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Catholic RSHE Y10: Respect, Power & Relationships

IMPORTANT — SAFEGUARDING REVIEW REQUIRED BEFORE USE. This unit addresses misogyny, incel ideology (explained critically for safe classroom delivery — the radicalisation pathway only, never presented sympathetically) and coercive control. It has not been through an independent safeguarding review: your Designated Safeguarding Lead and RSHE lead must review and approve every lesson before any of it is taught, and delivery must follow your school's own policies for sensitive content. DRAFT RESOURCE - PENDING HUMAN SAFEGUARDING REVIEW, NOT CURRENTLY ON SALE. Built for the DfE's July 2025 RSHE update, statutory from September 2026: healthy versus unhealthy power in relationships, misogyny and violence against women and girls (VAWG), incel ideology explained factually and critically so it can be taught safely (never to explain or justify its claims), coercive control as a criminal offence (building on the Year 9 Unit 1 introduction to control warning signs), consent revisited under power imbalance, and allyship and bystander skills. Genuinely sensitive, safeguarding-adjacent content - every lesson carries an explicit safe-delivery note for teachers (DSL/Prevent-lead involvement, trauma-informed language, and guidance on avoiding inadvertently platforming harmful ideology). Requires review and approval by the school and a qualified RSHE/safeguarding specialist before it is taught or published for sale. Six ready-to-teach lesson decks, fully editable. Detailed, near-standalone lesson plans with subject knowledge and model answers, including a dedicated safe-delivery note on every lesson. Medium-Term Plan with the statutory <-> Catholic mapping for every lesson. Knowledge Organiser and a Parent & Carer Information Sheet (supports the transparency duty). Scripture cited by reference - pupils read from their own class Bible. IMPORTANT - SCHOOL REVIEW REQUIRED BEFORE TEACHING. This scheme is a teaching resource, not an approval. This unit addresses sensitive and safeguarding-adjacent content and should be reviewed and approved through your school's own governance process and, where your school requires it, by your diocese, before delivery, with input from your designated safeguarding lead. Lesson 3 (incel ideology) should only be delivered by a teacher briefed on your school's Prevent duty procedures. Several lessons may prompt disclosures - have your DSL's contact details to hand before teaching. Schools remain responsible for their own compliance, policy and safeguarding decisions. Where a lesson signposts support, your school should source and verify its own current contact details. Support organisations are indicated by name only; the resource deliberately does not supply telephone numbers. Aligned to the statutory Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education guidance for England (Department for Education; 2019 guidance, updated July 2025 and statutory from September 2026; (c) Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0; source: gov.uk), and written within the Catholic understanding of the human person. This resource is an independent interpretation of the statutory requirements. It does not reproduce the statutory guidance beyond fair citation, and it is not an official, diocesan-approved or Catholic Education Service publication. Scripture and the Catechism are cited by reference only - no Bible text is reproduced. Catechism and Second Vatican Council material is (c) Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Not affiliated with, endorsed by or produced by the DfE, the Catholic Education Service, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales or any diocese. All lesson content, slides, artwork and wording are original to Verity Education. (c) Verity Education 2026. Licensed for use within the purchasing school.