Index of Information on this page
Links to useful organisations
The list below highlights some organisations
that may be useful to those involved in SRE policy development or
delivery. It is by no means exhaustive.
Brook Advisory Centres http://www.brook.org.uk/ - commonly
known just as Brook - is the only national voluntary sector
provider of free and confidential sexual health advice and services
specifically for young people under 25. Brook’s education and
outreach service provides support to programmes of SRE taking place
in schools. Brook produces resources and leaflets.
The Centre for HIV and Sexual Health http://www.sexualhealthsheffield.nhs.uk/
is a Sheffield based service that acknowledges the political,
social and cultural factors and health inequalities which affect
and determine peoples sexual health, as well as issues relating to
individual experience, emotions, sexuality, sensuality and
spirituality. The service provides training and resources and has
an explicit aim of improving the quality of SRE
The Christopher Winter Project http://www.tcwp.co.uk/ (CWP) provides
continuing professional development for teachers in the delivery of
SRE. CWP trains and supports teachers in the classroom using
innovative, tried and tested lesson plans and resources for all key
stages. CWP resources are available from their website.
EACH http://www.eachaction.org.uk/
is a charity for young people and adults affected by homophobia.
Amongst other activities EACH delivers consultancy and training for
the Department for Children, Schools and Families, the
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, Children and Young
People's Services and Local Education Authorities.
Education for Choice http://www.efc.org.uk/ aims to promote
and enable young people's right to informed choice on pregnancy and
abortion, through advocacy, direct work with young people and
delivery of professional training.
fpa http://www.fpa.org.uk/ (formerly the
Family Planning Association) is a sexual health charity working to
improve the sexual health of all people throughout the UK. fpa's
purpose is to enable people in the UK to make informed choices
about sex - free from exploitation, oppression and harm. fpa
produces a range of leaflets and resources to support SRE
delivery.
FORWARD forward@forward.org.uk is an
African Diaspora non-profit organisation with a mission to advance
the health and human rights of African girls and women in the UK
and Africa. FORWARD tackles harmful gender based discriminatory
practices such as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and forced
marriage by enabling their partners and key stakeholders including
women and young people to help shape the health and rights of
African girls and women. Through advocacy, training and advice,
research and resource development, FORWARD seeks to influence
government and other statutory bodies in the area of policy
development and implementation.
Image in Action http://www.imageinaction.org/
works with young people with learning disabilities using drama,
group work and active learning to teach SRE in schools, colleges,
centres and housing associations. Image in Action has produced a
number of resources (some in partnership with fpa) to support sex
and relationships work with people with learning difficulties.
Jewish AIDS Trust http://jat-uk.org/ is the only
organisation in the UK providing sexual health and HIV awareness
programmes for the Jewish community and support for Jewish people
living with HIV. JAT runs sexual health education workshops in
schools, youth clubs, and on summer camps; trains youth workers
from all the major Jewish youth organisations; and run parents
programmes to help parents feel comfortable talking to their
children about sex and sexual health.
Me and Us http://www.me-and-us.co.uk/ aims
to significantly increase the quality and number of useful,
practical resources for Personal, Social and Health Education
(PSHE), in particular Sex and Relationships Education. Me-and-Us
trains teachers, educators and health professionals in delivering
PSHE, and has a particular interest in young people with special
needs and learning disabilities.
National PSE Association for advisers,
inspectors and consultants http://www.nscopse.org.uk/ NSCoPSE
is a professional organisation for advisors, inspectors and
consultants with responsibility for supporting, monitoring and
evaluating personal and social education in schools and colleges
throughout England and Wales.
The No Outsiders project http://www.nooutsiders.sunderland.ac.uk/
The 'No Outsiders' research project, supports primary teachers in
addressing sexualities equality within their own schools and
classrooms. The project is in the process of extending
participation to primary teacher-advisers and primary
teacher-trainers. Teaching resources can be accessed through the
website.
PSHE Association http://www.pshe-association.org.uk/
exists to help teachers and other PSHE professionals better plan,
manage, deliver, monitor and evaluate PSHE provision. It aims to
raise the status of PSHE and increase its impact on learners in the
21st century.
Sex Education Forum www.ncb.org.uk/sef (SEF) aims to
ensure the entitlement of all children and young people to SRE in a
variety of settings. The forum develops resources to promote best
practice, provides advice and support to Government and, as a
membership organisation with 50 members, articulates a common voice
on SRE to the media. It holds regular meetings to explore and
discuss emerging research, policy and practice, and has produced a
range of resources to support SRE delivery.
Terence Higgins Trust http://www.tht.org.uk/ was one of the
first charities established to HIV and has been leading the fight
against HIV and AIDS. THT has a mission to reduce the spread of HIV
by providing services which improve the quality of life of those
affected.
TACADE http://www.tacade.com/ works in the
field of Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education,
particularly alcohol, drugs, tobacco and sexual health issues for
children and young people.
Working With Men (WWM) http://www.workingwithmen.org/
implement and support work that benefits the development of men and
boys. They also seek to raise awareness of issues impacting upon
boys and men, through projects, training, consultancy, research
and
the development of resources and
publications.
Other Websites
Education for All (Professional development
DVD: Spell It Out: tackling homophobia in our schools), Tel 020
7593 1851, Website: www.stonewall.org.uk/educationforall,
email: Helen.ward@stonewall.org.uk
http://www.llgs.org.uk/ offers 24
hour telephone support around lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender
issues. Helpline: 020 7837 7324
http://www.queery.org.uk/ provides
information about services and support available for lesbian, gay,
bisexual or transgender
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Sexandyoungpeople/Pages/Sex-and-young-people-hub.aspx.
provides information on sexual health and relationships to young
people and links to the Sex-wise database of local contraceptive
and sexual health services, including condom distribution
schemes.
http://www.schools-out.org.uk/
is the Schools Out website, email: secretary@schools-out.org.uk
http://www.teenagehealthfreak.org.uk/
is an interactive site providing information for young people on a
range of health issues through a virtual clinic and diary of a
young person.
Resources
The link below will allow you to access primary
and secondary resource lists compiled by the Sex Education
Forum:
http://www.ncb.org.uk/Page.asp?originx_7687bj_34006392250011p99w_20061023242n
The No Outsiders Project has produced a
comprehensive booklist for use in primary schools and early years
settings to support teachers and children to address lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender equality. The booklist can be downloaded
from http://www.nooutsiders.sunderland.ac.uk/,
along with other resource lists.
Many of the organisations listed in the useful
organisations section also produce leaflets and teaching resources.
Please see individual websites for up to date details.
Advisory teachers and others involved in the
delivery of SRE in schools have also recommended the following
resources, not listed in any of the above links:
A-Z of Love and Sex, a DVD aimed at 14-16 year
olds, has 3 25 minute sections. Available from http://www.4learningshop.co.uk/
l8r resource series one for teaching PHSE to
secondary school aged pupils. Available from
http://www.inclusionthroughmedia.org/
I am, I know, I can (2001) TACADE. Available
from http://www.tacade.com/
Protect yourself!, Teaching resource for young
people aged 14 and above, Brook
Laying the Foundation: sex and relationships
education in primary schools National Children's Bureau, http://www.ncb.org.uk/
PSHE Units (Sex and relationship education,
healthy lifestyles and financial capability KS 1 to 4), QCA
www.qca.org.uk/pshe/
Why Abortion? Understanding why women choose to
have an abortion, fpa 2008. youtube videos from NHS Choices around
Contraception and Chlamydia screening.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlgPkyh3_n8
Teaching SRE with Confidence, CD ROM, Lesson
plans and resources for Key Stage 1 & 2. The Christopher Winter
Project. Available from http://www.tcwp.co.uk/
Teaching SRE with Confidence in Secondary
Schools, CD ROM, Lesson plans and resources for Key Stage 3 &
4. The Christopher Winter Project. Available from http://www.tcwp.co.uk/
Northumberland Resource Centre
Many resources can be loaned free of charge
from the resources library in Northumberland- Contact Ray Wood,
Resource Centre Coordinator, Health Improvement Department, Epsom
Drive, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 8BD, Tel: 01670 840892.
