination of weekly VoteTopics, additional RSHE lessons and clear curriculum mapping.
Our Primary resources support full coverage of statutory RSHE objectives when schools use the recommended combination of weekly VoteTopics and additional RSHE resources. Wider PSHE, including economic wellbeing and careers, is reinforced through weekly VoteTopics across the year.
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Lots of schemes can help you tick off objectives. VotesforSchools helps pupils understand why those objectives matter.
Through weekly discussion, pupils explore real-life issues, listen to different viewpoints, form their own opinions and vote. Alongside this, additional RSHE lessons provide planned coverage of statutory objectives that need direct, age-appropriate teaching.
That means pupils do not just “complete” PSHE. They talk about it, apply it, revisit it and see how it connects to their lives.
Our weekly VoteTopics use current affairs and real-life questions to reinforce statutory RSHE themes & wider PSHE throughout the year.
These lessons help pupils discuss issues such as mental wellbeing, friendships, online safety, identity, trusted adults, healthy choices, money, careers and the wider world. Because topics are updated weekly, pupils are learning PSHE through the issues they are already hearing about, wondering about or experiencing.
Weekly VoteTopics ensure:
Some statutory RSHE objectives need planned, direct teaching. For these, VotesforSchools provides additional RSHE lessons that are separate from the weekly VoteTopics.
These lessons are designed to support full coverage of statutory Primary RSHE objectives when used alongside the recommended sequence. They give subject leaders a clear way to cover the required content, while still allowing teachers to decide when to teach lessons based on their pupil needs, timetable and school context.
Additional RSHE lessons ensure:
Every VotesforSchools lesson includes its own curriculum map, showing exactly which objectives have been met. This applies to both weekly VoteTopics and additonal RSHE lessons.
We also provide weekly, termly and yearly curriculum maps so subject leaders can see what has been covered, what still needs attention and how the school’s PSHE and RSHE provision is developing over time.
Curriculum mapping helps you:
Download a sample RSHE lesson & its curriculum mapping to see what it looks like:
VotesforSchools is not just a bank of discussion resources. For primary schools, it can be used as your main PSHE scheme, combining statutory RSHE coverage with weekly wider PSHE learning.
Additional RSHE lessons cover the statutory objectives, while weekly VoteTopics keep PSHE relevant, current and engaging throughout the year.
Every lesson is ready to use and provided as an editable PowerPoint. Teachers can deliver the resources as they are, or adapt wording, examples and activities to suit their pupils.
This helps schools maintain consistency across year groups while giving staff the freedom to respond to the needs of their class.
PSHE and RSHE can include topics that staff may feel nervous about teaching. VotesforSchools resources are written to be age-appropriate, accessible, inclusive and non-judgemental, with clear structure to support classroom delivery.
Additional RSHE lessons also include helpsheets that tell pupils where they can find extra support. Schools can use these with pupils and share them with parents or carers where appropriate.
Subject leaders need to know what has been taught and how it connects to statutory requirements. VotesforSchools makes this easier through lesson-level curriculum maps, weekly updates, termly and yearly mapping, and pupil voice data from the voting platform.
You can show not only what has been covered, but how pupils have engaged with the learning.
Every statutory RSHE theme is covered by at least one lesson, often several, so pupils meet the same theme more than once, from a different angle each time. Some lessons cover more than one theme in a single session, and where content is only appropriate for older pupils within a phase, that's clearly labelled.
What we don't provide is a fixed order to teach them in. You know your pupils, your community and your existing curriculum plans better than we do, so that decision stays entirely yours. What you get instead is a clear coverage map showing exactly which lesson meets which theme, and a termly report evidencing what's actually been taught.
Teach it your way. Evidence it every time.
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VotesforSchools gives PSHE subject leaders clear, consistent ways to show what has been taught, how it has been covered and how pupils have engaged. These resources are available online and shared via email, making it easier to keep leaders, governors and staff informed:
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Take a look below at some of our frequently asked question. If you can't find the answer you're looking for, you can email us at info@votesforschools.com or book a chat. Our team will be happy to help!
Yes. VotesforSchools covers all statutory RSHE objectives for primary schools through dedicated RSHE lessons, supported by weekly VoteTopics across the year.
Yes. Primary schools can use VotesforSchools as their main PSHE scheme. Dedicated RSHE lessons support statutory coverage, while weekly VoteTopics reinforce wider PSHE, including areas such as economic wellbeing, careers, online life, wellbeing and decision-making.
Yes. Weekly VoteTopics support and reinforce PSHE and RSHE themes, but full statutory RSHE coverage is achieved through the additional RSHE resources. The weekly lessons provide wider PSHE learning and help pupils revisit key themes through current affairs.
Sex Education beyond the science curriculum is not compulsory in primary schools. VotesforSchools supports the statutory RSHE objectives primary schools are required to teach, with dedicated resources mapped to those objectives.
VotesforSchools Primary RSHE resources are aligned with the upcoming 2026 guidance. Additional RSHE resources are reviewed annually and updated when needed.
Yes. We provide a suggested year-group progression for statutory RSHE so subject leaders can plan coverage across the school. Teachers and schools can still decide when to teach lessons based on their pupils and setting.
Yes. Every lesson includes its own curriculum map showing exactly which objectives have been met. This applies to both additional RSHE lessons and weekly VoteTopics.
Yes. Lessons are provided as PowerPoints and can be fully edited. This means schools can adapt wording, examples and activities to suit their pupils and community.
VotesforSchools lessons are written to be accessible for the widest range of pupils. We focus on clear language, accessible syntax and structured activities, with challenge boxes to stretch pupils working beyond. Differentiation comes through the discussion, allowing pupils to engage with the same topic at an appropriate level.
Yes. Additional RSHE lessons include helpsheets that signpost pupils to extra support. Schools can also share these with parents and carers where appropriate.
Additional RSHE lessons include helpsheets with support information, which schools can share with parents and carers. We are continuing to explore what further parent and carer communication support would be useful for schools.
VotesforSchools provides weekly, termly and yearly curriculum maps showing which objectives have been met through weekly lessons. Every lesson also includes its own curriculum map, and schools can use pupil voting data and comments to evidence engagement and pupil voice.
New VoteTopics are created weekly because current affairs is one of the main ways VotesforSchools delivers relevant PSHE learning. Additional RSHE resources are reviewed annually and updated when needed.
The trial gives you full access to the VotesforSchools platform. You can take part in the weekly lesson, register your class’ votes, browse and download all statutory RSHE lessons, access curriculum mapping and explore over 200 previous lessons.
VotesforSchools gives primary schools a practical, engaging and fully mapped approach to PSHE and statutory RSHE.
Cover what you need to teach. Keep PSHE relevant through weekly current affairs. Give pupils regular opportunities to think, talk, listen and vote.
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