Year 2: Safety and the changing body
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Y2 Safety and the changing body
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Understand how the internet can be used to help us.
- Create a poster with clear information about how to remain safe online and what to do if something online makes them feel uncomfortable.
- Understand what a secret is and what a surprise is.
- Know the name of parts of the body, including those of the private parts for their gender.
- Explain the PANTS rule.
- Understand how to keep safe near roads.
- Explain the rules for crossing the road.
- Understand when we should take medicines that can help us feel better when we are unwell.
Suggested prior learning
Y1 Safety and the changing body
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: Introduction to the internet
- To understand what the internet is and how it can help us.
Lesson 2: Communicating online
- To understand how to stay safe when using the internet.
Lesson 3: Secrets and surprises
- To begin to understand the difference between secrets and surprises.
Lesson 4: Appropriate contact: My private parts
- To begin to understand the concept of privacy and the correct vocabulary for body parts.
Lesson 5: Appropriate contact: My private parts are private
- To understand safe and unsafe touches.
Lesson 6: Respecting personal boundaries
- To know my body is important and belongs to me.
Lesson 7: Road safety
- To understand ways to keep safe on and near roads.
Lesson 8: Crossing roads safely
- To understand ways to keep safe on and near roads.
Lesson 9: Staying safe with medicine
- To begin to understand how to stay safe with medicines.
Key skills
Key knowledge
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Unit resources

Knowledge organiser: RSE & PSHE – Y2 Safety and the changing body
A printable document capturing the key concepts, vocabulary and safety tips from the Year 2 Safety and the changing body…

Videos: Safety and the changing body
A selection of Q&A videos with RSE & PSHE specialists, addressing unit-specific themes to support the delivery of safety and…

Vocabulary display – RSE & PSHE Y2: Safety and the changing body
A display version of the key vocabulary from the Year 2: Safety and the changing body unit.
Cross-curricular opportunities
Computing
‘Pupils should be taught to:
- use technology purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content
- recognise common uses of information technology beyond school
- use technology safely and respectfully, keeping personal information private’
See National curriculum - Computing key stages 1 to 2.
Science
‘Pupils should be taught to:
- identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body and say which part of the body is associated with each sense’
See National curriculum - Science key stages 1 to 2.
Art and design
‘Pupils should be taught:
- to use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination’
See National curriculum - Art and design key stages 1 to 2.
English
‘Pupils should be taught to:
- participate in discussions, presentations, performances, role play, improvisations and debates’
See National curriculum - English key stages 1 to 2.
Music
‘Pupils should be taught to:
- listen with concentration and understanding to a range of high-quality live and recorded music’
See National curriculum - Music key stages 1 to 2.
British values: Individual liberty.