Introducing the Pol‑Ed RSHE Resources by NCC Partnerships, Schools and Communities team

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Developed through a collaboration between police and teaching professionals, it provides a comprehensive curriculum from Early Years to Post-16.

Its primary goal is to build children’s resilience, empathy, and informed decision-making skills through high-quality, interactive lessons.

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Total Alignment: Pol-Ed is a vital tool for meeting statutory requirements, having been mapped line-by-line against updated DfE guidance.

Spiral Curriculum: Topics such as consent are introduced at age-appropriate levels, moving from "safe hands" in EYFS to healthy romantic relationships in secondary phases.

Locally Tailored: Schools can use local crime data to ensure their RSHE delivery responds directly to the specific risks faced by their pupils in the community.

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Safeguarding as a Core Pillar: Every Pol-Ed lesson includes a final safeguarding slide, consistently reminding pupils to reach out to a trusted adult if they have concerns.

Trauma-Informed Approach: The programme uses "distancing techniques," such as anonymised case studies, to explore high-harm issues like grooming, domestic abuse, and online safety without using shock tactics.

Assessment Tools: The Pol-Ed Passports allow pupils to reflect on and track their progress in eight core skills, including resilience, self-worth, and understanding risk.

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Ready-to-Use Resources: Pol-Ed provides complete session packs, including structured online slides and Lesson Road Maps to reduce teacher workload.

CPD: Schools can access to evidence-based training to ensure leads are confident in implementing Pol-Ed and teachers can deliver effectively and safely.

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With 63% of Norfolk schools already registered, Pol-Ed has reached over 80,000 pupils since July 2025. Practitioners praise the curriculum for being "purposeful, relevant, and tailored," serving as the core of their personal development provision.

Register:

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Need a bit more support with RSHE?

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Contact the Norfolk County Council inclusion line at 0333 313 7165 and put in a request to the RSHE adviser

Need more advice around policing matters?

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Safer Neighbourhood Team directly via the Norfolk Police website

Children & Young Peoples Team CYPT@norfolk.police.uk

Watch our webinar- Pol-Ed: Putting RSHE delivery into practice webinar April 2026

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We invite you to watch this webinar to discover how Pol-Ed serves as a vital tool to support your school's RSHE delivery. The webinar will be particularly useful to those settings who have not yet registered with Pol-Ed or who are still embedding Pol-Ed in their RSHE and wider personal development curriculum.

Watch Pol Ed Webinar May 2025

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Norfolk Constabulary have purchased access to the Pol-Ed Programme. Pol-Ed is completely FREE to all Norfolk schools. It has been written by PSHE specialist teachers to be delivered by teachers and is quality assured by West Yorkshire Police for legal accuracy. The material fits the requirements of the PSHE and RSHE curriculum and is mapped against the PSHE Association objectives.

This FAQ is designed for Norfolk schools that are considering or are in the early stages of implementing the Pol-Ed resource. It combines the programme’s statutory alignment with practical delivery guidance.

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Are Pol-Ed resources available in other languages, or is there an option for translation? Currently, resources are only available in English, and there is no built-in option for translation at this time.

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Is there guidance for using Pol-Ed resources with mixed-age classes? Yes. While the curriculum is designed to be spiral and progressive, its structure allows it to be accessed by pupils slightly older or younger than the target year group. The Pol-Ed guidance explicitly includes EYFS lessons that align with statutory content specifically because some schools may need to use these materials with split year group classes or different cohorts. Schools are encouraged to manage the specific logistics based on their pupils' needs.

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Will Pol-Ed be producing sex education lessons, including non-statutory content for primary schools? For primary schools, the programme focuses strictly on statutory requirements. If a primary school identifies a safeguarding need to deliver non-statutory sex education, they can access the secondary curriculum content, provided they follow statutory guidance regarding parent consultation and opt-outs.

For secondary schools, Pol-Ed provides lessons covering the statutory RSHE curriculum. Schools are advised to define what constitutes "sex education" within their own specific policies.

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What are the plans for the parent section of the website? There is currently a parent page on the website outlining Pol-Ed's identity and goals. Within the next 12 months, the development plan includes adding supportive resources for parents and carers and determining the best way to showcase and share selected lesson plans to foster transparency.

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What CPD opportunities are planned for staff? Pol-Ed provides regular CPD webinars designed to improve teacher awareness and empower staff to deliver sensitive and complex topics—such as safeguarding, crime prevention, and ethics—with confidence. Staff can view and book these sessions directly through the Pol-Ed CPD booking page. If schools have specific training needs not currently covered, they are encouraged to contact the Pol-Ed team.

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Will there be training on using the local crime "footprint" data? Yes. A major development for Pol-Ed is providing schools with tailored lesson suggestions based specifically on the top three risks of crime in their local area. This data-driven approach allows schools to create a responsive curriculum based on what is happening in their locality. Training and guidance on how to integrate this data into school planning is a core part of the programme's ongoing support for schools.

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How can I identify which lessons are eligible for parent withdrawal? Pol-Ed provides Lesson Road Maps and mapping documents that explicitly show how each lesson meets DfE statutory requirements. Because the programme focuses heavily on the "Relationships" and "Health" pillars of RSHE, most content is statutory. However, schools should review the mapping documents to identify any content they have categorised as "Sex Education" within their own policy to manage parental withdrawal requests effectively.

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What's the best way for a MAT leader to support roll out and usage across their schools? As long as you are registered at one of your school’s accounts you can be set up as a trust manager by emailing the Pol-Ed team. This will allow you to see usage within the schools and you will also be able to see which teachers have delivered which lesson input with each school.

Pol-Ed Lessons EYFS-Post 16

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NB This was added July 2026. Log in to Pol-Ed to access the latest planning resources