Sex & relationship education

PSHE

Secondary

Use to teach KS3 and KS4 about relationships in PSHE

This thought-provoking resource on the subject of abusive teenage relationships can be used to stimulate discussion for Key Stage 3 and 4 PSHE. A 16 year-old girl talks openly about her experiences with a relationship which went from being treated "like a princess" to violence, pregnancy, self harm and suicide attempts. It raises the point that a relationship that starts as happy and uplifting can deteriorate into one that is destructive and unhealthy.

Abusive Relationships

Dr Christian Jesseon teaches a lesson on health

Presenter Dr Christian Jessen, takes a lesson teaching teenagers about their own embarrassing health concerns. Dr Christian heads for a GCSE class at Lilian Baylis Technology school, in south London. Under the watchful eye of teacher Leoni Martin, Christian has an open and frank exchange with pupils about body image and bodily functions. Later he dispels some popular myths about acne, testosterone and chewing gum. He also offers some excellent advice for teachers on how to deal with embarrassing topics and illustrates how to successfully convey important health information to teenage students.

Christian Jessen

Does a direct approach to sex education reduce pregnancy rates?

Teenagers in Holland practise safe sex and less than one per cent of them get pregnant every year compared to six per cent in England. Can the Dutch approach to sex education take the credit? Much of the country's success can be attributed to the Dutch culture of tolerance and pragmatism which allows children to talk openly about sexuality with their parents at home. But because Holland's sex education teachers aren't bound by a national curriculum, they also help to keep the teenage pregnancy rate down by teaching children about sex in very different ways. In Amsterdam's Lyceum, biology teacher Ruud Winkel discusses sexuality by getting his students to question each other from specially prepared cards. As with many teachers in Holland, Ruud's approach is direct and informal. But according to Yuri Ohlrichs at the Dutch Sexuality Centre, not all in children in this multicultural society have experienced communicating so explicitly.

Holland - Sex Education

Learn about Long Live Love, the Dutch sex education programme

Find out about Long Live Love - Holland's most widely-taught sex education programme for 12-to-15-year-olds. Subsidised by the Dutch Government, Long Live Love was developed in the early 90s in response to the threat of HIV and Aids. The package includes a video featuring teenagers with very different views on sex, as well as a magazine and a teachers' pack. Sex education teacher Claire Barr travels to the Winkler Prins school in the north of Holland to meet a group of students and their teacher, Inge Lammers, as they prepare to embark on their first lesson. The students start in the school library where, from a staggering selection of more than 30 books on sex education, they learn how to find reliable sources of information. At the whiteboard, students are invited to write up slang words for vagina, penis and sex, before selecting the most appropriate.

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Three ICT resources for teaching secondary PSHE: sex education

In this episode we highlight three resources for secondary PSHE: sex education. Independent education consultant Kay Lord, recommends: <ul> <li>Kar2ouche: Sex &amp; Relationships - an interactive storyboard system</li> <li>Sense Interactive CD: Sex &amp; Relationships - an interactive CD Rom, dealing with sex and relationships</li> <li>Formative Assessments in PSHE: Sex and Relationships - a secure online assessment framework for sex education</li> </ul> Kay joins presenter Hermione Cockburn in the studio, along with panellists Sally Carrington, head of social science at Shoeburyness High School in Essex, and Alan Mills from the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.

ICT Special: Sex Education

Young people give their thoughts on abortion

Abortion is one of the most sensitive subjects covered in schools and this programme, for use in the classroom, lets young people, both male and female, put forward their views. Aimed at pupils being taught PSHE at KS3/4, young peoples' attitudes towards abortion are explored, including discussions with students from both faith and non-faith schools about their opinions and experiences of abortion, and the way it is taught in PSHE lessons. The teenagers describe why it is so important to help young people acquire the knowledge to make their own informed choices about sex, pregnancy and abortion. The difficult decision many teenagers face, with around 20,000 abortions having taken place for teenage girls in the UK in 2007, is illustrated through the case of Emma, a character based on the experiences described by young people.

KS3/4 PSHE - Abortion Education

What teachers think about SRE and what pupils say

Claire Barr is an inspirational PSHE teacher. She believes that anyone can successfully teach sex and relationship education (SRE) as long as they've had the kind of training she regularly gives colleagues at her school, King's Manor Community College in West Sussex. During a training session, we see teachers admit to the mistakes they've made and why they've come to appreciate their SRE classes. Pupils from a range of classes also give genuine insight into what they want and need to know to survive as a 21st century teenager and whether they think King's Manor is getting it right.

KS3/4 PSHE - Sex and Relationship Education - Dos and Don'ts

A lively and powerful lesson on the health risks of sex

The broadcast version of this programme is subtitled. This programme features a lively and powerful lesson on the health risks of sex. Teaching at King's Manor Community College in Shoreham, West Sussex, Claire Barr, a citizenship advanced skills teacher, believes that teenagers need to know about all aspects of sex relationship education to make informed choices. She likes to ensure that each of her classes involves an inclusive, thought-provoking activity that will get a simple but powerful message across. In this case, the activity starts with each student selecting a plastic cup containing a clear liquid. They then play a game that demonstrates how quickly sexually transmitted diseases can spread. The students walk around and chatting to other people as if making small talk at a party. Each time they have a conversation with someone, they have to pour in about half of the fluid in their cup into that of the person they are in conversation with and vice versa. Two of the cups represent an infection and have different contents from the rest. After just 10 minutes of the game, how many cups now contain the "infected" liquid? See the resources and support materials page to download Claire Barr's lesson plan and for links relating to this programme. The resources and support materials page also features a full subtitle document.

KS3/4 PSHE - Sex and Relationship Education - Tackling STIs

Three teenage fathers tell their stories of becoming parents

Following three young fathers in Sunderland, this programme looks at what is being done to help teenage fathers, often ignored in the issue of teenage pregnancy. An almost invisible group, they are often regarded as irresponsible young men who leave their teenage girlfriends holding the baby. Here the three teenage fathers share their stories in a bid to shed light on what their lives are like, and how reliable support can have a profound impact on them, their children and their families. This programme is designed for use in the classroom.

KS3/4 PSHE - Teenage Dads

Teenagers talk about sexual bullying in schools

An informative introduction to the issue of sexual bullying, this video is designed to get KS3/4 PSHE students thinking about what sexual bullying is, and how it can make others feel. Sexual bullying can be defined as gender based bullying, bullying of a sexual nature or sexual harassment in schools. Discussions with teenagers reveal the differing attitudes towards sexual bullying and how often this behaviour can be construed as normal, making it a widespread but largely un-addressed form of bullying. Designed to stimulate debate around this sensitive issue, the video is broken into bite-sized sections, helping students gain a clear understanding of the topic.

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