Primary RSE: bodies, puberty and boundaries
Training for primary staff on bodies, puberty, boundaries and the questions younger pupils ask.
Book this trainingWhy this training
Primary RSE has its own content and its own questions. The 2026 statutory guidance makes correct names for body parts statutory content and sets firmer expectations about what parents get to see. This session covers both, along with puberty, personal safety and the foundations of consent, pitched for younger children.
It draws on our articles on what the 2026 guidance changes for primary RSE and teaching puberty before it happens.
What staff will be able to do
- Use correct names for body parts confidently, as the 2026 guidance requires.
- Teach puberty, including menstruation, to every pupil before it starts.
- Teach personal safety and boundaries, including appropriate and inappropriate touch.
- Answer younger pupils' questions about sex and bodies at the right level, or decide when not to.
- Explain to parents what is taught, what they can see, and what they can and can't withdraw from.
What it covers
Bodies and language
Correct terminology, how to use it with younger children, and how to explain it to parents.
Puberty and periods
When to teach puberty, what to include, and making periods an ordinary subject for every pupil.
Boundaries and safety
Personal space, appropriate touch and the foundations of consent.
Parents
What parents can see, what they can withdraw from, and how to talk to them about it.
Choose a length
What each length covers below is a typical outline. Every session is planned with you, so the content is adjusted to fit your staff and your school. Prices are per session, for one school, with up to 20 staff per facilitator, plus travel at cost. Every member of staff receives a certificate of completion and keeps the resources from the day.
Typical twilight, 90 minutes, £450
Correct terminology, and answering younger pupils' questions at the right level.
Typical half day, 3 hours, £650
Everything in the twilight, plus puberty and periods, and personal safety and boundaries.
Typical full day, 5.5 hours, £950
Everything in the half day, plus working with parents, and time to map the content across your year groups.
Questions this training prepares staff for
Questions pupils handed us anonymously, on paper, in schools we have worked in. Printed as they were written. Every one is answered in full on Okay to Ask.
Questions about this session
Does it cover sex education in primary?
Yes. The 2026 guidance attaches sex education to a year group and leaves some late-primary decisions to schools. The training covers both, and how to explain your school's choice to parents.
Can parents withdraw their child from puberty lessons?
No. Puberty is part of Health Education, which parents can't withdraw from. The training covers how to explain that to parents.
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