Resources for secondary schools
QCDA Sex and Relationships Units of Work, Unit 8 Bullying, Unit 9 Healthy friendships and relationships, Unit 11 Relationships: making healthy choices, Unit 12 Sexuality.
National Curriculum 2007
Science Programme of Study for KS3 and attainment targets
Science Programme of Study for KS4 and attainment targets
A practical approach to strengthen a school's anti-bullying programme: tackling diversity and sexuality KS3 and 4: new resource to reduce homophobic bullying in schools, Northamptonshire County Council. The pack contains a guide to delivery, guide sheets for staff and parents, 250 student leaflets, a teaching pack and a DVD.
Sex and Relationships Education: a Sense Interactive CD Rom for Young People aged 14-16. The CD-Rom responds to explicit demands of young people and parents and those who work with them by offering clear, honest information and practical advice and support on aspects of SRE.
Abortion: whose choice? Education for Choice, 1999. This provides ten factsheets on a range of topics relating to abortion as well as a booklet for teachers containing classroom exercises and guidance. There is also a 20 minute video for 14-18 year-olds which deals with the law in Britain, the situation in Britain prior to legalisation, religious views, public opinion and legal restrictions.
4Boys 4Girls The fpa has recently published an activity manual for teachers and youth workers that uses a variety of learning methods to explore and develop the themes of the popular 4Boys and 4Girls series of booklets.
FIT Stonewall have produced an anti-homophobic bullying film called FIT which has been sent to secondary schools. The interactive DVD is an invaluable resource to help teachers tackle homophobic bullying in their schools, go to Stonewall's website to find out more about FIT.
Girlpower: how far does it go? Adams J., Sheffield Centre for HIV and Sexual Health, 1997, ISBN: 0953189805. This is an excellent resource with activities aimed at building self-esteem in young women. Some activities could also be used in mixed groups or adapted to suit work with young men.
Go girls! Supporting girls’ emotional development and building self-esteem Adams J., Sheffield Centre for HIV and Sexual Health, 2002. This handbook of practical approaches for supporting girls’ emotional development and building self-esteem develops the work of Girlpower and is an important contribution to the theory and practice of girls’ emotional development and how to support their sense of positive self-worth.
Boys Own, supporting self-esteem and emotional resourcefulness:a training pack for those working with boys and young men, Blake, S. and Brown, R. CHIV, 2005, ISBN: 0-9531898-3-X
Teen Life Check The NHS Teen Life Check is a quick, easy and fun quiz for young people aged between 12 and15 that explores a range of health and wellbeing issues in one accessible place. It empowers young people to take greater control of their health by raising their awareness of risk-taking behaviour, signposting to further sources of support and advice and supporting healthier choices and helping to set SMART health improvement goals. Young people have been involved in the development of NHS Teen Life Check at every stage.
Teentalk: parents and young people communicating about sex and relationships: training for those who work with parents, carers and young people, fpa, 2002, ISBN: 1899194428. This publication is based on the fpa's two-day Teentalk Roadshow. It gives an outline of how the roadshow was developed and delivered and provides practical information for those seeking to develop similar workshops.
The weird and wonderful world of Billy Ballgreedy, Crozier, M., fpa, 2000, ISBN: 1899194223. Video and training manual that aims to help young men explore issues around sexual health and sexuality.
Drunk in charge of a body? Fraser, J., Brook Publications, 2000, ISBN: 0946168164. Aimed at young people aged 13 and over. Supports work on personal relationships, sexual health, risk-taking, drugs and dependency.
Understanding contraception: a teaching pack on contraception and relationships, Went, D., Brook Publications, 1998, ISBN: 0946168148. Aimed at 14-16 year-olds and supporting work on contraception, fertility and accessing services.
Infection protection: teaching about sexually transmitted infections, White, S., Brook Publications, 1997, ISBN: 094616813X. Aimed at 13-16 year-olds and supports work on sexually transmitted infections, relationships, fertility and services.
4boys 4girls – talking with young people about sex and relationships, fpa / Comic Company, 2001, ISBN: 1 899194274. This manual develops the themes and ideas of fpa’s range of leaflets for young people. It uses a variety of techniques including drama, quizzes and cartoons, to explore issues around puberty, sex and relationships, contraception, abortion and sexually transmitted infections.
Young people and pornography: a briefing for workers. This document provides support for workers in discussing the issue of pornography with young people within a clear context.
Zoom in! Marie Stopes International, 2008, CD ROM and booklet. This education pack covers PSHE, Citizenship and Philosophy and Ethics within RE. It is a creative photographic project for young people to explore love, sex, and relationships wherever they live in the world. Young people throughout the world were encouraged to explore sexual health issues and express their concerns through photographs. It is an impressive well-planned resource with excellent support materials.
Other resources
Contraceptive display kit fpa, 2001. Includes samples of contraceptives, training manual, leaflets and a condom demonstrator.
Safex condom demonstrators fpa
Fpa recommended leaflets
4Boys: a below the belt guide to the male body
4Girls: a below the bra guide to the female body
Abortion: just so you know
Is everybody doing it? Your guide to contraception
Love S.T.I.N.G.S: A beginners guide to sexually transmitted infections
Periods: what you need to know
Is this love? Designed to help young people identify, and protect against, abusive behaviour.
Young people's views
UNICEF UK and the Terence Higgins Trust carried out research with young people. The project included in-depth interviews, focus groups and an online survey. The research report, Sexual health, rights and staying safe: young people's views on sex and UK sexual health services summarises the findings of the research.
