PSHE · RSE · Consent

Consent & Aimee's Story

Part 1 of 2 — exploring consent, respect and how people respond to difficult experiences, using a storyline from Sex Education (Series 2, Episode 3).

Today we are learning to…

  • Recall what consent means and its key features.
  • Explain why the behaviour on the bus was a violation of consent.
  • Describe how responses to a shock can vary.

Success criteria — tick when you've got it

Before we start

How we'll talk about this today

⚠️ A heads-up

Today's lesson talks about an unwanted sexual experience that happens to a character on a bus. It is handled sensitively, but it is a real and serious topic.

Our ground rules

  • We talk about Aimee, the character — not about ourselves.
  • You never have to share anything personal.
  • You can step out for a moment — just go, no questions asked.
  • We listen, we don't judge, and what's said here stays kind.

If you want to talk to someone

  • Any trusted adult in school
  • Our safeguarding lead (your teacher will say who)
  • Childline — 0800 1111 (free, any time)
  • childline.org.uk for 1-2-1 chat

There's no wrong reason to ask for support.

Arrival · do-now · ~4 min

Consent or not? Decide for all four

Tap ✓ Consent or ✗ Not consent for each card. You'll get feedback straight away.

✓ All four done — nice thinking. The key idea: consent is a clear, willing yes that's freely given.
Starter · ~4 min

Match the 5 features of consent

Tap a word on the left, then tap its meaning on the right.

The feature

What it means

Think about the first letters: Freely given, Informed, Enthusiastic, Specific, Reversible.
✓ All matched! That's the language of consent — keep it in mind today.
I Do · the story

What happens to Aimee

An ordinary bus journey ! Something happens without her consent. Aimee freezes. "It's fine, it's nothing." 💜 "I believe you. This matters." Later…
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Press play — Aimee's storyA short, gentle animation. No assault is shown.
Press play to watch what happens to Aimee.
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We Do · understanding the scene

Let's talk it through

1

What happens to Aimee on the bus?

2

How does she react straight afterwards?

3

Why do you think she finds it hard to describe what happened?

4

How does Maeve support her?

Sentence stems: "Aimee reacts by… because…" · "Maeve helps by… This matters because…"
I Do + We Do · consent

Why it's a violation of consent — and what that teaches us

Freely given?✗ Informed?✗ Enthusiastic?✗ → NOCONSENT If any answer is "no", there is no consent — words or no words.

Aimee did not agree to any sexual interaction — in any way.

Consent must be freely given, informed and enthusiastic. None of that was true here.

Consent matters even when no words are exchanged. No words does not mean "yes".

So the behaviour was harmful, disrespectful and against the law. Everyone has the right to their own body — that's bodily autonomy.

Now discuss

5

Why is the man's behaviour a violation of consent?

6

Why does respecting personal boundaries matter so much?

7

Why is consent relevant even when no one says anything?

8

What does this teach us about respect and bodily autonomy?

Stem: "This is a violation of consent because…"
Bridge · short recap clip

"It's just a stupid bus"

A short clip of Aimee's reaction afterwards. It does not show what happened on the bus, but it is emotional. Remember — you can step out if you need to.

Watch for: How does Aimee's behaviour change? What does that tell us about how she really feels inside?
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Tap to play the recap clip"It's Just a Stupid Bus" — the bus-scene aftermath (Netflix's Sex Education)
▶ Open on YouTube (fallback) If the embed won't load on the school network, use the fallback link.
Bridge · how people respond

Feelings can come later

On the busJust after (jokes)Later How she seemed How she really felt

Minimising — joking or "I'm fine" can be a way of coping or feeling in control.

Freezing — the body's response to shock isn't always "fight". It's common and not the person's fault.

Turn & talk: Why might someone say "I'm fine" when they really aren't? Reacting differently never means it wasn't serious.
Independent · ~8 min

Your turn to write 🦉

Choose your level. Use the stems to help you.

Foundation

Finish these sentences:

"On the bus, a man behaved towards Aimee without her ____."
"This was wrong because consent must be freely ____."
"Afterwards Aimee felt ____ because ____."
Middle

Write 3–4 sentences explaining why what happened to Aimee was a violation of consent, and one reason she might have played it down at first.

"What happened to Aimee was a violation of consent because… She may have minimised it because…"
Higher

Write a full paragraph. Explain why the behaviour breached consent, and why people respond to a shock in very different ways — using Aimee as your example.

✍️ Top tip: use the words consent, freely given and bodily autonomy.
🌟 Finished? Add one sentence on what you'd want a friend like Maeve to do if someone they cared about was upset.
Exit ticket

Before you go

One thing

Write down one thing you now understand about consent that you could explain to someone else.

One word

Choose one word for the most important message of today.

Key messages

  • Consent must be freely given, informed and enthusiastic.
  • If there's no clear "yes", there's no consent — words or no words.
  • People react to upsetting events in different ways, and that's never their fault. Support — like Childline 0800 1111 — is always there.
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You worked carefully on a serious topic. That takes maturity.

Support is always there — Childline 0800 1111.