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• To know how to deal with the e�ects of change, as a result of parental separation and divorce• To be aware of harmful behaviours that can result from negative life changes, such as family splits• To know how to safely access sources of support for themselves or their peers should they feel vulnerable

Learning Objectives

• Show the pupils the breakdown image. Ask them, in pairs, to explain what is happening. Just as things go wrong with vehicles and they break down, the same happens in relationships. Things go wrong and, unfortunately, repairing relationships and mending hearts isn’t as easy as replacing a clutch or draining a fuel tank!• Explain that separation and divorce is a di�cult subject for both teachers and pupils alike. Extreme sensitivity should be shown throughout, as it is likely that many pupils have been a�ected by this issue.• Ask pupils to make their own list of reasons as to why they think relationships break down.

Introduction

Main Activity

Core 2 RelationshipsUnit 3 Connections

When Relationships EndLesson 3 ‘Well, I’m Having the Dog!’

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• Bearing in mind the reasons they have just come up with, give each pupil a copy of the ‘Arguing’ image and ask them to write what they think each person might be saying to the other in an argument situation. • Share some of these with the class.• Show the ‘Breaking Up’ PowerPoint quiz. Use the questions and slides to prompt discussion and allow pupils the opportunity to share their own experiences, if they wish to do so.• Pupils are to work in pairs. Using the ‘Harmful Behaviours’ list, give each pair a behaviour for them to research, with the purpose of producing a script for a TV advert. The advert is intended to discourage teenagers from indulging in that behaviour.• Watch https://youtu.be/HAmI1MJEC ‘You wouldn't start a night like this, so why end it that way?’ advert as inspiration.

PSHE

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• Ask pupils to share their ideas with the rest of the class.• Ensure pupils are clear about strategies to help them cope with separation and divorce and which behaviours to avoid.

Plenary

Core 2 RelationshipsUnit 3 Connections

When Relationships EndLesson 3 ‘Well, I’m Having the Dog!’

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ResourcesBreakdown imageArgument imageBreaking Up PowerPointHarmful Behaviours list

KeywordsRelationshipSeparationDivorceHarmful behaviours

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