Families: Series Breakdown
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Families are all different, sometimes complicated, but should always be sources of stability and support. This newest series delves into families, the relationships we have within them, how different families may look, and more.
Critically, we’re exploring how families can keep you safe and when families are unsafe, how individuals can seek support.
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Produced with 21 Together and using Widgit symbols and signed supported language, this series finds its foundation in the English RSE Primary curriculum but focuses on and extends the areas that those with SEND need the extra support. Creating the crucial basis of understanding around what makes a family, the wide variety of different types of families, and the characteristics of caring families, enables learners to be more aware and accepting of those around them.
Helping young people identify when they are in unsafe situations and when it is simply normal familial arguing or change; no family is perfect, but that doesn’t mean they are unsafe! In particular, this series will enable educators to teach students how to understand family changes, such as separation, illness, or moving house, and give them strategies to seek support and make themselves feel better.
Screenshot from the Committed Relationships video with a preview of the ticksheet resource.
Another strand explored in this series is around committed relationships. Many members of our community may be part of a committed, long-term relationship, and this series will help them understand what this means in practice, including ways to express commitment, such as marriage or civil partnerships. They will learn what constitutes a committed relationship, enabling them to identify relationships that are not healthy or not committed. We discuss factoring a partner into long-term plans, and when partnerships are unhealthy, such as when a partner controls what clothes you wear.
As with all of our series, there’s a harsh truth we have to face up to - our learners will grow up to be vulnerable adults. While hard to acknowledge, we know that one of the best ways to cope is to give them as many tools as possible to keep themselves safe.
'Families' consists of the following videos:
1. Your Family
2. Different Types of Families
3. Caring Families
4. Committed Relationships
5. Family Changes
6. Sibling Relationships
7. Finding Help
8. What have we learnt about families?
We recommend following the order of Learning for Life series, starting with ‘Growing Up and Keeping Safe’, then ‘Emotions’, ‘Caring Friendships’, ‘Being Healthy’, ‘The Changing Adolescent Body’, and finally ‘Families’. The content in each series builds upon the knowledge gained in previous ones, but you can also make choices based on your learners’ needs and existing knowledge. You know your learner best, so enthuse you tailor the learning to best suit their needs.
Is your learner too young to start this series? Why not try Teach Me Too, a series that covers a broader spectrum of the curriculum for young learners.
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