Catholic RSHE Y9: Choices and Life | Substances & Safety — SEND-Adapted Pack

A full SEND-adapted version of the Catholic RSHE Y9: Choices and Life: Substances & Safety unit — freedom and temperance, alcohol, vaping and nicotine, drugs and the law, county lines exploitation, and personal safety. At the same strict safe-messaging level as the mainstream plan.
Six fully rebuilt lesson decks, one idea per slide, following the mainstream unit’s own topic sequence. Teacher Guide mapped to the EEF’s five evidence-based SEND strategies (explicit instruction, scaffolding, flexible grouping, cognitive and metacognitive strategies, and purposeful use of technology). Scaffolded Pupil Workbook with word banks and structured writing frames for all 6 lessons. Simplified Knowledge Organiser. Engagement Model planning for pupils working below the level of subject-specific attainment (EHC plans). Every file is an editable Word or PowerPoint document. Works alongside the mainstream unit (sold separately); it does not replace it.
IMPORTANT - SCHOOL REVIEW REQUIRED BEFORE TEACHING. This scheme is a teaching resource, not an approval. The units covering sex education and life issues should be reviewed and approved through your school’s own governance process and, where your school requires it, by your diocese, before delivery. Lessons addressing exploitation, self-harm or suicide prevention require safeguarding sign-off from your designated safeguarding lead. 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; © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0), 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 © 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. © Verity Education 2026. Licensed for use within the purchasing school.